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Defending champion Shi Yuqi suffered a shock first-round defeat to rising Indian star Ayush Shetty at the world badminton championships in New Delhi on Monday.World number one Shi of China went down 14-21, 21-13, 19-21 in one hour and 13 minutes to 21-year-old Shetty, who enthralled the home crowd at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.The 30-year-old Shi, who won the previous edition in Paris last year, looked off-colour from the start as the Indian raced to a 11-5 lead and took the first game.Shi bounced back to take the second game but Shetty — ranked 22nd in the world –…

Google recently announced that it will allow its users the ability to disable visible watermarks on AI-generated content produced by its Gemini ecosystem. A move aimed at offering greater creative flexibility for professionals while still preserving backend transparency. The tech giant confirmed the toggle option will apply across outputs including images, videos, and music generated by its Nano Banana, Omni, and Lyria AI models. Josh Woodward, VP for Gemini, stated on X the feature is designed to strike a pragmatic balance between creative control for end-users and digital provenance safety. While users can turn off the visible emblem via media…

 In the UAE, avoiding long hours outdoors does not necessarily mean avoiding the sun. Exposure can happen during an everyday commute, while driving to work, walking to a parked car, or sitting beside a window at home or in the office. According to expert, these moments may last only a few minutes, but when repeated every day, the exposure can accumulate over months and years. “A lot of people don’t know that the UV light, especially the UVA, crosses through the window panes and is still causing pigmentation and ageing,” Dr Amanjot Arora Khokhar, a UAE-based dermatologist specializing in clinical…

New climate-controlled facility offers Uber and Careem users a more comfortable and organised pickup experience at Dubai International Airport According to Dubai Media Office, the new fully climate-controlled facility is designed to provide Uber and Careem app users with a more comfortable, seamless and organised pickup experience at DXB. Picture: X, Dubai Media Office. Dubai: Uber, in collaboration with Dubai Airports, has opened a dedicated passenger waiting lounge at Dubai International Airport (DXB) Terminal 3, as part of efforts to enhance the airport arrival experience and support Dubai’s urban mobility objectives. According to Dubai Media Office, the new fully climate-controlled…

The rally in AI-linked stocks that marked the latest earnings season has shifted the focus of the AI investment story from whether Big Tech’s spending spree will pay off to the kind of companies that will deliver returns over the longer term, investors say.Results from Microsoft and Amazon reassured markets that demand remains robust for the infrastructure that underpins artificial intelligence.Cloud growth is accelerating, and capacity constraints persist.The question for some of the world’s biggest asset managers is which companies can sustain profit growth once those constraints ease.Many retain significant positions in semiconductor stocks even after a sector rout in…

Alibaba Group is expected to reap more than $2 billion from the sale of its game developer unit Lingxi Games to private equity firm Trustar Capital, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.Trustar said late on Monday it had reached a transaction agreement with Alibaba to acquire the tech giant’s entire stake in Lingxi.Alibaba and Trustar reached a formal agreement after several rounds of talks, according to an internal memo sent to Lingxi staff on Monday by the game developer’s CEO Zhou Bingshu and reviewed by Reuters.Lingxi and Alibaba did not respond to requests for comment from Reuters on…

New equipment is expected to increase cargo-handling capacity by around 40% as part of a US$800 million port transformation programmeAccording to Dubai Media Office, the new cranes are expected to increase the port’s cargo-handling capacity by approximately 40%, supporting trade activity and contributing to Syria’s economic recovery efforts. Picture: X, Dubai Media OfficeDubai: DP World has reached a significant milestone in its US$800 million investment programme to modernise Syria’s Port of Tartous, completing the delivery of three Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs).According to Dubai Media Office, the new cranes are expected to increase the port’s cargo-handling capacity by approximately 40%, supporting…

Sonal Dinusha was delighted after he struck a defiant century to save Sri Lanka from following on before rain halted play on the third day of the opening Test in Galle on Monday.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 284 in reply to India’s 462, conceding a first-innings lead of 178 runs, before bad weather prevented any further play.India will be hoping for good weather on the final two days to force a result and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.Rain has disrupted all three days so far, with 17 overs lost on the opening day and only 43…

Returning from cooler weather to the UAE’s heat and humidity can leave the body working harder to cool itself while disrupted sleep, hydration and routines can add to post-holiday fatigue, doctors say. A research published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) highlights that people who are away from a hot environment for a week or more can lose some heat-acclimatisation adaptations, meaning they may need to gradually readjust when they return. Similarly, for many UAE residents, returning from a cool-weather holiday comes with an unexpected problem: feeling exhausted just as normal life resumes. Stay up to…

ABIDJAN, 17th August, 2026 (WAM) — Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire hosted the fifth edition of the Arab Poetry Gathering, organised by the Cultural Affairs Department of the Department of Culture in Sharjah, as part of the Arab Poetry Gatherings in Africa. Held in cooperation with cultural and literary organisations in the capital, Abidjan, the gathering featured 10 male and female poets and was attended by academics, intellectuals and those interested in the Arabic language, poetry and literature. The gathering…