• Actor Jared Leto, dressed as the late designer Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette, poses at the Met Gala in New York. Reuters
    Actor Jared Leto, dressed as the late designer Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette, poses at the Met Gala in New York. Reuters
  • The Met gala was held under the theme 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty' on Monday. EPA
    The Met gala was held under the theme 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty' on Monday. EPA
  • A Kenyan police officer stands next to a lorry set on fire in Nairobi during a protest against the cost-of-living crisis and last year's election results. AFP
    A Kenyan police officer stands next to a lorry set on fire in Nairobi during a protest against the cost-of-living crisis and last year's election results. AFP
  • The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea pose for a picture in Incheon, South Korea. Reuters
    The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea pose for a picture in Incheon, South Korea. Reuters
  • An Egyptian guard prepares to lock the 3,200-year-old Abu Simbel temple in Egypt at the end of the day. Reuters
    An Egyptian guard prepares to lock the 3,200-year-old Abu Simbel temple in Egypt at the end of the day. Reuters
  • The Royally Big Portrait, which features thousands of pictures of King Charles drawn by children, is launched in London. Getty
    The Royally Big Portrait, which features thousands of pictures of King Charles drawn by children, is launched in London. Getty
  • Miners pose for a pictures on International Workers' Day at a coal mine in Quetta, Pakistan. EPA
    Miners pose for a pictures on International Workers' Day at a coal mine in Quetta, Pakistan. EPA
  • Liverpool residents look at 'Protect the Beats', a public installation made in solidarity with Ukrainians, at Exchange Flags. EPA
    Liverpool residents look at 'Protect the Beats', a public installation made in solidarity with Ukrainians, at Exchange Flags. EPA
  • Indonesians queue to buy subsidised liquefied petroleum gas for cooking in Lambaro, Aceh province. AFP
    Indonesians queue to buy subsidised liquefied petroleum gas for cooking in Lambaro, Aceh province. AFP
  • A Ukrainian soldier lies in a trench during a military exercise in the Kharkiv region. AFP
    A Ukrainian soldier lies in a trench during a military exercise in the Kharkiv region. AFP
  • Sudanese refugees cross into Chad as they flee the fighting between the army and a paramilitary unit. AFP
    Sudanese refugees cross into Chad as they flee the fighting between the army and a paramilitary unit. AFP
  • A gazelle is seen at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club before the UAE Challenge in Abu Dhabi. Getty
    A gazelle is seen at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club before the UAE Challenge in Abu Dhabi. Getty

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Today's best photos: From Jared Leto as Lagerfeld's cat to a gazelle on Saadiyat

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

May 02, 2023

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Monday's best photos: From Morris dancers to rescued turtles in Indonesia

Sunday's best photos: From visitors at the Great Wall of China to the Pope in Hungary

Saturday's best photos: From 'Floating Earth' in Liverpool to Gathering of Nations

Friday's best photos: From the Premier League to the NFL draft

Thursday's best photos: From a new Camilla waxwork to a base jumper in Spain

Wednesday's best photos: from a small Quran to a new Barbie doll with Down's syndrome

Landfill in numbers

• Landfill gas is composed of 50 per cent methane

• Methane is 28 times more harmful than Co2 in terms of global warming

• 11 million total tonnes of waste are being generated annually in Abu Dhabi

• 18,000 tonnes per year of hazardous and medical waste is produced in Abu Dhabi emirate per year

• 20,000 litres of cooking oil produced in Abu Dhabi’s cafeterias and restaurants every day is thrown away

• 50 per cent of Abu Dhabi’s waste is from construction and demolition

Ruwais timeline

1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established

1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants

1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed

1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.  

1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex

2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea

2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd

2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens

2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies

2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export

2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.

2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery 

2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital

2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13

Source: The National

SRI LANKS ODI SQUAD

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How to protect yourself when air quality drops

Install an air filter in your home.

Close your windows and turn on the AC.

Shower or bath after being outside.

Wear a face mask.

Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.

If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.

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Company profile

Company name: Dharma

Date started: 2018

Founders: Charaf El Mansouri, Nisma Benani, Leah Howe

Based: Abu Dhabi

Sector: TravelTech

Funding stage: Pre-series A 

Investors: Convivialite Ventures, BY Partners, Shorooq Partners, L& Ventures, Flat6Labs

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European arms

Known EU weapons transfers to Ukraine since the war began: Germany 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles. Luxembourg 100 NLAW anti-tank weapons, jeeps and 15 military tents as well as air transport capacity. Belgium 2,000 machine guns, 3,800 tons of fuel. Netherlands 200 Stinger missiles. Poland 100 mortars, 8 drones, Javelin anti-tank weapons, Grot assault rifles, munitions. Slovakia 12,000 pieces of artillery ammunition, 10 million litres of fuel, 2.4 million litres of aviation fuel and 2 Bozena de-mining systems. Estonia Javelin anti-tank weapons.  Latvia Stinger surface to air missiles. Czech Republic machine guns, assault rifles, other light weapons and ammunition worth $8.57 million.

Updated: May 02, 2023, 12:58 PM