Abu Dhabi: There is high prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors such as obesity and diabetes in men under 30 in the UAE, according to a study conducted by the Zayed Military Hospital, which was published this week. ### The study, which covered over 33,000 Emirati men aged 18 to 29, was led by Professor Ashraf…
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Executive Council on Wednesday announced it was rolling 10 government entities into a single holding company. ### The entities are Abu Dhabi Ports, Abu Dhabi Airports, Musanada and twofour54, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), Modon Properties, Daman, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec), Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (Adssc)…
Sharjah: Rulers of Emirates, shaikhs, top officials, and Emirati and expat well-wishers on Wednesday joined the funeral prayer and burial of Shaikh Khalid Al Qasimi, son of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. ### Shaikh Khalid passed away in London on Monday and…
Leeds: Afghanistan, who gave a strong fight to India and Pakistan, will aim for their first win of the World Cup when they take on West Indies at Headingley on Thursday. Although it is a clash of two teams that failed to make it to the semi-finals, a lot of pride is at stake in…
Mumbai: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir Wednesday blasted the MSK Prasad-led senior selection panel after middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu decided to retire from all forms of cricket, saying the five selectors combined would not have made the runs Rayudu has scored in his career. ### Ignored for the ongoing ICC World Cup Rayudu announced his…
Sheboygan: A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for repeatedly clogging women’s toilets, including at places he worked. ### Thirty-five-year-old Patrick Beeman pleaded no contest to five counts of misdemeanor criminal damage to property. The state recommended a 30-day sentence for the crime, but Sheboygan Press Media reports that Judge Kent…
Indian National Award winning actor Anupam Kher, who plays a judge gone rogue in ‘One Day: Justice Delivered’, releasing in the UAE this Thursday, slammed critics attacking Shahid Kapoor’s blockbuster ‘Kabir Singh’ for its overt glorification of toxic masculinity and misogyny. ### “Such a moral brigade that passes judgement on everybody shouldn’t exist… It’s rubbish….
Miami: An Alabama prosecutor dismissed charges Wednesday against an American woman who was charged by state authorities over the death of her foetus, having miscarried after being shot five times. ### Marshae Jones, 27, was shot in the abdomen in December during a fight with another woman, resulting in the death of her five-month-old foetus….