• A base jumper leaps from the 300-metre high open deck of Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur on February 3, 2023. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)
    A base jumper leaps from the 300-metre high open deck of Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur on February 3, 2023. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)
  • At the Kersten family costume workshop in Binche, Belgium, Quentin Kersten stands in the middle of a room full of ostrich feather hats. AP
    At the Kersten family costume workshop in Binche, Belgium, Quentin Kersten stands in the middle of a room full of ostrich feather hats. AP
  • Firefighters put out a blaze after Russian shelling hit a shopping centre in Kherson, Ukraine. AP
    Firefighters put out a blaze after Russian shelling hit a shopping centre in Kherson, Ukraine. AP
  • People walk on the staircase before Pope Francis's meeting with young people and catechists in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
    People walk on the staircase before Pope Francis's meeting with young people and catechists in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
  • The Mucajai river in the Yanomami indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil. AFP
    The Mucajai river in the Yanomami indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil. AFP
  • Worshippers take part in the traditional ceremony of Iemanja, the goddess of the sea of the syncretic Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda, in Bahia, Brazil. AFP
    Worshippers take part in the traditional ceremony of Iemanja, the goddess of the sea of the syncretic Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda, in Bahia, Brazil. AFP
  • A volunteer places parts of a yurt, a traditional nomadic tent that can be used to keep people warm in freezing weather, in a truck while preparing a shipment of aid for residents of Ukraine, in the village of Kainazar in the Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    A volunteer places parts of a yurt, a traditional nomadic tent that can be used to keep people warm in freezing weather, in a truck while preparing a shipment of aid for residents of Ukraine, in the village of Kainazar in the Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • A light show during the opening ceremony of the baseball Caribbean Series in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA
    A light show during the opening ceremony of the baseball Caribbean Series in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA
  • A high-altitude balloon floats over Billings, Montana. The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over American airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said. The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was the surveillance balloon. AP
    A high-altitude balloon floats over Billings, Montana. The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over American airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said. The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was the surveillance balloon. AP
  • Women in traditional dress dance to celebrate El Dia de la Candelaria, or Candelaria Day, in San Fernando, Chiapas, Mexico. The women are dressed in zoque dresses and charro hats for a three-day celebration involving dance to drums and reed flutes. EPA
    Women in traditional dress dance to celebrate El Dia de la Candelaria, or Candelaria Day, in San Fernando, Chiapas, Mexico. The women are dressed in zoque dresses and charro hats for a three-day celebration involving dance to drums and reed flutes. EPA

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Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015

- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France

BUNDESLIGA FIXTURES

Saturday, May 16 (kick-offs UAE time)

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke (4.30pm) 
RB Leipzig v Freiburg (4.30pm) 
Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (4.30pm) 
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn  (4.30pm) 
Augsburg v Wolfsburg (4.30pm) 
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach (7.30pm)

Sunday, May 17

Cologne v Mainz (4.30pm),
Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (7pm)

Monday, May 18

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen (9.30pm)

Jetour T1 specs

Engine: 2-litre turbocharged

Power: 254hp

Torque: 390Nm

Price: From Dh126,000

Available: Now

BMW M5 specs

Engine: 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 petrol enging with additional electric motor

Power: 727hp

Torque: 1,000Nm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 10.6L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh650,000

Company profile

Name: Infinite8

Based: Dubai

Launch year: 2017

Number of employees: 90

Sector: Online gaming industry

Funding: $1.2m from a UAE angel investor

Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

Our legal columnist

Name: Yousef Al Bahar

Advocate at Al Bahar & Associate Advocates and Legal Consultants, established in 1994

Education: Mr Al Bahar was born in 1979 and graduated in 2008 from the Judicial Institute. He took after his father, who was one of the first Emirati lawyers

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Omnibus  Press

Top financial tips for graduates

Araminta Robertson, of the Financially Mint blog, shares her financial advice for university leavers:

1. Build digital or technical skills: After graduation, people can find it extremely hard to find jobs. From programming to digital marketing, your early twenties are for building skills. Future employers will want people with tech skills.

2. Side hustle: At 16, I lived in a village and started teaching online, as well as doing work as a virtual assistant and marketer. There are six skills you can use online: translation; teaching; programming; digital marketing; design and writing. If you master two, you’ll always be able to make money.

3. Networking: Knowing how to make connections is extremely useful. Use LinkedIn to find people who have the job you want, connect and ask to meet for coffee. Ask how they did it and if they know anyone who can help you. I secured quite a few clients this way.

4. Pay yourself first: The minute you receive any income, put about 15 per cent aside into a savings account you won’t touch, to go towards your emergency fund or to start investing. I do 20 per cent. It helped me start saving immediately.

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United States

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China

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UAE

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Japan

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Norway

6.

Canada

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Singapore

8.

Australia

9.

Saudi Arabia

10.

South Korea

Lexus LX700h specs

Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh590,000

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The specs

Engine: 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged and three electric motors

Power: Combined output 920hp

Torque: 730Nm at 4,000-7,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic

Fuel consumption: 11.2L/100km

On sale: Now, deliveries expected later in 2025

Price: expected to start at Dh1,432,000

LA LIGA FIXTURES

Friday

Granada v Real Betis (9.30pm)

Valencia v Levante (midnight)

Saturday

Espanyol v Alaves (4pm)

Celta Vigo v Villarreal (7pm)

Leganes v Real Valladolid (9.30pm)

Mallorca v Barcelona (midnight)

Sunday

Atletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid (4pm)

Real Madrid v Eibar (9.30pm)

Real Sociedad v Osasuna (midnight)

MATCH INFO

Manchester City 3
Danilo (16'), Bernardo Silva (34'), Fernandinho (72')

Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Ulloa (20')

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The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

Credits

Produced by: Colour Yellow Productions and Eros Now
Director: Mudassar Aziz
Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Jimmy Sheirgill, Jassi Gill, Piyush Mishra, Diana Penty, Aparshakti Khurrana
Star rating: 2.5/5

Our legal columnist

Name: Yousef Al Bahar

Advocate at Al Bahar & Associate Advocates and Legal Consultants, established in 1994

Education: Mr Al Bahar was born in 1979 and graduated in 2008 from the Judicial Institute. He took after his father, who was one of the first Emirati lawyers

Updated: February 03, 2023, 11:20 AM