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India’s environment minister, Bhupender Yadav, on Saturday demanded “equity and justice” in UN climate negotiations, holding that rich countries should be leading global climate action. The comments underlined India’s long-held position that, as a developing country, it should not be a forced to cut its energy-related emissions — even as it is the world’s third-biggest emitting country after China and the United States. With the COP28 climate summit in Dubai scheduled to end on Tuesday, delegates were working to resolve an impasse over whether to address the future use of fossil fuel. India and other countries whose economies rely on…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday the United States was “responsible for the bloodshed” of children in Gaza after it vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the territory. “The president has described the American position as aggressive and immoral, a blatant violation of all humanitarian values and principles, and holds the United States responsible for the bloodshed of Palestinian children, women, and elderly in Gaza” due to its support for Israel, said a statement from Abbas’s office. Washington’s veto at a special meeting of the Security Council on Friday scuttled the growing efforts towards…

Makers of the horror drama show ‘Stranger Things’ are all set to begin production of the final season of the show. As per Variety, a US-based media outlet, production on the fifth and final season of the juggernaut Netflix series is currently set to begin in early January, according to multiple sources, though the start date is still subject to change. Filming was postponed for over seven months due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The entire cast of the series will be returning for the final season, including Noah Schnapp, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard,…

South Africa have several unfamiliar faces for the three-match Twenty20 International series with India that gets under way at Kingsmead on Sunday, but captain Aiden Markram says they will impose their attacking style ahead of next year’s World Cup. Having rested a number of leading players, the hosts have named batters Matthew Breetzke and Donovan Ferreira, and seamers Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger and Lizaad Williams in their squad for the series. Beuran Hendricks, who has not played for the team in over two years, was also a late inclusion on Friday after regular Lungi Ngidi pulled out with injury. “We…

du and Huawei Collaborate to Drive Sustainability and Green Digital Development in the UAE Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 9, 2023 – In line with COP28, du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sustainability and Green Development Program with Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. This joint program will focus on leveraging advanced and Green ICT technologies to support du’s Net Zero 2030 targets and contribute to environmental conservation and enhance digital access, marking a significant step towards advancing the UAE’s sustainability goals. The…

This has been a great year for movies, and sitting at the top of many “best of” lists is Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos’ strange mixture of steampunk science fiction, Frankensteinian horror, bawdy European sex comedy, and feminist allegory. Starring Emma Stone as the increasingly radicalized Bella Baxter, the movie is unlike any other this year, and is perhaps the most original film to come out of Hollywood in a very long time. Part of that reason is due to Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan, who uses all the tools in his arsenal — fish-eye lenses, VistaVision cameras — to help create…

An Indian teenager died on Friday afternoon after being hospitalised for a medical complication, sending shockwaves across the community. The 13-year-old student was rushed to the hospital after collapsing at home on Wednesday. “He was studying at home when he suddenly collapsed,” said social worker Naseer Vatanappally, speaking to Khaleej Times. “Upon rushing him to the hospital, doctors found that he had suffered from a brain haemorrhage. He was put on ventilator, but he didn’t recover.” The Grade 8 student was a very active young boy, according to Naseer. “The family said that he used to play football and learnt…

The family of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, have been banned from travelling to France to collect a top rights prize awarded posthumously, their lawyer said on Saturday. Amini died aged 22 on September 16, 2022, while being held by Iran’s religious police for allegedly breaching the Islamic republic’s strict dress code for women. Her family and supporters say she was killed. Iranian authorities claim she died in custody from a previously undisclosed medical condition. In October, the European Union awarded its top rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, to her and the global movement her…

Olivia Rodrigo, the bearer of perhaps the most famous driver’s license in Los Angeles, piloted her black Range Rover to Westwood on a scorching late July afternoon. Six weeks remained before the release of her second album, Guts, and she was racked with anxiety — about finding a spot for her SUV. (“Parking in LA is a hellscape,” she later proclaimed.) The car was her dream purchase, her favourite place to listen to music and yes, she feels guilty about the gas. She kept the stereo off as she circled her destination with increasing despair. A woman crossing a narrow…

‘GLAD TO GET MY NAME IN RECORD BOOKS’: NEW YORK STRIKER’S AKEAL HOSEIN ON HAT-TRICK AHEAD OF FINAL Abu Dhabi, 9th December 2023: It was a brilliant bowling effort from the New York Strikers in the First Qualifier of the seventh edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 on Friday, with Akeal Hosein picking a hat-trick in the first over against Morrisville Samp Army. With figures of 5/6 in 2 overs, Akeal restricted the opposition to 80/9 and New York Strikers won the match by 41 runs. Speaking after the match, Akeal revealed the conversation the team had with the skipper Kieron Pollard…