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Over $186 million of new financing for nature and climate towards forests, mangroves and the ocean was announced during COP28’s Nature, Land Use and Ocean Day. This funding builds on the $2.5 billion mobilised to protect and restore nature during COP28’s World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) on December 2. These pledges prioritised forest protection, mangrove and green space expansion, and bolstering funding for nature conservation and ocean sustainability. Leaders emphasised the urgency of immediate action to safeguard nature as a cornerstone in achieving the Paris Agreement’s goals. “There is no path to fulfilling the Paris Agreement and keeping 1.5°C within…

Flying Whales, a French firm specialising in rigid airship technology for heavy-load transport, plans to set up a manufacturing facility in the UAE. This move will generate approximately 1,000 employment opportunities in collaboration with its partners. Boasting zero-emission as it is entirely electric, the Whales will be certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). It operates like a helicopter and can carry heavy loads, such as mobile hospitals, to remote locations. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “We would like to have a final…

Arianne Hartono played some of the “best tennis” of her career to get past a gutsy Heather Watson 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (5 to reach the singles final at the 26th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, on Sunday. Nearly down and out and staring at defeat at 4-5 and 0-40 in the third set, former British No.1 Watson clawed back to push the set into a deciding tie-breaker that Hartono eventually went on to win and land into her first-ever career W100 final. Her opponent in the title match will be Anastasia Tikhonova, who surprisingly had it easy while brushing off…

ADIB Lists World’s first Dollar-denominated Green sukuk on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange ADIB’s benchmark size of USD 500 million, which was more than 5 times oversubscribed, was successfully listed on ADX on Friday Dec 8th 2023 The Sukuk marks the sixth Green debt issuance on ADX listed on the London Stock Exchange in November 2023, the recent issuance highlights the strong local demand for the popular Sukuk Abu Dhabi, UAE; 8 December 2023: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, one of the leading global Islamic banks, is pleased to list the world’s first USD-denominated green Sukuk on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX”),…

In this edition of You Asked: Are there any perfect LCD panels, and what’s an acceptable level of imperfection? Also, we’ll pit 8-bit plus FRC versus true 10-bit, tell you if you need HDMI 2.1 for Dolby Vision, and help you understand Samsung soundbar model codes. LCD panel uniformity Gary Scott writes: I was wondering if you could take a look at the pictures of my screen and give me your thoughts on uniformity, etc. There seems to be an odd tint at the edges. I looked at the submitted photos and saw tinting around the edges, which is pretty…

Ever spotted a colourful recycling bin in Dubai and wondered what it does? Called the Smart Sustainability Oasis (SSO) project, these form the crux of the mammoth recycling programme that Dubai conducts to divert materials from landfills to reuse or recycle them. Every week, the Dubai Municipality (DM) collects an average of over 8000kg of recyclable materials from the 17 bins placed in various locations in the emirate. “It is one of the municipality’s highly successful initiatives to advance environmental goals while exploring new ways of promoting a culture of waste segregation and recycling in collaboration with the local community,”…

The dynamic duo of Edward McCullagh and Sean Barnes delivered an impressive net score of -5 (31) to win the latest instalment of the Thursday Curry Club, a hugely popular member’s event hosted by the Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Kasturi Restaurant. The play took place on the Fire course, with a Two-Player Team Scramble format, over the front nine. McCullagh and Barnes, whose scorecard contained six birdies and just one bogey, claimed the title by a narrow one-stroke margin. Securing a commendable second place was the duo of Garvit Yildiz and Dilek Yildiz, recording a net score of -4 (32). In…

Apple is making final preparations for the highly anticipated launch of the Vision Pro, the $3,499 mixed-reality headset that it unveiled in June. As it’s a new product line for the tech giant, a crucial part of the preparations include training Apple Store staff on how to present it and demonstrate it to potential customers. The seminars for staff are being scheduled now and will begin in January, according to a Bloomberg report on Sunday by Apple tipster Mark Gurman. According to Gurman, each Apple Store in the U.S. will send “a few” members of staff to Apple’s headquarters in…

In the heart of Bur Dubai, a place of deep significance is etched into the memories of its residents, where daily rituals intertwine with the rich history of the UAE. For Divyesh Kumar Shaholia, the temple complex, a cherished haven dating back to 1958, holds more than just bricks and mortar. It bears the essence of his childhood—when his grandmother, amidst incense and prayers, weaved garlands alongside other women in the sacred precincts of the Bur Dubai Shiv Mandir and Gurudwara. Since the tender age of seven, Divyesh felt a strong bond with the historic temple, connected to cultural traditions…

Israeli tanks battled their way to the centre of Khan Younis on Sunday in a major new push into the heart of the main city in the southern Gaza Strip which is sheltering hundreds of thousands of civilians who fled other parts of the enclave. Residents said tanks had reached the main north-south road through the middle of Khan Younis after intense combat through the night that had slowed the Israeli advance from the east. Warplanes were pounding the area west of the assault. The air rumbled with the constant thud of explosions and thick columns of white smoke rose…