• A US satellite photo shows the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations. Reuters
    A US satellite photo shows the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations. Reuters
  • Viengsay Valdes, a Cuban National Ballet prima ballerina, performs 'Giselle' during the Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival, in Havana, Cuba. Reuters
    Viengsay Valdes, a Cuban National Ballet prima ballerina, performs 'Giselle' during the Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival, in Havana, Cuba. Reuters
  • The mother and grandmother of Pattanan Mumklang, 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a day care centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Thailand, scatter the child's ashes into the sea, in Chonburi province. Reuters
    The mother and grandmother of Pattanan Mumklang, 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a day care centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Thailand, scatter the child's ashes into the sea, in Chonburi province. Reuters
  • A boat transports Pirarucu fish to a processing ship, in the San Raimundo settlement lake, in Carauari, Brazil. The giant fish not so long ago nearly vanished. AP
    A boat transports Pirarucu fish to a processing ship, in the San Raimundo settlement lake, in Carauari, Brazil. The giant fish not so long ago nearly vanished. AP
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic walks out before his round of 16 match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the ATP Masters 1000, in Paris. Reuters
    Serbia's Novak Djokovic walks out before his round of 16 match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the ATP Masters 1000, in Paris. Reuters
  • A man swims in a pool at a residential complex, in Bangkok. AFP
    A man swims in a pool at a residential complex, in Bangkok. AFP
  • Members of the elite police take up position on the roof of the Guayas 1 prison during an operative to control a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador. AFP
    Members of the elite police take up position on the roof of the Guayas 1 prison during an operative to control a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador. AFP
  • Britain's Alice Kinsella prepares to compete during the floor exercise event of the women's individual all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. AFP
    Britain's Alice Kinsella prepares to compete during the floor exercise event of the women's individual all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. AFP
  • Jets of the Italian Air Force's Tricolor Arrows aerobatic unit spread smoke with the colors of the Italian flag as they fly over Rome's Altare della Patria monument as part of celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day, marking the end of the First World War. AFP
    Jets of the Italian Air Force's Tricolor Arrows aerobatic unit spread smoke with the colors of the Italian flag as they fly over Rome's Altare della Patria monument as part of celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day, marking the end of the First World War. AFP
  • Helicopters fly in the distance as the sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York. AFP
    Helicopters fly in the distance as the sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a volcanic eruption to a New York sunset

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

November 04, 2022

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Company name: Play:Date

Launched: March 2017 on UAE Mother’s Day

Founder: Shamim Kassibawi

Based: Dubai with operations in the UAE and US

Sector: Tech 

Size: 20 employees

Stage of funding: Seed

Investors: Three founders (two silent co-founders) and one venture capital fund

Company profile

Name: Dukkantek 

Started: January 2021 

Founders: Sanad Yaghi, Ali Al Sayegh and Shadi Joulani 

Based: UAE 

Number of employees: 140 

Sector: B2B Vertical SaaS(software as a service) 

Investment: $5.2 million 

Funding stage: Seed round 

Investors: Global Founders Capital, Colle Capital Partners, Wamda Capital, Plug and Play, Comma Capital, Nowais Capital, Annex Investments and AMK Investment Office  

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Ponti

Sharlene Teo, Pan Macmillan

Dhadak 2

Director: Shazia Iqbal

Starring: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri 

Rating: 1/5

THURSDAY'S ORDER OF PLAY

Centre Court

Starting at 10am:

Lucrezia Stefanini v Elena Rybakina (6)

Aryna Sabalenka (4) v Polona Hercog

Sofia Kenin (1) v Zhaoxuan Yan

Kristina Mladenovic v Garbine Muguruza (5)

Sorana Cirstea v Karolina Pliskova (3)

Jessica Pegula v Elina Svitolina (2)

Court 1

Starting at 10am:

Sara Sorribes Tormo v Nadia Podoroska

Marketa Vondrousova v Su-Wei Hsieh

Elise Mertens (7) v Alize Cornet

Tamara Zidansek v Jennifer Brady (11)

Heather Watson v Jodie Burrage

Vera Zvonareva v Amandine Hesse

Court 2

Starting at 10am:

Arantxa Rus v Xiyu Wang

Maria Kostyuk v Lucie Hradecka

Karolina Muchova v Danka Kovinic

Cori Gauff v Ulrikke Eikeri

Mona Barthel v Anastasia Gasanova

Court 3

Starting at 10am:

Kateryna Bondarenko v Yafan Wang

Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Anna Bondar

Bianca Turati v Yaroslava Shvedova

The schedule

December 5 - 23: Shooting competition, Al Dhafra Shooting Club

December 9 - 24: Handicrafts competition, from 4pm until 10pm, Heritage Souq

December 11 - 20: Dates competition, from 4pm

December 12 - 20: Sour milk competition

December 13: Falcon beauty competition

December 14 and 20: Saluki races

December 15: Arabian horse races, from 4pm

December 16 - 19: Falconry competition

December 18: Camel milk competition, from 7.30 - 9.30 am

December 20 and 21: Sheep beauty competition, from 10am

December 22: The best herd of 30 camels

The specs: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor

Price, base / as tested Dh220,000 / Dh320,000

Engine 3.5L V6

Transmission 10-speed automatic

Power 421hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque 678Nm @ 3,750rpm

Fuel economy, combined 14.1L / 100km

Company profile

Company: Verity

Date started: May 2021

Founders: Kamal Al-Samarrai, Dina Shoman and Omar Al Sharif

Based: Dubai

Sector: FinTech

Size: four team members

Stage: Intially bootstrapped but recently closed its first pre-seed round of $800,000

Investors: Wamda, VentureSouq, Beyond Capital and regional angel investors

MATCH INFO

Mumbai Indians 186-6 (20 ovs)
Kings XI Punjab 183-5 (20 ovs)

Mumbai Indians won by three runs

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