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El actor y piloto protagonizó el accidente durante una vuelta de entrenamiento en el Daytona International Speedway

Former Malcolm in the Middle star-turned-NASCAR Truck Series driver Frankie Muniz was injured in a crash today while practicing for the Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic exhibition race. Muniz was set to be behind the wheel for Team Reaume in its No. 33 Ford. He and his co-driver Austin Cindric had planned to compete […]

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The UAE is set to open what organisers say will be the Middle East's first hot air balloon museum, under an agreement with Japan's Saga Balloon Museum. UAE Balloon Museum 7 will be the seventh of its kind worldwide, said the UAE Hot Air Balloon Team, but did not give a location or opening date. The museum will trace the history of hot air ballooning and show

Women in the Middle East already have to deal with an above-average share of online harassment and violence. The proliferation of AI-enabled tools is making it worse.

There is little sign of attacks abating in November, after 37 ships were attacked in October, the highest monthly total since the start of the war.

Nurses 'extremely concerned' and family 'pissed off' after patients denied chance to vote.

Alice Huang, who U.S. intelligence determined is a Chinese asset, emerged from the high-flying world of Shanghai finance to work with tech titans and obtain essential A.I. chips.

The Republicans’ loss of control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections was more than a political setback for President Donald Trump. It exposed a fundamental shift in the political environment in which he will have to govern during the final two years of his presidency. Beginning in January 2027, Trump will […]

Races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi will go ahead as Imola stood down as backup option

The 2026 Formula 1 season will conclude with the Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix as planned, with Italy's Imola circuit stood down as back-up for the races.

Japan's largest oil and gas producer, Inpex, remains committed to Middle East operations despite months of disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. This has hampered its offshore operations in Abu Dhabi while leaving onshore production unaffected. “I don't think they will reduce, or we will reduce,” Masato Kamiya, managing director of Inpex's Abu

Experts say it's under-recognised and "inadequately treated".

International airlines continue to adjust schedules for Middle East flights as airspace restrictions linked to the Iran war persist. Against the backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty across the region, here's how airlines are adapting their operations. Air France Air France has resumed its regular flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut, but flights to Dubai are suspe

With a political solution to the Iran war still elusive, Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, said the region should be ready for “for a long period of uncertainty”. He was speaking at the Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate forum on Monday. “The consequences of the war extend far beyond the immediate military confrontation … we should th

Water shortages have persisted in the Middle East despite "unusually" heavy rainfall in some areas, the UN said on Monday, warning that a powerful El Nino could bring more extreme weather in 2027. The World Meteorological Organisation said the shift in rainfall patterns showed how unpredictable weather is becoming in a region already facing severe water shor

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Four cases of cheating using artificial intelligence (...

Three thousand years ago, around 1177 BC, the most connected world of its age came apart within a single lifetime. Egypt, the Hittites, Babylon, Mycenaean Greece, Cyprus and the port city of Ugarit, in what is today northern Syria, had built a remarkable system of trade and diplomacy. Kings wrote to one another as “brothers”. Copper, tin, grain and ideas mov

Asian markets and US equity futures made a steady start on Monday (Nov 9), after a wild week where doubts about demand for computer chips sent tech-heavy markets in Asia into some of their steepest falls in years.

Six Hato Hone St John vehicles attended the crash at 7.45pm on Saturday.

Long before he put on his elven ears, the Rings of Power star saved to buy his first DVDs, including Moulin Rouge!.

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The Pacific Forum's chairman and secretary-general are in the Middle East to lobby for investment in the Pacific's Resilience Facility.

After their victory in the US midterm elections, the Democrats have promised to investigate corruption in the Trump administration. Critics say the president's Middle East deals is an area they should focus on.

After their victory in the US midterm elections, the Democrats have promised to investigate corruption in the Trump administration. Critics say the president's Middle East deals is an area they should focus on.

Millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain could be left without adequate storage as the war with Russia turns the Black Sea and its vital shipping lanes into battlefields, with consequences biting hard from Europe to the Middle East. It's a double blow for several countries in the region that rely heavily on Ukrainian grain, as it comes amid continuing attacks i

OTTAWA — The latest federal budget promises billions of dollars in affordability relief, but middle-income Canadians struggling with the cost of living may find little new immediate help in the spending plan.

Syrian brothers opened the business about 25 years ago in Pakūranga, East Auckland.

Seventy years after a ceasefire ended the France-Britain-Israel tripartite aggression on Egypt, the Middle East finds itself confronting another historical turning point. The 1956 Suez Crisis marked more than the decline of British and French imperial power. It exposed the limits of military force, demonstrated the power of political legitimacy and accelerat

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Oil prices rose Friday, with Brent crude climbing above $100 a barrel as traders weighed renewed security threats to Middle Eastern oil shipments.

A gay influencer in Taiwan who became famous dancing in high heels, and the filmmaker who trained his camera on him for nine years, both stare down middle age in “My Silly Flirty Boys.” The documentary from Taiwan-based Hong Kong filmmaker Frankie Sin is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Sin followed […]

As unions up the ante, the risks of a long-running dispute increase

Middlemore is the only major hospital in Auckland to be without an on-site polling booth.

The resounding Democratic win in the US midterm elections will make life harder for President Donald Trump, but it won’t flip US Middle East policy any time soon. The bigger shift is political. On Iran, military aid to Israel and Gulf security, the new majority can start questioning long-unchallenged assumptions and testing what Washington will actually sust

Thursday's increase is unlikely to be the last unless Middle East conflict resolved, said Andrew Bailey.

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The arts are dominated by the privileged because they come from backgrounds that support them financially

From the Philippines to Pakistan and Nigeria, people are turning to solar and batteries to cut utility bills or just keep lights and machinery on.

The&nbsp;Philippine's&nbsp;latest inflation number is the highest since February 2023.

The head of the Nato Parliamentary Assembly has called for deeper partnerships between the alliance and the Middle East to strengthen security and draw on lessons from the wars in Ukraine and Iran. “We live in a world where nobody can stand alone, so we need to deepen the co-operation and partnerships with our friends,” said Marcos Perestrello, president of

American voters — including vice-president JD Vance — want an end to Trump’s Iran war and Washington’s proximity to Israel

US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said the war with Iran was to blame for the Republican Party’s crushing defeat in the midterm elections, and voters across the country swung hard towards the Democrats in protest against the conflict. “The reason we lost is the war. The President himself said so last night,” Mr Vance wrote on X, referring to an intervi

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Oil futures sank to two-month lows after the Democratic sweep of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections raised market expectations for a quick resolution to the conflict in the Middle East, and eased concerns of a possible U.S. military escalation.

Despite the worldwide attention they garner, America ’s midterm elections are, first and foremost, a domestic affair. On Tuesday, voters delivered a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s Republicans, handing Democrats control of both houses of Congress. Yet the consequences of this shift will be felt far beyond Washington, and few regions have more

I’ve now lived in the UAE for more than a decade. From Abu Dhabi, I’ve watched three US presidential elections and numerous political decisions shape America’s direction since I left in 2014. My family and friends still live in Massachusetts , so what happens in the US continues to matter deeply to me, even though I am more than 10,000km away. But living abr

Rory McIlroy has downplayed safety concerns about competing at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week amid the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated that Pakistan was continuing its efforts for the restoration of peace in the Middle East amid escalating global fuel prices.</p> <p>The premier made the remarks while addressing a meeting of the federal cabinet. In his address, he noted that global oil prices had “skyrocketed” due to the instability in

Democrats are making sweeping gains as American voters swung heavily against Republicans in elections for the Senate, House of Representatives and state governors.

Markets volatile ahead of US midterm elections