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World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open with a right knee injury, tournament organisers said on Sunday, handing the Italian a blow in his preparations for this month’s US Open.The 24-year-old Italian, who claimed his fifth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last month, had also pulled out of the Canadian Open, a key warm-up event for the US Open.Sinner won the Cincinnati title in 2024 and finished runner-up to seven-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz there last year.”After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from…
DUBAI, 10th August, 2026 (WAM) — The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) participated in the Dubai Mallathon at Dubai International Airport, as part of the community initiative aimed at encouraging physical activity as a way of life and promoting health and quality of life across the community. DFWAC’s participation reflects its continued commitment to supporting community and sports initiatives that contribute to building a healthier and more active society, in line with the vision of the UAE’s wise leadership to enhance quality of life in Dubai. Through its participation in the event, DFWAC sought to highlight the importance…
SpaceX recently outlined a plan to build a massive semiconductor fabrication facility in the U.S. state of Texas. They have begun with an initial investment of more than $16.8 billion designed to support growing demand for AI chips across its satellite and space operations. Texas governor Greg Abbott announced the first phase of the Terafab project, which is expected to create 3,000 jobs and has been backed by a $30 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant. The project also qualifies for incentives through the state’s Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation programme. The planned 100-million-square-foot site in Grimes County, Texas, will combine…
Spot gold was trading higher at over $4,398 per ounce, recovering from a session low of $4,316.New York: Gold prices rose to a nine-week high on Monday as persistent geopolitical uncertainties, including delays in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, supported demand for the precious metal.At the time of writing, spot gold was trading higher at over $4,398 per ounce, recovering from a session low of $4,316.Bullish momentum is supported by the Relative Strength Index (RSI), signalling further upside potential and keeping the overall trend pointed higher. A decisive break above the 100-day simple moving average (SMA) would pave the way…
The festival rests on four main pillars: education, community, heritage, and health and sports. Abu Dhabi: The Sheikh Zayed Summer Festival 2026, held in the Al Wathba area of Abu Dhabi until August 23, continues its diverse schedule of events combining education, entertainment, culture, and sports. Targeting youth aged 6 to 18 as well as families and the broader community, the inaugural festival aims to develop skills among students, instill national identity, and foster a culture of innovation and artificial intelligence. The organising committee has created a safe learning and recreational environment designed to help youth acquire new talents during…
For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer’s sweltering heatwaves have brought home the reality that its costly and life-altering economic impacts have already arrived. Record heat and droughts this summer – which scientists say are exacerbated by global warming – have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping and public health systems, while this wildfire season is on track to be Europe’s biggest ever.Together, the hit to the region’s economy can already be measured in the hundreds of billions of euros, economists and academics estimate. But they warn this is just…
Spider-Man fans are celebrating Peter Parker’s birthday today, August 10, shortly after filming wrapped on Tom Holland’s next outing as the web-slinger, Spider-Man: Brand New Day.The date comes from a small detail involving Holland’s character in Spider-Man: Far From Home.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.Peter’s passport is shown as he prepares to travel to Europe with his classmates, and a closer look at the document reveals his date of birth as August 10. His birth year is not shown, but the day and month were enough to establish when Peter celebrates his birthday.The detail appeared…
World number two Elena Rybakina survived a huge scare to battle into the Canadian Open quarterfinals on Sunday in Toronto while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised through.Kazakhstan’s Rybakina recovered from 0-3 and two breaks down in the final set to beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 before American Gauff swept aside Russian teenage qualifier Alina Korneeva, 6-3, 6-1.Rybakina will face four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who eliminated home hero Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4.Gauff reached the last eight in Canada for the first time since 2023 and next meets 14th-ranked Swiss Belinda Bencic, who won 6-4, 6-0 in 73 minutes over 20th-ranked…
ABU DHABI, 10th August, 2026 (WAM) — President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to Thongloun Sisoulith, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, over the death of Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, sent similar messages of condolences to President Thongloun Sisoulith. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed also sent…
According to recent reports, ByteDance is in the process of developing an AI model which could rival Anthropic’s Mythos system. These rumblings are since as part of a wider bid for the company to establish itself as a leader in China’s AI ecosystem. Financial Times (FT) reported the TikTok owner is in the early stages of training a model with as many as 10 trillion parameters. This would put ByteDance’s offering ahead of Anthropic’s cutting-edge Mythos and make it three-times larger than Moonshot Kimi K3, the biggest model to come out of China so far. While Anthropic does not reveal the…