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      James Langton

      James Langton

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      James was one of the original founding editors for The National back in 2008, responsible for news features. Now back in the UK, he contributes to The National on a wide range of topics from space flight to heritage. In a long career in journalism, he worked for the London Telegraph and Evening Standard, and as a correspondent in New York.
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      The MV Dara capsized on April 10, 1961 after being badly damaged by an explosion.
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      MV Dara: a suspected terrorist atrocity that was never solved

      The scale of the disaster in 1961 overwhelmed Dubai’s medical facilities, as medics struggled to treat badly burned survivors

      HeritageJuly 04, 2020
      Russ North, the creator of the popular Life in Sunny Dubai poster, at work in his studio circa 2000. Courtesy: Russ North / Cityview Maps
      How 1999's 'Life in Sunny Dubai' posters are making a comeback

      Illustrator Russ North has begun printing new editions of the much-loved wall decoration

      HeritageJune 28, 2020
      On August 20, 1975, Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 5:22 p.m. EDT to begin a half-billion mile, 11-month journey through space to explore Mars. The 4-ton spacecraft went into orbit around the red planet in mid-1976. Courtesy NASA
      Mission to Mars: a short history of our efforts to reach the Red Planet

      The UAE will launch its own probe to study the Martian surface on July 15

      ScienceJune 21, 2020
      A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at sunrise as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission, on May 27, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
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      Get ready to lift off with the Summer of Space

      After nine years America will rocket back into orbit while the UAE is also heading to Mars

      ScienceMay 29, 2020
      Nasa astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley at a SpaceX processing facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US. EPA
      Historic SpaceX launch abandoned due to bad weather

      Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley were due to travel to International Space Station early Thursday morning

      The AmericasMay 28, 2020
      An image shows warm-season features that might be evidence of salty liquid water active on Mars today. Nasa / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona
      Ramadan headlines from 2010-2020: From space missions to cloning tiny coral polyps

      Our first trip to Pluto and a breakthrough in defeating malaria all happened in the holy month

      UAEMay 21, 2020
      The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off from Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. April 24, 1990. Corbis
      Ramadan headlines from 1990-2010: From a space mission to Pisa's Leaning Tower

      Science comes to the fore as the 90s usher in a new century

      UAEMay 18, 2020
      Fishermen collect gargoor traps after having repaired them on the last day of fishing season at Jumeirah fishing harbour in Dubai. The use of gargoors is banned in Abu Dhabi. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
      Abu Dhabi environment report highlights record conservation efforts

      Oryx and dugong numbers now the highest in the world

      EnvironmentMay 14, 2020
      Sheikh Zayed attending a graduation ceremony for Air Academy students at Al Dhafra air base in 1987. That year, the UAE Founding Father marked 21 years as Ruler of Abu Dhabi and 15 years as the country’s President. Courtesy: National Archives
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      Ramadan: Sheikh Zayed saw good health as a priority for all

      A look back at the late Ruler's generous spirit on the anniversary of his death during Ramadan

      HealthMay 12, 2020
      A man is seen through a thermal camera at Dubai International Airport, as Emirates airline resumed limited outbound passenger flights amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, UAE April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
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      100 days of Covid-19 in UAE: from the first infections to malls reopening

      Fighting coronavirus has changed all our lives

      UAEMay 10, 2020
      A view of Sydney, Australia, with the rercently completed Sydney Opera House on the left, 22nd November 1973. (Photo by J. R. T. Richardson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
      Ramadan headlines from 1970-90: From a lunar lander to 'Lawnchair Larry'

      Remembering events that fell during the holy month from 1970 to 1989

      UAEMay 09, 2020
      Sardar Tenzing Norgay, right, of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand, left, show off the kit they wore when conquering Mount Everest, at the British Embassy in Katmandu on June 26, 1953. AP
      Ramadan headlines from the past: From the top of the world to the first mouse

      Memories of achievements during past holy months

      UAEMay 01, 2020
      Three people wearing face masks sit in a giant oyster shell on the coast of Fujairah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Coronavirus: 20 startling side effects of a pandemic

      The range of impact of the outbreak defies prediction

      UAEApril 19, 2020
      A view over the town of Longyearbyen in summer. Arterra / Universal Images Group via Getty Images
      10 far-flung places that are untouched by Covid-19

      A look at life in some of the remotest communities on earth that are far from the current crisis

      April 12, 2020
      Medical staff celebrate after all patients were discharged at Wuchang Fangcang Hospital, a temporary hospital set up at Hongshan Gymnasium to treat people infected with the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 10 March 2020. EPA
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      How the world changed in the first 100 days of coronavirus

      China first informed the WHO about mystery 'pneumonia' cases on December 31

      HealthApril 08, 2020
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