World: Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels will be rewritten in order to protect modern readers who might be triggered by some of the languages in the original books. Ian Fleming’s work is set to be republished in April, marking 70 years since Casino Royale, the first book in the series was released. Also, read – […]
World: Heinz is looking for the man who survived 24 days at sea on ketchup, saying it wants to track down to gift him a brand new boat. Elvis Francois, a 27-year-old man from Dominica, spent nearly a month lost at sea after getting caught up in adverse weather conditions. He had engraved ‘help’ into his sailboat in desperation – […]
World: Some have thirty days, and some have thirty-one, except for February… which has only 28 days, but why is that? You see, the 28 days of February date back to Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome. According to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, before his reign, Rome’s lunar calendar was just 10 months long, beginning in March and ending […]
China: OPPO officially released its new 6G white paper – A Versatile 6G with Minimized Kernel: To Build the Mobile World. Drawing on OPPO’s forward-looking research and exploration into 6G, the white paper proposes an innovative ‘versatile 6G system with minimized kernel’ that aims to provide a more actionable solution for the next generation of mobile […]
TheBrewNews Weekend Wrap-up: Bringing you the news roundup of the week that was. Here are the headlines: 1. Gulfood success reinforces Dubai’s position as the food capital of the world 2. UAE’s astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will launch for the ISS on February 27 3. India’s tennis star Sania Mirza retires from International tennis 4. […]
World: A pilot has revealed one of the secret spots in a plane which only the crew get to use, and the secret staircase that leads to it. Steve Giordano took to Twitter to show off some of the crew areas of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, leading us through the crew rest area, before opening […]
Mumbai: Following the huge success of IIFA 2022, the International Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA) Weekend and Awards returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, on May 26 to 27, 2023 will be staged at the world-class Etihad Arena, the Middle East’s largest state-of-the-art indoor entertainment. With the growing popularity and global recognition, backed by […]
World: Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent Meta, launched Meta Verified, a service starting at US$11.99 (AED44) a month to authenticate one’s account, which follows a similar move by Elon Musk on Twitter. Facebook, the social network that was supposed to stay free “always”, and its stablemate Instagram launched a paid subscription service, as […]
World: A travel security expert has explained why he thinks anyone staying at a hotel should avoid the fourth floor at all costs. But you might want to take note, as Lloyd Figgins is an expert in the area of travel safety. The former soldier shared two reasons travellers should be wary of certain hotel […]
World: Learning about the potential dangers of swallowing chewing gum is one of those shared moments we all had in our childhood. If you accidentally swallow chewing gum then the first place it’s going to go is into your stomach, where the body’s internal vat of acid does the crucial job of breaking down the food you eat. However, […]
Press play to catch up on the week that was with TheBrewNews Weekend Wrap-up: HEADLINES1- The death toll from Turkey & Syria earthquakes crosses 41,000 and affected more than 2 million people rescue operations still on2- UAE pledges 420 million dirhams to the victims of the earthquake. WHO appreciated the nation’s efforts.3- Emirati squad successfully […]
