A man from Brazil narrowly escaped death after a bullet shot at him that was remarkably blocked by his Hulk-themed phone case. The unnamed victim was admitted to the University Hospital in the city of Petrolina in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco earlier this month after shots were fired at him. Dr. Pedro Carvalho initially […]
DUBAI: Expo launches Space Week in the upcoming days, presenting an array of content, discussions, and more that will probe the benefits, solutions, and challenges of exploring beyond our planet’s orbit. The out-of-this-world event, which runs from October 17-23 and is held in association with the UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre […]
Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company. The “Star Trek” actor and three fellow passengers hurtled to an altitude of 107 kilometers over the West Texas desert in the fully […]
You can finally take a tour of the Burj Al Arab when its secretive doors finally slide open to offer visitors a glimpse inside. Up to now, if you weren’t a paying guest at the hotel or dining at one of its restaurants, your Burj Al Arab experience was likely confined to snapping photos of […]
Guinness World Records has confirmed a new ‘world’s tallest woman alive’, who stands at a staggering 7 feet 0.7 inches (215.16 centimetres) tall. Rumeysa Gelgi, from Turkey, wants people to be inspired by her record-breaking height into accepting themselves as they are. She said, “Every disadvantage can be turned into an advantage for yourself so […]
DUBAI: It’s the moment the world has been waiting for, and the ultimate celebration destination is not going to disappoint. The opening weekend celebrations are set to take place at the spacious Ain Dubai Plaza from October 21 -22. Doors will open in the afternoon on October 21, where visitors can expect a host of […]
Being launched at GITEX Global Dubai the program will give open global markets to ISVs in addition to driving and funding tech modernisation Dubai: G7 CR Technologies MEA LLC- the leading cloud managed service provider, announced the launch of its STAB program (Sales, Technical and Business Enablement) for Independent Software Vendor(ISV)in the MEA region. The program will […]
DUBAI: Africa’s heartbeat could be heard – and felt – at Expo 2020’s Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre earlier this week as Bakalama Senegal made their debut performance in Dubai, with an energetic show revolving around traditional Senegalese songs and dances. Now in its 49th year, having been passed down the generations of one family, the Bakalama […]
ABU DHABI: UAE Team Emirates announced that they are working with the current women’s cycling team Alè BTC Ljubljana to add a women’s team to their successful men’s team for 2022. The recent inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes boosted the profile of women’s cycling and the return of the women’s Tour de France in the summer of […]
DUBAI: The first-ever immersive virtual Expo site opens its doors to visitors in dedicated Minecraft world, including a special education edition aimed at children in grades K-12 Visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai can explore the site of the mega event virtually, in part thanks to a collaboration between Expo 2020 and Microsoft. The virtual world, […]
ABU DHABI: In a bid to create awareness about breast cancer and identify undiagnosed cases, VPS Healthcare is organizing a massive mammogram screening campaign across the emirate of Abu Dhabi this month. The clinicians of VPS Healthcare will travel in a mammogram truck across the emirates of Abu Dhabi as part of the ‘Pinktober’ campaign. […]
