• Daniela Haralambie of Romania during the women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, Switzerland. AP
    Daniela Haralambie of Romania during the women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, Switzerland. AP
  • A woman sleeps on a discarded sofa next to a mural depicting Pablo Picasso's 'Guernica' in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP
    A woman sleeps on a discarded sofa next to a mural depicting Pablo Picasso's 'Guernica' in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP
  • Protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace are arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for blocking traffic during a call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Reuters
    Protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace are arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for blocking traffic during a call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Reuters
  • Migrants in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, wait to be transported by the US border patrol after crossing the border wall into the US from Mexico. Reuters
    Migrants in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, wait to be transported by the US border patrol after crossing the border wall into the US from Mexico. Reuters
  • Viviane Oliveira has her make-up done before a Christmas celebration organised by the NGO Favela Mundo in the Caju slums complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
    Viviane Oliveira has her make-up done before a Christmas celebration organised by the NGO Favela Mundo in the Caju slums complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
  • A priest in Buenaventura, Colombia, blesses the crew of the ARC Simon Bolivar before its departure to Antarctica. EPA
    A priest in Buenaventura, Colombia, blesses the crew of the ARC Simon Bolivar before its departure to Antarctica. EPA
  • Paris Saint Germain's Polish goalkeeper, Kararzyna Kiedrzynek, during a Uefa Women's Champions League match against AS Roma at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP
    Paris Saint Germain's Polish goalkeeper, Kararzyna Kiedrzynek, during a Uefa Women's Champions League match against AS Roma at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP
  • Rail traffic in New Jersey was disrupted by this bull on the tracks at Newark Penn Station. AP
    Rail traffic in New Jersey was disrupted by this bull on the tracks at Newark Penn Station. AP
  • A woman in traditional Hanfu clothing outside the Forbidden City during a snowfall in Beijing, China. Getty Images
    A woman in traditional Hanfu clothing outside the Forbidden City during a snowfall in Beijing, China. Getty Images
  • Ilona Horvath using virtual reality goggles in the Margareta nursing home in Kecskemet, Hungary. Reuters
    Ilona Horvath using virtual reality goggles in the Margareta nursing home in Kecskemet, Hungary. Reuters

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The National

December 15, 2023

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The Word for Woman is Wilderness
Abi Andrews, Serpent’s Tail

The specs

Engine: 2-litre 4-cylinder and 3.6-litre 6-cylinder

Power: 220 and 280 horsepower

Torque: 350 and 360Nm

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Price: from Dh136,521 VAT and Dh166,464 VAT 

On sale: now

About Proto21

Date started: May 2018
Founder: Pir Arkam
Based: Dubai
Sector: Additive manufacturing (aka, 3D printing)
Staff: 18
Funding: Invested, supported and partnered by Joseph Group

SPECS

Toyota land Cruiser 2020 5.7L VXR

Engine: 5.7-litre V8

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Power: 362hp

Torque: 530Nm

Price: Dh329,000 (base model 4.0L EXR Dh215,900)

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Results

5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 2,200m; Winner: Gurm, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Eric Lemartinel (trainer)

5.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Al Nafece, Al Muatasm Al Balushi, Mohammed Ramadan

6pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 1,200m; Winner: Ashton Tourettes, Adrie de Vries, Ibrahim Aseel

6.30pm: Arabian Triple Crown – Group 3 (PA) Dh300,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Ottoman, Adrie de Vries, Abdallah Al Hammadi

7pm: Liwa Oasis – Group 2 (PA) 300,000 (T) 1,400m; Winner: Hakeemat Muscat, Szczepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Ganbaru, Antonio Fresu, Musabah Al Muhairi

Primera Liga fixtures (all times UAE: 4 GMT)

Friday
Real Sociedad v Villarreal (10.15pm)
Real Betis v Celta Vigo (midnight)
Saturday
Alaves v Barcelona (8.15pm)
Levante v Deportivo La Coruna (10.15pm)
Girona v Malaga (10.15pm)
Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid (12.15am)
Sunday
Espanyol v Leganes (8.15pm)
Eibar v Athletic Bilbao (8.15pm)
Getafe v Sevilla (10.15pm)
Real Madrid v Valencia (10.15pm)

While you're here
AUSTRALIA SQUADS

ODI squad: Aaron Finch (captain), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Twenty20 squad: Aaron Finch (captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Tree of Hell

Starring: Raed Zeno, Hadi Awada, Dr Mohammad Abdalla

Director: Raed Zeno

Rating: 4/5

Updated: December 15, 2023, 9:43 AM