• The sun sets on the beach volleyball arena on the first day of the Rio Olympics. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
    The sun sets on the beach volleyball arena on the first day of the Rio Olympics. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
  • Spain’s Francisco Garrigos, in white, competes with Germany’s Tobias Englmaier during their 60kg judo contest. Jack Guez / AFP
    Spain’s Francisco Garrigos, in white, competes with Germany’s Tobias Englmaier during their 60kg judo contest. Jack Guez / AFP
  • People watch floating paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan. Kiyoshi Ota / EPA
    People watch floating paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan. Kiyoshi Ota / EPA
  • Visitors ride on a swing and on a Ferris wheel at the 581st ‘Cranger Kirmes’ funfair in Herne, Germany. Ina Fassbender / EPA
    Visitors ride on a swing and on a Ferris wheel at the 581st ‘Cranger Kirmes’ funfair in Herne, Germany. Ina Fassbender / EPA
  • Ten-year-old Dylan Pacheco, from Jerome, Idaho, skates along a a ribbon of sunlight at the Rhodes Skate Park grand opening in Boise, Idaho. Kyel Green / Idaho Statesman via AP
    Ten-year-old Dylan Pacheco, from Jerome, Idaho, skates along a a ribbon of sunlight at the Rhodes Skate Park grand opening in Boise, Idaho. Kyel Green / Idaho Statesman via AP
  • The moon is seen over a slum near Copacabana Beach in Rio. Carlos Barria / Reuters
    The moon is seen over a slum near Copacabana Beach in Rio. Carlos Barria / Reuters
  • Egyptian policemen lookout from a parked vehicle as they wait for the arrival of the body of Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail at Cairo airport. Khaled Desouki / AFP Photo
    Egyptian policemen lookout from a parked vehicle as they wait for the arrival of the body of Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail at Cairo airport. Khaled Desouki / AFP Photo
  • Participants climb up a pier wall on the Danube during the ‘Urban Waters Cup 2016’ competition in Vienna. Christian Bruna / EPA
    Participants climb up a pier wall on the Danube during the ‘Urban Waters Cup 2016’ competition in Vienna. Christian Bruna / EPA

World in focus — best photos for August 7, 2016


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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
How to avoid crypto fraud
  • Use unique usernames and passwords while enabling multi-factor authentication.
  • Use an offline private key, a physical device that requires manual activation, whenever you access your wallet.
  • Avoid suspicious social media ads promoting fraudulent schemes.
  • Only invest in crypto projects that you fully understand.
  • Critically assess whether a project’s promises or returns seem too good to be true.
  • Only use reputable platforms that have a track record of strong regulatory compliance.
  • Store funds in hardware wallets as opposed to online exchanges.
The biog

Fatima Al Darmaki is an Emirati widow with three children

She has received 46 certificates of appreciation and excellence throughout her career

She won the 'ideal mother' category at the Minister of Interior Awards for Excellence

Her favourite food is Harees, a slow-cooked porridge-like dish made from boiled wheat berries mixed with chicken

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
 
Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
Based: Dubai, UAE
 
Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
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Key findings of Jenkins report
  • Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
  • Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
  • Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
  • Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League quarter-final second leg:

Juventus 1 Ajax 2

Ajax advance 3-2 on aggregate

Hydrogen: Market potential

Hydrogen has an estimated $11 trillion market potential, according to Bank of America Securities and is expected to generate $2.5tn in direct revenues and $11tn of indirect infrastructure by 2050 as its production increases six-fold.

"We believe we are reaching the point of harnessing the element that comprises 90 per cent of the universe, effectively and economically,” the bank said in a recent report.

Falling costs of renewable energy and electrolysers used in green hydrogen production is one of the main catalysts for the increasingly bullish sentiment over the element.

The cost of electrolysers used in green hydrogen production has halved over the last five years and will fall to 60 to 90 per cent by the end of the decade, acceding to Haim Israel, equity strategist at Merrill Lynch. A global focus on decarbonisation and sustainability is also a big driver in its development.

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Calendar 2018/19

July 29: OTA Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan

Sep 22-23: LA Convention Centre in Los Angeles, US

Nov 16-18: Carioca Arena Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Feb 7-9: Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mar 9-10: Copper Box Arena in London, UK

Biography

Her family: She has four sons, aged 29, 27, 25 and 24 and is a grandmother-of-nine

Favourite book: Flashes of Thought by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Favourite drink: Water

Her hobbies: Reading and volunteer work

Favourite music: Classical music

Her motto: I don't wait, I initiate

 

 

 

 

 

Washmen Profile

Date Started: May 2015

Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui

Based: Dubai, UAE

Sector: Laundry

Employees: 170

Funding: about $8m

Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures

MATCH INFO

What: 2006 World Cup quarter-final
When: July 1
Where: Gelsenkirchen Stadium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Result:
England 0 Portugal 0
(Portugal win 3-1 on penalties)

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