ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi has once again topped the list of the world’s leading cities for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a London-based analytics consortium, Deep Knowledge Group (DKG). The Deep Knowledge Group released the report, “Ranking of the Safest Cities during the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Second Quarter of 2021”, which […]
We eat when we’re stressed and upset. We eat when we’re happy and celebrating. And sometimes we eat out of sheer boredom. But the thing is, there’s a difference between true physical hunger and emotional hunger. Physical hunger is gradual and tied to the last time you ate. While emotional hunger is triggered by things […]
With the onset of the pandemic, lockdown announcements, and most of us working from home, it’s perhaps no surprise many people looked for a new hobby. Some of us turned to existing hobbies and interests, pursuing them with renewed zeal, while others still looked for something new to occupy the increased time indoors – and […]
Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease official in the United States, assured the youngins Saturday that he had he personally given good ole’ Father Christmas a jab. “I took care of that for you because I was worried that you’d all be upset,” Fauci said during a CNN and “Sesame Street” coronavirus town hall for […]
From avoiding family members to skipping extra study at “cram schools”, the coronavirus has forced nearly half a million South Korean test-takers and proctors to rethink their strategies ahead of a hyper-competitive university entrance exam this week. The gruelling, almost eight-hour test on Thursday is seen as a life-defining event for high school seniors. A […]
A row of colourful teepees cluster across the horizon, overlooking the Indonesian city of Bandung, set up each evening in front of a large screen. Named the ‘Cinema Under the Stars’ for its unique outdoorsy camp-style set up, the movie venue opened two months ago in the populous province of West Java with the aim […]
The WHO said Monday that avoiding family gatherings would be “the safest bet” over Christmas, insisting there is no zero-risk option for traditional holiday merry-making during the coronavirus pandemic. World Health Organization officials said it was down to governments to weigh up the economic and social benefits of loosening pandemic restrictions over the festive period, […]
When confectioner Laszlo Rimoczi decided to put masks on his chocolate Santas in his small workshop in rural Hungary, he intended it as a light-hearted joke to raise people’s spirits amid a worsening coronavirus pandemic. But it turned out to be shrewd business move as orders surged online, and now he can hardly keep pace […]
The UAE government has announced three consecutive holidays from December 1st to 3rd to celebrate its Commemoration Day alongside the 49th National Day. The first, is an annual holiday honouring the sacrifice and dedication of Emirati soldiers who lost their lives in the defence of the nation. This year, the occasion falls on a Tuesday, […]
Toilet paper aisles are emptying again as COVID-19 curfews and shutdowns in the U.S. from California to New York send pandemic-weary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials. The country recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case on Saturday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, ignoring warnings from […]
Despite the strict impositions of COVID-safety across the emirates Burj Khalifa is once again set to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2021 with its grand annual display of fireworks, lights and lasers, developer Emaar announced today. Visitors to the iconic Dubai landmark will see instilled a series of preventative measures on premise, including thermal cameras, social […]
