• Firefighters look on as the Oak Fire burns in Darrah in Mariposa County, California, U. S. July 22, 2022. REUTERS / David Swanson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Firefighters look on as the Oak Fire burns in Darrah in Mariposa County, California, U. S. July 22, 2022. REUTERS / David Swanson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Vehicles cross the Cristo Redentor international land border between Argentina and Chile at Los Andes, Mendoza, Argentina. It was closed two weeks ago because of harsh weather conditions. Reuters
    Vehicles cross the Cristo Redentor international land border between Argentina and Chile at Los Andes, Mendoza, Argentina. It was closed two weeks ago because of harsh weather conditions. Reuters
  • An officer sprays disinfectant on a cattle farm in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, that was infected with highly-contagious foot-and-mouth disease. Getty
    An officer sprays disinfectant on a cattle farm in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, that was infected with highly-contagious foot-and-mouth disease. Getty
  • Keeping cool with a jump into the River Treska on a hot day near Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. A heatwave with temperatures of 41°C hit North Macedonia and its neighbours. EPA
    Keeping cool with a jump into the River Treska on a hot day near Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. A heatwave with temperatures of 41°C hit North Macedonia and its neighbours. EPA
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    Women leave the tomb of King Mirwais Khan in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. AFP
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    A competitor and their dog practise before the Dog Masters 2022 UK Dog Surfing Championships at Branksome Dene Chine beach in Poole, Dorset, southern England. PA
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    Spiderman cosplayers at this year's Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California. AFP
  • French glassmaker Flavie Vincent-Petit works on cleaning stained glass windows from Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris at her workshop in the town of Troyes, north-eastern France. The windows are scheduled to be reinstalled by next spring. AFP
    French glassmaker Flavie Vincent-Petit works on cleaning stained glass windows from Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris at her workshop in the town of Troyes, north-eastern France. The windows are scheduled to be reinstalled by next spring. AFP
  • Supporters of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance and Kenya Kwanza political coalition run to meet him at Namanga on the Kenya-Tanzania border during a campaign tour for the presidential elections. Reuters
    Supporters of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance and Kenya Kwanza political coalition run to meet him at Namanga on the Kenya-Tanzania border during a campaign tour for the presidential elections. Reuters
  • Festival goers cheer as French rapper Ninho performs on the main stage during the 45th Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. The Paleo is the largest open-air music festival in the western part of Switzerland and ran from Tuesday until yesterday. EPA
    Festival goers cheer as French rapper Ninho performs on the main stage during the 45th Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. The Paleo is the largest open-air music festival in the western part of Switzerland and ran from Tuesday until yesterday. EPA

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Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021

Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.

The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.

These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.

“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.

“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.

“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.

“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”

Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.

There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.

“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.

“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.

“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”

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UAE squad

Esha Oza (captain), Al Maseera Jahangir, Emily Thomas, Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Katie Thompson, Lavanya Keny, Mehak Thakur, Michelle Botha, Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Siya Gokhale, Sashikala Silva, Suraksha Kotte, Theertha Satish (wicketkeeper) Udeni Kuruppuarachchige, Vaishnave Mahesh.

UAE tour of Zimbabwe

All matches in Bulawayo
Friday, Sept 26 – First ODI
Sunday, Sept 28 – Second ODI
Tuesday, Sept 30 – Third ODI
Thursday, Oct 2 – Fourth ODI
Sunday, Oct 5 – First T20I
Monday, Oct 6 – Second T20I

Updated: July 24, 2022, 1:10 PM
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