Daniel Scali who has complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, which causes almost constant pain in his left arm since his early days has broken the Guinness World Record for holding an abdominal plank position. Scali did this in nine hours, 30 minutes, and 1 second. “If you had decided to tell me five years […]
DUBAI: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won 11 trophies at the prestigious Globee Business Awards in San Francisco, USA. As part of the 13th Annual Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards, DEWA earned four awards, two gold, and two silver, as well as seven other awards at the 8th Annual 2021 Customer Sales […]
In the afternoon the mercury rises in the sky. Get your car’s fuel sensor deceived on a deserted road in the outskirts of Dubai. It is seen in the display that now the car can run 50 km more. But what if the car stops in the middle of the road due to no petrol? […]
DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the deployment of 126 public buses “Expo Rider” to serve Expo 2020 Dubai visitors for free from nine locations across Dubai. Additionally, the RTA will launch two routes for Expo visitors from hotels directly to the site. The RTA will also deploy buses within the Expo from […]
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi has once again topped the list of the world’s leading cities for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a London-based analytics consortium, Deep Knowledge Group (DKG). The Deep Knowledge Group released the report, “Ranking of the Safest Cities during the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Second Quarter of 2021”, which […]
To brighten a gray rainy day in Manhattan, Moschino added a dash of color and fun into their runway recently! Jeremy Scott, the brains behind the Italian luxury label, went all out by filling the runway with bright baby blues, pastel pinks, and greens and purples. It was the must-see show at the New York […]
DUBAI: The Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Centre at the College of Natural and Health Sciences at Zayed University has earned a commendable badge by presenting the first UAE Spectral Library website for public use. The library will allow users to interact and access spectral information derived using a hyperspectral camera and Field Portable Spectroradiometers, as well […]
ABU DHABI: The Traffic and Patrols Directorate of the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has called on owners of heavy vehicles, trucks, buses as well as those in charge of labour transport buses to remind their drivers to abide by the decision that bans these type of vehicles from moving during foggy weather, and to enhance […]
DUBAI: Strategically located between Europe, Asia, and Africa, and just an eight-hour flight away from half of the world’s population, the UAE’s position at a global crossroads has enabled it to become a genuine economic hub – a fulcrum for trade, exchange, innovation, and value creation. ‘Projects of the 50’, the landmark series of economic, […]
DUBAI: Dubai residents and international visitors alike will get a special passport as a souvenir while exploring the 200-plus participating pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai. The passport will encourage visitors to see as many pavilions as possible during the 182-day event while allowing them to look back and relive the memories of their experiences after […]
ABU DHABI: Using a leaf found from the archaeological site of an ancient Egyptian temple, researchers from New York University Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) Centre for Genomics and Systems Biology have successfully determined the ancient hybrid origin of some date palms, which could prove useful for modern date palm breeding as the plant remains a cornerstone […]
