Sharjah: South Korea is championing Sharjah’s visionary cultural project, launched and led by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, as it announces Sharjah as Guest of Honour at the Seoul International Book Fair 2023, the largest book and publishing trade show in South Korea. In […]
San Francisco: SpaceX has launched and landed three rockets in a span of 36 hours. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying a communications satellite for the Louisiana-based company Globalstar to orbit. “Congrats to the SpaceX Falcon team for executing 3 flawless launches in 2 days!” CEO […]
Dubai: In a move that highlights the deep bonds and strengthening ties between the UAE and Saudi Arabia and underscores Dubai’s keenness to share its expertise and experience to boost regional development, DP World and the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) signed a 30-year agreement to build a state-of-the-art, port-centric Logistics Park at the Jeddah Islamic […]
A gentleman addicted to Pepsi drank 30 cans every day for over 20 years. Andy Currie, a supermarket worker spent £7,000(AED31,433) a year on the drink and drank nine litres a day. In total, the 41-year-old roughly drank 219,000 cans of Pepsi, which is nearly 8,000 kilograms of sugar, the equivalent of seven million cubes. […]
Launched by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, in March 2022, Dubai Can is a sustainability initiative to drive awareness of plastic alternatives and sustainability The initiative resulted in saving 104,220 500ml plastic water bottles and 52,110 liters being consumed from […]
In a turn of events, a NASA rover spotted a piece of the rubbish while roaming on Mars. NASA recently took to Twitter to confirm that they had discovered something rather ‘unexpected.’ The statement said, “My team has spotted something unexpected: It’s a piece of a thermal blanket that they think may have come from […]
In this period of instability when it comes to spending, it is vital holidaymakers prepare different ways to budget so they can enjoy a stress-free trip with saving money. Simple hacks such as pre-booking a family safari tour could save you money when booking three months in advance, for example. Many people are worried to […]
Scientists have made a breakthrough with the development of ‘nanomachines’ that can kill cancerous cells. The team headed by Dr. Youngdo Jeong from the Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has engineered molecules able to directly penetrate cancerous cells, destroying them. These nanomachines can kill cancer cells […]
Abu Dhabi: Operation Smile UAE, in cooperation with Healthpoint and the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi, will start a new medical mission in the UAE providing free surgeries to patients with cleft conditions over a course of three days at Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi. In January 2011, Operation Smile UAE was established under the patronage of H.H. […]
Dubai: Aster DM Healthcare announced the launch of its latest integrated advanced healthcare facility at Trivandrum in Kerala. The hospital will be a 550-bed unit and will enclose a 5.76 lakh sq. ft built-up area excluding the provision for 1 lakh sq. ft for multi-level car parking space. The company’s investment will be to the […]
Aeronautics startup Venus Aerospace has released its concept for a jet plane that will carry passengers across the globe in an hour. The Texas company has stated hypersonic aircraft will be capable of one-hour global travel and they’ve released renderings for their plane, called the ‘Stargazer’. They say the aircraft will have the potential to […]
