Art Dubai 2023 generates AED143 million in economic impact and attracts 23,500 hotel bookings to Dubai, new study reveals
Art Dubai, the leading international art fair for the Middle East and Global South, today announced that the five-day event, held between 1-5 March 2023, has delivered an outstanding direct economic impact of AED143 million to the city.New figures reveale
4th death, more vision loss cases linked to tainted eyedrops
U.S. health officials reported another death and several more cases of vision loss from illnesses linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.The bacteria has infected 81 people, including four who died and 14 who lost vision, the Centers f
Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts.Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment put out alerts and advisori
RTA launches Enterprise Platform to design and develop AI solutions
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a comprehensive Enterprise Platform for designing and developing AI and data science solutions at world-class standards in collaboration with top global firms. It is characterised by an exceptional
Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms
Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth.Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions building a 274-m
Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI
A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant.The letter primarily addresses a seemingly narrow set of alleged infractions by Microsoft in drawing information from Twit
Man City's treble bid up and running after winning English Premier League
Manchester City’s bid for a treble of major trophies is up and running.The first was secured on Saturday without City even playing as the team clinched a third successive English Premier League title - and a ninth top-flight crown in its 143-year history
'We fell short': Arsenal's Arteta inconsolable
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta graciously congratulated Manchester City for winning the Premier League on Saturday, but there was no concealing his agony after his team had led the race for so long but lost form in the crucial run-in.Eight points clear two
UAE Implements New Rules & Fines On Motorists — UAE Roads Set To Be Safer During The Rains
There are new traffic rules in the UAE for driving and it is only applicable during rainy weather. Here's a list of the new rules and the fines that apply.
Villagers evacuated as wildfire ravages woodlands in western Spain
Emergency crews evacuated around 600 villagers in western Spain overnight as a wildfire blamed on arsonists ravaged up to 8,000 hectares (19,800 acres) near the border with Portugal, officials said.Strong winds were making it harder to control the blaze i
Liverpool top-four hopes hit despite late equaliser, Everton grab vital point
Roberto Firmino scored a late equaliser in his last home game for Liverpool to salvage a 1-1 draw for his side against Aston Villa that just about kept their hopes of a Premier League top-four finish alive on Saturday.Liverpool had won seven games in succ
UAE Pavilion at Biennale Architettura an architectural provocation: curator Tabbarah
The main goal of Aridly Abundant is to present an architectural provocation at the Biennale Architettura, and challenge the relationships between technology and how it can be integrated with historical land-based practices, said Faysal Tabbarah, curator o
WHO recommends new COVID shots should target only XBB variants
A World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group on Thursday recommended that this year's COVID-19 booster shots be updated to target one of the currently dominant XBB variants.New formulations should aim to produce antibody responses to the XBB.1.5 or XB
EU antitrust regulators quiz cloud rivals on Microsoft's request for customer data
EU antitrust regulators are asking Microsoft's (MSFT.O) rivals what kind of customer data they are required to provide to the U.S. tech giant as part of their Azure cloud contracts, six months after a trade group complained about its cloud computing pract
First Emirates Conference on Organ Transplantation for Cancer Patients launches
In the presence and patronage of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, the first UAE Conference on Organ Transplantation for Cancer Patients, organised by the Emirates Oncology Society in cooperation with (Houston Me