Norfolk, VA: In one of the videos, a small object streaks across the sky before the U.S. Navy fighter jet’s tracking system locks on and follows it. ### “Whoa. Got it,” the pilot yells, laughing as the dot moves on his screen. “Woohoo!” ### Another pilot asks: “Wow. What is that, man?” ###### The Navy isn’t…
Sydney: New Zealand’s government and central bank need to be prepared to further support the country’s slowing economy after downside risks increased, the International Monetary Fund said. ### The country’s GDP will expand 2.5 per cent this year, on an expenditure basis, slowing from 2.8 per cent last year, before advancing 2.7 per cent in…
Dubai: Two new bus stations will be constructed at Oud Metha and Al Satwa to accommodate integrated facilities for bus riders including parking spaces, pick-up and drop-off points, retail outlets, restaurants and offices. ### “The construction of stations for public bus riders complements RTA’s efforts for upgrading public transport infrastructure and encouraging people to use…
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards are the messiest award shows in history — and that’s a fact. ### The night is filled with famous people getting slimed — yes, that means that a gushing waterfall of slick liquid shoots out of their podium at any moment to cover them head-to-toe in lime goo. The proceedings…
What can one person do? What can a child do? ### “No one is too small to make a difference” shows Greta Thunberg’s life, answering both questions – not just through her firebrand speeches and starkly honest opinions but with each and every action. She is inspiring millions, even as her words and actions disturb hundreds…
Los Angeles: California’s record job expansion accelerated in August across broad sectors of the economy and unemployment remained low as the state weathered the challenges of slowing global growth. ### Employers added 34,000 positions last month — the 114th month that payrolls grew and the longest expansion in state record-keeping, state officials reported. Since the…
While some actors resist even playing the same type more than once, Sylvester Stallone has made a career out of, in effect, saying: “Bring it on.” ### He’s portrayed one character, boxer Rocky Balboa, in eight films and counting, and he’s taken on mercenary Barney Ross in a trio of ‘The Expendables’ epics with a…
Dubai: Premiums on basic medical insurance plans — currently at Dh600 — need to be “increased significantly” to ease the pain of healthcare operators in UAE, according to a top industry source. ### But to make it work, employers will have to do their bit in meeting the increased cost of providing health care, while…
Dubai: Over 200 volunteers from Prime Hospital and clinics participated in a beach clean-up-up drive organised in collaboration with the Dubai Municipality on Sunday, September 20. Click Here: All Blacks Rugby Jersey### Armed with garbage bags and sheer enthusiasm the volunteers descended upon the Mamzar beach to clear out trash left behind by beach visitors. ###…
National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has launched nanomaterials testing campaign in cloud seeding operations through the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, which investigates the efficiency of unique and innovative new cloud seeding materials through flights and testing that took place from Al Ain Airport over the Northern and Eastern parts of the UAE….