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Amazon’s Fire TV, available on a variety of devices and built into some TVs, allows you to access all your content and even take it on the road with you. That includes the latest streaming hits on Prime Video, along with content from your other favorite streaming platforms, video games, and more. And with Alexa’s help, you can control both the Fire TV and your home from the comfort of your couch. But if you’re frequently using Fire TV as your entertainment hub, there are a few settings tricks that you should know, like how to increase your privacy or…
Emiratis rejoiced as the celebrated Spanish footballer Andres Iniesta recently donned a traditional kandura in honour of the UAE’s 52nd National Day festivities. The Emirates Football Club shared photos of the legend sporting the kandura, headgear and the traditional Bisht coat. In August of this year, the ex-Barcelona and Spanish midfielder caused a stir in the sports world by committing to a one-year deal with Ras Al Khaimah’s Emirate Club. ‘Beautiful symbol of tolerance’ Speaking to Khaleej Times, UAE national Saeed Alremeithi said, “The UAE’s tolerance and openness to embracing various cultures and traditions are impressive. It’s fantastic how people…
The first-ever COP Health Day saw global donors pledge more than $777 million to help control, eliminate, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) from the continent of Africa. At the 2023 Reaching the Last Mile Forum held during COP28, donors answered the urgent call to step up the fight against NTDs in the face of climate change and work together to improve the lives of the 1.6 billion people worldwide affected by these devastating yet preventable diseases. The pledging event was hosted by Reaching the Last Mile (RLM), the global health initiative driven by the philanthropy of the UAE President,…
Google Pixel Fold MSRP $1,799.00 “The Google Pixel Fold has a lot to love. With a comfortable design, excellent displays, and fantastic cameras, it’s a true contender in the foldable race.” Pros Solid build quality Great cover display size Barely any gap when closed Beautiful displays Fantastic cameras Fast performance Cons Cover display scratches easily One-day battery life Poor wireless charging options After a few years of speculation, the Google Pixel Fold is here. It’s another one of those firsts for Google, as this is the company’s very first foldable Android smartphone. Foldables have been around for quite some time…
Tickets for the green zone of COP28 at Expo City, Dubai, were sold out on Sunday, December 3. Taking to social media, the COP28 team posted on Saturday evening that the free tickets to access the location on the first day it was open to public had all been snapped up. On Sunday, after two days of exclusive access to government officials, delegates and negotiators, the climate gathering opened to the public. UAE residents flocked to visit the site and learn more about various topics. Some visited with their young children and families, while others decided to drop by the…
A German tourist died and two other people, including a British citizen, were hurt after an attack by a man armed with a knife and hammer near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday, in what President Emmanuel Macron described as “a terrorist attack”. Police quickly arrested the 26-year-old man, a French national, after subduing him with a Taser stun gun, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters on Saturday. The suspect had in 2016 been sentenced to four years in prison for planning another attack, and had been on the French security services’ watch list, the minister said, adding that…
A video went viral on social media where Pakistan cricket players were seen loading their luggage onto a container truck after they arrived in Sydney, leaving the fans stunned. Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Afridi has now revealed why the players loaded their bags in the contained truck outside Sydney Airport. Shaheen stated the reason behind their action and claimed that the players helped each other out to save time. “We only had 30 minutes to catch our next flight, and we helped because there were just two people. We wanted to wrap it up fast and save time. We call…
The two best teams in the NFC square off in Week 13 in what could be the first of two matchups this season as the San Francisco 49ers (8-3) travel to Lincoln Financial Field to play the Philadelphia Eagles (10-1). Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT on December 3. The game airs on Fox and will be called by the network’s top broadcast team – Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi. Last season, the 49ers and Eagles met in the NFC Championship Game. However, it wasn’t much of a competition after Philadelphia knocked 49ers quarterback…
Farm owners in the UAE will soon be able to get a report detailing the quality of the soil in their farms, thanks to the Geospatial Data platform launched by the UAE Space Agency. The platform, which has an AI model that gives access to satellite data, will help different researchers, startups, R&D centres get access to satellite imagery. “We have a pilot project focused on Abu Dhabi,” said Sultan Al Zeidi, Space Projects Development senior engineer at UAE Space Agency. “The satellite imagery will be examined by AI and a performance report will be given to farm owners, which…
Pope Francis on Sunday urged world leaders at the United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai (COP28) to move beyond their national interests and urgently commit to the political changes needed to tackle climate change. In remarks in Italian that were broadcast from his official residence onto giant screens on Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, the pope appealed for “concrete political changes” to prevent the planet’s climate spinning dangerously out of control. “We need to go beyond the constraints of specific interests and nationalities, the models of the past, and embrace a common vision,” Francis said in a written statement that…