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The UAE continues to promote its climate change efforts both at home and abroad through the UN Secretary-General’s CETM panel | Photo: Pexels2 min read Last Updated: 23 August 2024 | 09:16 AM IST Abdullah Balara, Permanent Secretary of State for Energy and Sustainability, Kenya, participated in the United Nations Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETM) in Nairobi, Kenya, along with government representatives, experts and organisations. Since its inception in April 2024, the UN CETM Panel has exchanged views on important files related to the mining sector and ensured participation in productive discussions on the development of global voluntary…

That’s a great program. Thanks for the report, Sonequa. Well, today in Greenville, Prisma Health opened the Rogers Adaptive Sports and Wellness Center in Unity Park. It offers classes like adaptive yoga and cycling for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. The new center is the result of a $2.5 million project paid for in large part by community support. A spokesperson for the center says it’s a way to get people of all abilities outside to do what they love. When people leave the hospital, they don’t just sit around at home. They want to get outside. They want…

In its latest alert, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said Xiangshan was a tropical depression that formed in the Philippine Sea on Friday morning Japan time.The tropical storm had sustained winds of 63 mph. All times on the map are in Japan time. From The New York Times Where will it rain? Flash flooding can also occur inland, away from the storm’s center. Even weak storms can produce enough rainfall to flood low-lying areas. Source: NOAA, New York Times What does a storm look like from above? Satellite imagery helps determine the strength, size, and organization of a storm. The…

Photo: KT Files Release date: Friday, August 23, 2024 at 6:00 AM At this time of year, jellyfish are a common sight in the UAE’s waters. Their stings are not life-threatening, but they can be extremely painful. To help swimmers and beachgoers, a UK-based company has launched a wearable device called Stingblade, which claims to safely remove the jellyfish’s tiny spines from the skin without activating them, minimizing pain and preventing further stings. Water sports enthusiast Mark Dyer said he developed the StingBlade after being stung by jellyfish many times over the years. One particularly painful incident happened while he…

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the provisional game lineup and stage schedule for Tokyo Game Show 2024, which will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture from September 26th to 29th. Please see below for details.Available GamesASTRO BOT (PS5) – In addition to the gameplay demo, a giant ASTRO BOT-themed gacha machine will be available at the PlayStation booth on September 28th and 29th. You can also take home ASTRO BOT-themed shirts (four types, limited quantity available). Monster Hunter: Wild (PS5) – The PlayStation booth will have 40 Monster Hunter: Wild demo stations. A total of over 150 Monster…

Troubled Bad Boy founder Didi was among the investors who helped transform Twitter into X after Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion in 2022, according to a newly public list of the platform’s shareholders, published for the first time by The Washington Post. The documents, made public today (August 22), list around 100 entities as co-owners, with Diddy listed under the name “Sean Combs Capital LLC” alongside such notable figures as Bill Ackman, Saudi Arabian Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. It is unclear how much Didi has invested, and the names of…

The Kansas City Chiefs have had center Creed Humphrey guard Patrick Mahomes for three years since drafting him out of the University of Oklahoma in 2021. Mahomes, a Pro Bowl player, was given a big contract extension that will keep him at Western Missouri for the time being as the team prepares for a potential third straight Super Bowl championship. Humphrey’s new contract, first reported by NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport, makes him the highest-paid center in the NFL and will set a tall hurdle for teams around the league looking to re-sign their inside lineman in the future. News of…

Boyz II Men co-founder Waniya Morris toured the Cosmopolitan of Chelsea last week, and he loved the atmosphere of the room — or, more specifically, the vibration. “It’s an amazing production. It’s beautiful and it feels somewhat interactive,” Morris, who has lived in Las Vegas for nearly a decade, said by phone. “It has like hydraulics underneath the stage, so when people dance, the stage actually moves, the floor moves. It’s amazing. I’ve never seen anything like that in a theater.” Boyz II Men will be keeping the party going when they play Chelsea on Friday and Saturday, August 30th…

Investors in sports teams are often fans looking to mix business with fun. Some may be savvy investors looking to diversify. But the obvious approach of becoming a majority owner of a major sports team may be out of reach for all but the wealthiest. However, less wealthy accredited investors may participate in private equity deals that offer ownership of teams large and small, while publicly traded teams can offer similar opportunities to public investors. If you want to invest in professional sports teams, a financial advisor can help you determine how this investment fits into your overall portfolio. Investing…

Eating an orange at halftime is a popular and long-standing tradition in junior sports in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is also eaten regularly by professional athletes competing in competitions such as the Australian Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Football League (NFL) in the United States. In fact, the NFL’s game operations manual states that each home team must provide the visiting team with “three dozen sliced ​​oranges at halftime,” as well as ice, coffee, gum, etc. But why do we do this? And how did it start? The…