One of the world’s most twisted towers has been unveiled in Chongqing, China. The Dance Of Light tower, designed by architecture firm Aedas and completed this year, is 180 meters (590 feet) tall and features a twisted facade that emulates the shape of the northern lights. Located on Xingfu Plaza in the Jiangbei district of Chongqing, the […]
San Francisco: YouTube is introducing new products that will allow learners to explore subjects they are passionate about and creators to provide structured learning content. The platform is announcing updates to make educational content more accessible and interactive for learners while helping learning creators thrive on YouTube. “To improve the YouTube experience in educational environments, […]
London: “Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived,” King Charles III said, as he renewed his “darling Mama’s” promise of lifelong service as per reports. In an emotional first address to the nation, he praised her warmth, humour and ability to see the best in people. Prince William and Catherine will become Prince and Princess […]
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UK: The story of how Queen Elizabeth handled an encounter with an American hiker who did not recognise her, recounted by a former bodyguard who was with her that day, revealed the fun-loving side of her personality that the public rarely saw. She died on Thursday aged 96 after more than 70 years on the […]
New York: A small supersonic asteroid, travelling at ten times the speed of a bullet passed by Earth recently. The asteroid has been given the designation 2022 QC7 and it is not too big, with a width ranging from just 16 metres to 36 metres, according to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at […]
Dubai: With 16 years of outstanding performance and long-list expertise in her speciality field, Sergeant Khulood Al Marri has become Dubai Police’s first qualified female officer to handle explosives underwater. As a member of the security inspections and explosives diffusers team at the General Department of Organisations Protective Security and Emergency, Sgt. Al Marri has […]
Dubai: Dubai real estate market recorded 372 sales transactions worth AED1.04 billion, in addition to 76 mortgage deals of AED148.6 million, and 28 gift deals amounting to AED169.89 million, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 341 villas and apartments worth AED883.13 million, and 31 land plots worth AED161.82 million, while […]
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has ranked 26th globally and first in the Arab world in the 2021/2022 Human Development Report, which is published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), putting it ahead of many countries including Spain, France and Italy. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress […]
New York: The latest flagship UN report on human development warns that multiple crises are halting progress on human development, which is going backwards in the overwhelming majority of countries. The 2021-2022 Human Development Report (HDR) – which is titled “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World” – paints a picture […]
Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died at her home in Scotland aged 96 on Thursday. News that Queen Elizabeth II UK’s longest-serving monarch has died spread across the globe since she was well known and loved by many. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace […]
