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The Dubai-based carrier is offering students between the ages of 16 and 31 an exclusive discount and extra benefitsEmirates, one of the world’s leading airlines is offering a discount on airfares for some travellers. The Dubai-based carrier is offering students between the ages of 16 and 31 an exclusive discount and extra benefits. Travellers that book their flights by March 31, 2027, using the promotional code ‘STUDENT’ will be able to access this benefit. Those availing this offer will have to present a valid student ID or school acceptance letter at check‑in.Students can get discounts of up to 10 per…
The policy also applies to online supermarket platforms, reducing the prominent display of high-fat, salt, and sugar food and beverageFrom January 1, 2027, supermarkets in Abu Dhabi will have to move junk food and beverage products away from high-visibility areas such as store entrances, checkout counters and end-of-aisle displays under a new policy launched by Healthy Living in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Registration Authority (ADRA).The policy also applies to online supermarket platforms, reducing the prominent display of high-fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) food and beverage products without restricting their sale.HFSS items classified as unhealthy under the Abu Dhabi Public…
ReutersThe missile landed close to the village of Tarnawa Kolonia deep inside Polish territoryPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was probably a Russian missile.The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km (62 miles) from the border with Ukraine during a Russian attack on the city of Lviv.”All the indications are that it was a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile, but we want to be 100% certain about the type of missile and who…
Getty ImagesScientists have suggested eating very little sugar up to the age of two may help protect the brain decades later.The research analysed the impact of the end of sugar rationing in the UK which led to a rapid increase in the amount of sugar in people’s diets. The results suggest those who were toddlers during sugar rationing had a 23% lower risk of dementia. The study cannot provide definitive proof, but experts say a healthy diet is good for the brain anyway. This is not the first study to suggest the first 1,000 days of life are critically important…
During the daytime, Dubai’s population swells to 6.39 million as 1.81 million commuters, tourists and other visitors enter the emirateDubai’s population has crossed 4.74 million after the emirate added more than 161,000 residents since the beginning of 2026, live data showed on Thursday.The population stood at 4,741,335 at 1.45pm on July 30, according to the Dubai Population Clock. The increase runs counter to claims circulated during the regional conflict that residents were leaving Dubai in large numbers.This is 161,335 more than the 4.58 million residents recorded at the end of 2025. The figures represent Dubai’s usual resident population, defined as…
Uefa to hold emergency meeting over Fifa World Cup plansEuropean football’s governing body Uefa will hold a meeting of all 55 member associations on Thursday afternoon to discuss its response to Fifa’s controversial World Cup plans.2 hrs agoWorld Cup
JIJI Press / AFP via Getty ImagesThe quake caused widespread damage to houses and power lines across Kumamoto prefectureThe number of people who have died after a powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan has risen to 30, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday. Rescuers are still working to find survivors after the magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu island on Tuesday, causing widespread damage to houses and power lines. Several people died after part of a shopping centre collapsed and an explosion ripped through the mall about an hour later.Thousands of displaced residents are now staying in evacuation…
BBC”We’ve been displaced from place to place, and now we have nowhere left to go,” says Umm Mohammed al-Shawish.She is desperately searching for somewhere to live after Israel moved yellow concrete blocks that mark out where it controls in the Gaza Strip.Families living in al-Tuffah in northern Gaza woke on Monday to find the blocks had been moved westwards into the centre of Salah al-Din road, a key north-south route through Gaza.Nearby, an Israeli flag was flying on top of an earth barrier around 3m (10ft) tall.”We are going to die here,” Mohammed al-Shawish said. “Death is better than humiliation.…
Watch: Senator Rand Paul says Fauci “could be prosecuted” after declining to answer questionsA US Senate committee chairman has warned ex-White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci could be held contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions at a combative hearing into his handling of the Covid pandemic.The former top infectious disease expert invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination during testimony more than 100 times.Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky said afterwards: “I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that.” Paul has long accused Fauci of trying to cover up the origin…
Recovery operations continue in Kumamoto after quakeAeon shopping mall and the Nippon Paper Industries factory both suffered significant damage.38 mins agoAsia