Washington: An advice columnist for Elle fashion magazine said Friday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a New York department store more than two decades ago, an accusation swiftly denied by the United States president. ### According to E. Jean Carroll, the rape occurred in either 1995 or 1996, when…
New York: Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers sought Friday to toss out the sex trafficking claims of an actress the disgraced movie-making mogul maintains is trying to capitalize on the legal success of other women. ### The lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court to try to persuade a judge to reject Wedil David’s trafficking claims. ###…
ABU DHABI ### Lest We Forget Exhibition ###### The exhibition at Warehouse421, looks back on family pictures from across the globe to see history through the eyes of people. Lest We Forget: The Universality of Family runs until July 28. Admission is free. ### + warehouse421.ae ### Cultural Exhibition ### Codices of Mexico: The Old…
Dubai ### A 72 per cent success rate? In the world of start-ups and putting funds into them, that’s quite an impressive number. The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre — or “Sheraa” as it is more popularly known — certainly thinks so. ### “A Harvard Business School study has shown that only about 25 per cent of…
Dubai: Thousands of residents braved humid conditions to take part in a mass yoga event in Dubai’s Zabeel Park to mark the fifth International Day of Yoga on Friday. ### The free public event attracted families, friends, youth, the elderly and yoga enthusiasts from Dubai and other emirates, which are also hosting yoga events until…
Southampton: Afghanistan’s rise in cricket had always been termed a fairy tale owing to the hardships they’ve had to endure in their war-torn country. ### In the 2018 Asia Cup, held in the UAE, they impressed everyone. ### However, in this World Cup, they have put up a pathetic show. ### The team is said…
Amitabh Bachchan’s first look from the upcoming film ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ is out and he is sporting a grumpy old man’s look. ### In the first look doing the rounds on social media, the 76-year-old thespian is seen sporting a long beard, spectacles, a head scarf and a prosthetic nose making Big B look almost unrecognisable….
Southampton: India are expected to breeze past Afghanistan at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday considering the form and might the team have displayed in this World Cup. ### Afghanistan have lost all five of their matches and are bottom of the table, while India have not lost any of their four matches —…
Dubai: The report prepared by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and issued by its Committee of Legal Experts has praised the high rate of women’s participation in economic activities in the UAE. ### A discussion of the report took place at the 108th session of the International Labour Conference, currently being held in Geneva. The…
### Political professionals are so focused on the microdetails of the 2020 elections that they miss the macro trends favouring US President Donald Trump as he kicks off his reelection campaign. They are looking at national and state polls when the “America First” president ought to be viewed in a global context. ### The lobbyists,…