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Jack Grealish ensured Manchester City ended their four-game winless run as the Premier League champions survived a scare from Luton in their 2-1 victory on Sunday. With star striker Erling Haaland absent due to injury, Pep Guardiola’s side trailed to Elijah Adebayo’s goal late in the first half at Kenilworth Road. But, after squandering a host of chances, City finally clicked into gear with two goals in three minutes after the break. Bernardo Silva equalised and Grealish bagged the winner to give City a much-needed first victory in five league matches. After their lethargic 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on…

NASA’s Mars helicopter is attempting its longest-ever flight this weekend. In fact, if you’re reading this on Sunday, the Ingenuity aircraft could be zipping across the martian surface at this very same moment. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will confirm the success of the flight just as soon as all of the data has come in. If the helicopter manages to nail the flight plan, it’ll cover a distance 2,717 feet (828 meters) without touching the ground, smashing its previous record by 391 feet (119 meters) that was set during a flight in April 2022. Ingenuity has clearly come a long…

The world thrives on scientific innovation. Throughout history, innovation has been the driving force behind societal advancement, addressing various challenges and opening new horizons of possibility. Climate change mitigation is no exception to this rule. Technological innovation, especially in the field of energy, is crucial in addressing the environmental challenges we face. One such groundbreaking innovation is Nuclear Fusion. Nuclear fusion differs significantly from nuclear fission, the process currently used in nuclear power plants. While nuclear fission involves the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei into smaller ones, releasing energy in the process, nuclear fusion is the opposite. It involves the…

The world is facing a climate emergency, and every sector must play its part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, some sectors are harder to decarbonise than others, especially heavy industries such as steel, cement, and chemicals, owing to technical factors like the need for extremely high heat and process emissions of carbon dioxide. While central to our modern way of life, these industries are responsible for nearly 40% of global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. Moreover, the industrial sector provides various essential materials required for a sustainable energy sector transition – steel, plastics and cement are used for various clean…

Anastasia Tikhonova brushed aside Dutch girl Arianne Hartono 6-1, 6-4 to be crowned the new singles champion at the 26th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge that ended at the Habtoor Grand Resort in on Sunday. The 27-year-old Hartono – who had to encounter tough three-setters on a couple of occasions earlier in the draw – simply didn’t seem to have anything left in her tank against her 22-year-old opponent. Tikhonova, on the other hand, simply went about with her task to register a couple of breaks and win the first set 6-1 in 39 minutes. She maintained he grasp on the…

Critical Infrastructure Still at High Risk: Forescout Research Spotlights 21 New Vulnerabilities Impact includespopular routers, open-source components used to connect critical local networksin energy, healthcare, transportation, and emergency services Dubai, United Arab Emirates Forescout, a global cybersecurity leader, today released “SIERRA:21 – Living on the Edge,” an analysis of 21 newly discovered vulnerabilities within OT/IoT routers and open-source software components. The report —produced by Forescout Research– Vedere Labs, a leading globalteam dedicated to uncovering vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure —emphasizes the continued risk to critical infrastructure and sheds light on possible mitigations. “SIERRA:21 – Living on the Edge” features research into…

2023 is winding down, but Netflix is closing out the year with a post-apocalyptic drama called Leave the World Behind. And if it’s not the end of the world, then it sure feels like it. Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke star as Amanda and Clay Sandford, a couple who took their kids out on a vacation at a remote cabin. Unfortunately, the good times are short-lived when the cabin’s owner, G.H. Scott (Mahershala Ali), and his daughter, Ruth (Myha’la), show up unannounced. From there, it soon becomes clear that something is wrong…but what? Once you’ve finished watching Leave the World…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it had launched explosive drones at an Israeli command position on Sunday and Israeli air strikes hit south Lebanon, as violence prompted by the war in Gaza rumbled on across the Israeli-Lebanese frontier. The Israeli army said “suspicious aerial targets” had crossed from Lebanon and two were intercepted. Two Israeli soldiers were moderately wounded and a number of others lightly injured from shrapnel and smoke inhalation, it said. Israeli fighter jets carried out “an extensive series of strikes on Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanese territory”, it said. There were no immediate reports of casualties in Lebanon. The…

To prevent base erosion and profit shifting, the UAE, being a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) inclusive framework, promulgated revised ESR law (the Law) under the Cabinet Decision No. 57 of 2020; and related guidance (the guidance) under the Ministerial Decision No. 100 of 2020. The purpose of the law is to ensure that UAE entities do not artificially attract profits that are not commensurate with the economic activities undertaken by them in the UAE. The ESR applies to nine specific business activities, including banking, insurance, investment fund management, lease finance, headquarters, shipping, holding companies,…

Peter Burling’s New Zealand SailGP team clinched a stunning come-from-behind victory to win the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix in the most hotly contested final in SailGP history. In a thrilling, winner-takes-all final race, the lead changed constantly and at the finish, all three finalists – New Zealand, Canada and Australia – were side by side, meters from both the shoreline and the finish line and no one was clear who had taken the win. Phil Robertson’s Canada SailGP team appeared to have the upper hand heading into the final mark as it surged ahead in front of a sold-out…