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UAE airlines don’t operate aircraft that were affected by technical defect that occurred in the Boeing 737 MAX 9 model, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said on Sunday. This came after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday temporarily grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks, following a cabin panel blowout that forced a new Alaska Airlines jet carrying passengers to make an emergency landing. The plane was in service for just eight weeks. The GCAA added that the records have been verified with the Federal Aviation Administration and it is continuously monitoring updates in this…
Reliance on clean and renewable energy sources, especially solar power, is increasing. This is driven by their low cost, in light of the global direction to combat the effects of climate change by reducing gas emissions that cause global warming. The main challenge is the efficient storage of this energy to ensure it is available when there is no sunlight or in different weather conditions, emphasising the importance of energy storage technologies. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is one of the leading organisations in adopting the latest and best technologies for storing clean energy, and several of its energy…
There’s an entire generation of gamers out there who cut their teeth in the old arcades. Standing side by side with your opponent was the only option for real player-versus-player competition back in the day, and the king of the competitive genres was undoubtedly fighting games. The simple premise of two fighters squaring off against each other spawned some of the most popular and successful gaming franchises of all time. To this day, games that once made their debut in arcade cabinets are releasing new sequels for your home consoles to play from the comfort of your own sofa. Whether…
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday that an Israeli air strike killed two journalists in the Palestinian territory. Mustafa Thuria, a video stringer for AFP news agency, and Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with Al Jazeera television network, were killed while they were travelling in a car, the ministry and medics said. Hamza’s father Wael al-Dahdouh is Al Jazeera’s bureau chief in the Gaza Strip, and was also recently wounded in a strike. He was wounded after his wife and two children were killed by a separate Israeli strike in the initial weeks of the war. Stay…
American actor Judith Light’s win of her first Primetime Emmy at the 75th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday night was a turning point in her career, according to People. She won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in Peacock’s Poker Face. The category also included Ted Lasso standouts Becky Ann Baker, Sarah Niles and Harriet Walter, as well as Quinta Brunson for her gig hosting Saturday Night Live and Taraji P. Henson for Abbott Elementary. “What a way to start a new year!” Light exclaimed during her brief acceptance speech. In addition to…
Rafael Nadal will miss the Australian Open this month after the Spaniard suffered a small muscle tear during his comeback from a long injury layoff at the Brisbane International last week, the 22-times Grand Slam champion said on Sunday. Nadal’s latest injury casts fresh doubts about the former world number one’s ability to compete at the elite level again after he previously said that he expects to finish his glittering but injury-plagued career in 2024. He made his long-awaited return to competitive tennis in Brisbane after spending almost a year out on the sidelines with a hip flexor injury sustained…
Nvidia’s RTX 40 Super graphics cards are just around the corner, with Nvidia teasing an unveiling of its mid-generation refresh of its Ada Lovelace GPUs ahead of CES 2024. The cards are expected to update a number of midrange to high-end graphics cards from the RTX 4000-series with increased CUDA core counts, enhanced clock speeds, and potentially more competitive price tags. But that’s all speculation until Nvidia shows us what it’s been working on. If you want to be there when the news drops about just how powerful (and maybe affordable?) these cards actually are, here’s how to watch the…
The motoring community in the UAE is grieving the loss of Murtaza Moulvi, a renowned auto enthusiast who passed away earlier this week. Murtaza, the founder of the auto-themed Café Rider, was widely regarded as a trailblazer in the community. His establishment was a popular hangout location for motoring enthusiasts and seamlessly brought together coffee, custom motorcycles and community in a way no one had ever done before. On Friday, Café Rider posted about the passing of its “founder, mentor and friend” Murtaza. Describing him as a “trailblazer” and an “adventurer” who “lived life to the fullest”, the team shared…
Some areas in Dubai are witnessing a shortage of smaller units due to massive demand due to an increase in the population and insufficient supply of fresh units in those areas. Real estate industry executives say that Old Dubai areas such as Bur Dubai and Deira are facing a shortage because not many new projects have come up due to the lack of availability of development areas in those localities, failing to keep up with the demand amidst the fast-growing population in the emirate. Dubai’s population grew more than 100,000 last year and by over 176,000 in the past two…
Among the most famous images taken by the Voyager spacecraft are those of Uranus and Neptune. When you think of these planets, you’re likely imagining them based on the images taken by Voyager 2 in 1986 and 1989, which show the planets as pale greenish blue and royal blue respectively. But a new study shows that the two planets are a very similar color, both closer to a pale baby blue. Constructing exact color images of space objects is challenging because of how spacecraft cameras typically work. Instead of capturing a color image, cameras typically take a series of black-and-white…