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SHARJAH: Sharjah Police launched a beach swimming awareness campaign via their Facebook and Twitter pages. Press Play to learn more about their campaign.

Researchers have created a way to break down plastics in a matter of days. The scientists from the University of Texas published their findings in Nature Week stating they had developed a modified enzyme that can easily degrade plastic. The scientists used machine learning to create a fast-acting protein that can deteriorate the building blocks […]

A day of two fantastic contemporary Hindi plays to arrive in Dubai as part of Naatak’ 22 returns on May 15 at Oud Maitha Theatre, Zabeel Ladies Club. “Waiting for Naseer” written by renowned theatre-maker and playwright Sapan Saran from Mumbai. She has written brilliant plays such as Club Desire which premiered at NCPA Mumbai. […]

DUBAI: Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), commended customers in different sectors who contribute to protecting the environment and natural resources by using electricity and water wisely. DEWA’s conservation programmes between 2012 and 2021 achieved cumulative savings among targeted customers of 2.2 terawatt hours of electricity and […]

A 100-year-old man has broken the world record after working at the same company for 84 years. Walter Orthmann, who comes from the small Brazilian town of Brusque, was initially hired to work as a shipping assistant for the textile company ReneauxView, on January 17, 1938, as per Guinness World Records. He started as a […]

Abu Dhabi: Indian expatriate Mujeeb Chirathodi from Ajman, won the grand prize of Dh12 million Big Ticket Raffle draw from Abu Dhabi, on May 3 which marked the second day of Eid. Mujeeb Chirathodi, has walked away with this mega prize in the draw held on 3rd May 2022. Mujeeb will share the mega prize […]

SHARJAH: The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) is set to launch its new, innovative Robot Zoo Exhibition, as part of its 13th edition, which will run from May 11 to 22 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the 13th edition of SCRF has the theme ‘Create Creativity’ and the Robot […]

Two people who had crossed paths several times in the past, only became one when Anil Narasipuram slid into Shruti Nair’s Instagram direct message. As the world went into lockdown in 2020, romance bloomed via social media between the two. A few months later, Narasipuram proposed at Nair’s parents’ house and she said yes. They […]

The plans for a new space hotel set to open in 2025 have been revealed. The United States-based space company Orbital Assembly has revealed two new projects which will see business people and tourists alike take to space. The company hopes to launch two separate space stations; the Voyager Station, which is set to open […]

An Australian family has made a highly feared eight-legged creature their domesticated pet. Summer Stolarcyk took to social media to display the spider residing at the Gray family home for the past year. She wrote, “Her name is Charlotte, (huntsman spider) she’s a welcomed member of the Gray family in Australia, Charlotte loves going from […]

The historic India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which was signed between the two nations on 18 February 2022, officially entered into force on 1st May 2022. CEPA is a watershed in the deepening bi-lateral ties between India and UAE. The agreement will boost trade in goods and services, increase the flow of cross-border investments, […]