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Russia said on Saturday it was looking into whether its frozen gold reserves, taken after Russia invaded Ukraine, could be used to fund the climate damage fund to help developing countries. In what looked like an attempt to try to fulfil Moscow’s aim of doing “everything possible” to stop the West from seizing its frozen reserves, Russia’s climate envoy said at the COP28 summit the move would help to close the gap between developed and developing countries in dealing with climate change. It is unlikely to be agreed upon. The West froze around half – or more than $300 billion…

At least 17,700 Palestinians have been killed and 48,780 wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7, Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesman for the Hamas-run ministry, said that in recent hours two paramedics were wounded when Israeli forces targeted an ambulance while it was working to evacuate wounded patients from Gaza’s European Hospital. He denounced what he called Israel’s war against hospitals, ambulances and medical teams. Israel says Hamas operates from within hospitals and has released footage supporting the claim, and it has also targeted in the past ambulances it says were used by Hamas.…

There’s going to be an exciting title fight after tonight’s Heisman Trophy ceremony. Robeisy Ramirez (13-1, 8 KOs) is defending his WBO World Featherweight belt against Rafael Espinoza (21-0 18, KOs). This will be Ramirez’s second defense since winning the vacant title in a unanimous decision victory over Isaac Dogboe in April of this year. Ramirez has worked his way up from getting knocked down in his very first professional round to being a world champion. Espinoza has never had a title shot before. The Robeisy Ramirez vs. Rafael Espinoza live stream starts at 9:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, December…

Dubai Municipality announced on Saturday that a special public volleyball court would be built at Al Mankhool from used tyres. Set to open on this December, the court, to be built in collaboration with Continental Tires, will boost Dubai’s sporting infrastructure. The announcement made at COP28 reflects the municipality’s efforts to make Dubai more sustainable and liveable through community engagement projects that align with the principles of the circular economy. The project follows a successful pilot in Hanover, Germany, where Continental Tires built a sustainable basketball court using the same method. To give its tyres new life, Continental Tires will…

Israel needs to “press harder” in its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, army chief Herzi Halevi said Saturday, a day after the United States vetoed a UN bid for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas. “Every day, we’re seeing more and more terrorists killed, more and more terrorists wounded, and in recent days we’re seeing terrorists surrendering – this is a sign their network’s falling apart, a sign we need to press harder,” Halevi said at a ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Seasoned former British number one Heather Watson was the only seed to survive when she stormed into the singles semifinals at the 26th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3 win over third-seeded Rebecca Sramkova. The 31-year-old Watson, who has been replaced by Katie Boulter as the number one tennis player in Great Britain, has been in fine nick this week knocking off some top players, including Kristina Mladenovic and former world No.2 Vera Zvonareva, en route to the last four stages. Her opponent in the semi-finals will be 27-year-old Dutch girl Arianne Hartono, who packed off…

If you value your home theater experience, then one of the best things you can do is upgrade it with a high-quality soundbar. Depending on what you get, you can have some excellent but budget-friendly, two-channel surround sound using technology that bounces the audio around to a high-end surround sound system that includes a subwoofer and satellite speakers. Either way, this 3-day Best Buy sale is perfect for upgrading your home theater with a soundbar, and we’ve collected some of our favorite soundbar deals from the sale. Even so, there are many deals to go through, so be sure to…

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the passing of Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also dispatched similar cables to the Saudi King.

A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at least three people and forcing the overnight evacuation of the smoke-filled facility and its nearly 200 patients, officials said on Saturday. The blaze began in the ground floor emergency room of the St. John the Evangelist hospital in Tivoli at around 11pm on Friday, which was a holiday in Italy. The flames spread to a few other wards, “but the smoke went everywhere,” said chief prosecutor Francesco Menditto. Using fire truck ladders to reach patients on high floors, fire and police rescue crews worked through the night to…

The team of Willemijn Roeterdink, Sylvia van Der Tol, Rosine Natali, and Juliette Castell were celebrating the festive season early after winning the annual Ladies Christmas Texas Scramble event at the Jumeirah Golf Estates’s Fire course. All players teed off with the best shot selected, after which each player would then take turns hitting from the selected shot and this process would continue until the ball was holed. Roeterdink and teammates emerged triumphant with a remarkable net score of 54 (-18). Their exceptional performance included an astonishing 14 birdies and two eagles which helped them clinch the title by a…