Strangers have raised over £5,000 (AED24,586) for a homeless man after a Twitter post went viral. Harry Beardsley, from Reading, bumped into John in the street. After playing a bit of pool and having a chat, Harry shared a post to his account, asking people if they had any work going for him. He wrote, […]
Before the dawn of the smartphone era, manufacturers tried out a variety of different phone styles and designs to see what would stick. From candy bar phones with their clicking dial pads to more advanced flip phones and sliders to phones with full QWERTY keyboards. But in those days, it was the flip phone that […]
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally on the launchpad. The space observatory, safely tucked inside an Ariane 5 rocket, is expected to launch on December 25. The rollout took about two hours to complete, according to NASA. Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket, with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on board, was rolled out to the […]
The discovery of a giant marine reptile skull in the United States has revealed new theories about the speed of evolution and how quickly the process can produce diversity. The giant ichthyosaur fossil — with a skull measuring almost two meters (6.6 feet) in length, an estimated body length of more than 17 meters (55.7 […]
DUBAI: The Germany Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is not all just about technology and science, energy, future cities, biodiversity and similar serious subjects. It is also a fun place where visitors are invited to join interactive dance sessions at regular intervals throughout the day. The daily ‘Together We Move’ dance sessions, conducted by Germany’s […]
DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai is launching a landmark musical spectacle, directed by world-renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, with music by Academy and Grammy award-winning musical composer A.R. Rahman, that will premiere at Al Wasl Plaza in January 2022. Why? The Musical will follow the story of a curious young girl and a wise old man in a dynamic spectacle […]
Dubai: Santa Claus visited the Brazil pavilion at Expo 2020 and experienced the feeling of the Amazon rainforest in Dubai. Marking the beginning of Christmas celebrations at the Expo 2020, the Santas visit created cheerful moments of inspiration and goodwill at the pavilion. Santa expressed his happiness to see the pavilion recreating the Amazon basin […]
The holiday season can be overwhelming and overstimulating. With our regular routines not in place, our children out of school, our healthy diets put on hold, while we are dealing with the hecticness of traveling or tourists, holiday parties, and family gatherings, it is easy for things to start to feel emotionally flooded. And for […]
Dubai: Hotpack Global, the world’s leading manufacturer of disposable food packaging products, has received the prestigious Crystal XPS certification, endorsing the company’s plate quality and printing excellence. In a statement, Hotpack said that it is the first company in the entire Middle East and Africa (MEA) region to bag the certificate, a significant indicator of […]
The winter holidays are a great time for rest, relaxation, and spending more time with loved ones. However, gift-giving can involve a lot of waste and forgetting what our priorities are as citizens. As per data In the US, people throw 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day! There are plenty of […]
Abu Dhabi: Hitachi Energy today announced it has won a major order from Samsung C&T Corporation, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies, to connect ADNOC’s offshore operations to the onshore power grid in the United Arab Emirates owned and operated by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA). Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Light® […]
