• Workers inflate and secure giant helium balloons which will be a featured part of tomorrow's 97th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York, USA, 22 November 2023. The annual parade will feature 16 giant character helium balloons which will be lead down the street by teams of people. EPA / JUSTIN LANE
    Workers inflate and secure giant helium balloons which will be a featured part of tomorrow's 97th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York, USA, 22 November 2023. The annual parade will feature 16 giant character helium balloons which will be lead down the street by teams of people. EPA / JUSTIN LANE
  • A busy 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. AP
    A busy 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. AP
  • British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visits a damaged building in Kibbutz Beeri, southern Israel. Reuters
    British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visits a damaged building in Kibbutz Beeri, southern Israel. Reuters
  • The aftermath of a landslide in Las Calaveras, Guatemala City. At least six people are missing. AFP
    The aftermath of a landslide in Las Calaveras, Guatemala City. At least six people are missing. AFP
  • A boatman steers through the polluted waters of the Yamuna river in New Delhi. AFP
    A boatman steers through the polluted waters of the Yamuna river in New Delhi. AFP
  • A chemical factory in an industrial area in Frankfurt during sunset. AFP
    A chemical factory in an industrial area in Frankfurt during sunset. AFP
  • An injured Palestinian sits in a school in Khan Younis, Gaza, having been transferred from the Indonesian Hospital, which is under Israeli siege. AFP
    An injured Palestinian sits in a school in Khan Younis, Gaza, having been transferred from the Indonesian Hospital, which is under Israeli siege. AFP
  • A snowy scene in Independence Square, Kyiv. Reuters
    A snowy scene in Independence Square, Kyiv. Reuters
  • A statue of Athena Parthenon during a preview of the exhibition Fidia at the Capitoline Museums, Rome. AP
    A statue of Athena Parthenon during a preview of the exhibition Fidia at the Capitoline Museums, Rome. AP
  • From left, Michael Fassbender, Woody Harrelson and Taika Waititi attend a 'Next Goal Wins' charity event at Ham Yard Hotel in London. Getty Images
    From left, Michael Fassbender, Woody Harrelson and Taika Waititi attend a 'Next Goal Wins' charity event at Ham Yard Hotel in London. Getty Images
  • Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after a meeting with leaders of Western Balkan nations in Skopje, North Macedonia. EPA
    Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after a meeting with leaders of Western Balkan nations in Skopje, North Macedonia. EPA
  • A woman carrying her birds flees Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A woman carrying her birds flees Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Freezing fog covers the foothills of the Tatra Mountains near Zakopane, Poland. EPA
    Freezing fog covers the foothills of the Tatra Mountains near Zakopane, Poland. EPA

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Today's best photos: From Macy's Thanksgiving Parade to winter in Poland

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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November 23, 2023

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
FIGHT CARD

 

1.           Featherweight 66kg

Ben Lucas (AUS) v Ibrahim Kendil (EGY)

2.           Lightweight 70kg

Mohammed Kareem Aljnan (SYR) v Alphonse Besala (CMR)

3.           Welterweight 77kg

Marcos Costa (BRA) v Abdelhakim Wahid (MAR)

4.           Lightweight 70kg

Omar Ramadan (EGY) v Abdimitalipov Atabek (KGZ)

5.           Featherweight 66kg

Ahmed Al Darmaki (UAE) v Kagimu Kigga (UGA)

6.           Catchweight 85kg

Ibrahim El Sawi (EGY) v Iuri Fraga (BRA)

7.           Featherweight 66kg

Yousef Al Husani (UAE) v Mohamed Allam (EGY)

8.           Catchweight 73kg

Mostafa Radi (PAL) v Abdipatta Abdizhali (KGZ)

9.           Featherweight 66kg

Jaures Dea (CMR) v Andre Pinheiro (BRA)

10.         Catchweight 90kg

Tarek Suleiman (SYR) v Juscelino Ferreira (BRA)

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Analysis

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Jebel Ali card

1.45pm: Maiden Dh75,000 1,400m

2.15pm: Handicap Dh90,000 1,400m

2.45pm: Maiden Dh75,000 1,000m

3.15pm: Handicap Dh105,000 1,200m

3.45pm: Maiden Dh75,000 1,600m

4.15pm: Handicap Dh105,000 1,600m

4.45pm: Handicap Dh80,000 1,800m

 

The National selections

1.45pm: Cosmic Glow

2.15pm: Karaginsky

2.45pm: Welcome Surprise

3.15pm: Taamol

3.45pm: Rayig

4.15pm: Chiefdom

4.45pm: California Jumbo

Results:

6.30pm: Mazrat Al Ruwayah (PA) | Group 2 | US$55,000 (Dirt) | 1,600 metres

Winner: AF Al Sajanjle, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)

7.05pm: Meydan Sprint (TB) | Group 2 | $250,000 (Turf) | 1,000m

Winner: Blue Point, William Buick, Charlie Appleby

7.40pm: Firebreak Stakes | Group 3 | $200,000 (D) | 1,600m

Winner: Muntazah, Jim Crowley, Doug Watson

8.15pm: Meydan Trophy Conditions (TB) | $100,000 (T) | 1,900m

Winner: Art Du Val, William Buick, Charlie Appleby

8.50pm: Balanchine Group 2 (TB) | $250,000 (T) | 1,800m

Winner: Poetic Charm, William Buick, Charlie Appleby

9.25pm: Handicap (TB) | $135,000 (D) | 1,200m

Winner: Lava Spin, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar

10pm: Handicap (TB) | $175,000 (T) | 2,410m

Winner: Mountain Hunter, Christophe Soumillon, Saeed bin Suroor

Five ways to get fit like Craig David (we tried for seven but ran out of time)

Start the week as you mean to go on. So get your training on strong on a Monday.

Train hard, but don’t take it all so seriously that it gets to the point where you’re not having fun and enjoying your friends and your family and going out for nice meals and doing that stuff.

Think about what you’re training or eating a certain way for — don’t, for example, get a six-pack to impress somebody else or lose weight to conform to society’s norms. It’s all nonsense.

Get your priorities right.

And last but not least, you should always, always chill on Sundays.

The biog

Favourite pet: cats. She has two: Eva and Bito

Favourite city: Cape Town, South Africa

Hobby: Running. "I like to think I’m artsy but I’m not".

Favourite move: Romantic comedies, specifically Return to me. "I cry every time".

Favourite spot in Abu Dhabi: Saadiyat beach

Racecard

6.35pm: The Madjani Stakes – Group 2 (PA) Dh97,500 (Dirt) 1,900m 

7.10pm: Evidenza – Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (D) 1,200m 

7.45pm: The Longines Conquest – Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (D) 2,000m 

8.20: The Longines Elegant – Conditions (TB) Dh82,500 (D) 

8.35pm: The Dubai Creek Mile – Listed (TB) Dh132,500 (D) 1,600m 

9.30pm: Mirdif Stakes – Conditions (TB) Dh120,000 (D) 1,400m 

10.05pm: The Longines Record – Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (D) 1,900m  

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Updated: November 23, 2023, 4:14 PM