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Rain of varying intensity falls in parts of UAE

Rains of varying intensity fell on separate areas across the UAE on Wednesday, while cumulus clouds formed as a result of the country being affected by the extension of a surface low-pressure system from the east, accompanied by the extension of a low-pressure system in…

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Abu Dhabi Police stress need to monitor children in swimming pools

As part of their Safe Summer campaign, Abu Dhabi Police called on families to strengthen direct supervision of children while they are in swimming pools and to abide by prevention and safety procedures to reduce drowning incidents and injuries, thus contributing to providing a safe…

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Europe races to protect infrastructure from heat

As Europe’s railways buckle under record heat, roads melt and power grids strain, countries are turning to an array of fixes for ageing infrastructure, from drones inspecting tracks and AI-powered sensors to a surprisingly simple tool: white paint. At Norway’s Oslo airport on Wednesday, with…

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When AI teaches our children, whose language does it speak?

Imagine an AI tutor that gently corrects your child’s English, patiently answers her questions at midnight, and never runs out of energy. Now imagine that same tutor quietly telling her, in a hundred small ways, that the way she speaks at home isn’t quite right.…

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Court cancels Alhind consular services at Indian Missions in UAE and 3 other countries

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside the technical evaluation process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi (The UAE), Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra (Australia), holding that the assessment of bidders was vitiated by “arbitrariness, irrationality and…

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Emirati Fatima prepares to scale Lenin Peak in Seven Summits challenge

Emirati mountaineer Fatima Al Awadhi, 18, is preparing to take on a new challenge by climbing Lenin Peak in the Pamir mountain range on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan later this month as part of her mission to complete the Seven Summits challenge.The climb…

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