• A boy wears a face mask as he looks around pumpkins at the Didier Farms in Lincolnshire. AP Photo
    A boy wears a face mask as he looks around pumpkins at the Didier Farms in Lincolnshire. AP Photo
  • A firefighter battles flames in Capilla del Monte, Cordoba, Argentina. AP Photo
    A firefighter battles flames in Capilla del Monte, Cordoba, Argentina. AP Photo
  • Workers with ABM Industries give a demonstration on cleaning inside a United Airlines plane destined for Hawaii at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. AP Photo
    Workers with ABM Industries give a demonstration on cleaning inside a United Airlines plane destined for Hawaii at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. AP Photo
  • Photographers work as a French Air Force Airbus A400M performs during a presentation of the French Air and Space Army at the BA 105 Evreux-Fauville Air Force Base, France. Reuters
    Photographers work as a French Air Force Airbus A400M performs during a presentation of the French Air and Space Army at the BA 105 Evreux-Fauville Air Force Base, France. Reuters
  • Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones during rally against the state of emergency at Ratchaprasong shopping district in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones during rally against the state of emergency at Ratchaprasong shopping district in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • US President Donald Trump speaks at a "Make America Great Again" rally in Greenville, North Carolina. AFP
    US President Donald Trump speaks at a "Make America Great Again" rally in Greenville, North Carolina. AFP
  • A woman plays the violin for a living in the centre of Moscow, Russia. EPA
    A woman plays the violin for a living in the centre of Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • A man wades through floodwaters during heavy rain showers in Hai Lang district in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province. AFP
    A man wades through floodwaters during heavy rain showers in Hai Lang district in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province. AFP
  • An aerial view shows Spring and Autumn pavilions at the Lotus pond in Zuoying District in Kaohsiung. AFP
    An aerial view shows Spring and Autumn pavilions at the Lotus pond in Zuoying District in Kaohsiung. AFP
  • A pedestrain wearing a facemask walks past a boarded up and temporarily closed Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard, closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Hollywood, California. AFP
    A pedestrain wearing a facemask walks past a boarded up and temporarily closed Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard, closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Hollywood, California. AFP

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How to help

Donate towards food and a flight by transferring money to this registered charity's account.

Account name: Dar Al Ber Society

Account Number: 11 530 734

IBAN: AE 9805 000 000 000 11 530 734

Bank Name: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

To ensure that your contribution reaches these people, please send the copy of deposit/transfer receipt to: juhi.khan@daralber.ae

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The bio

Favourite food: Japanese

Favourite car: Lamborghini

Favourite hobby: Football

Favourite quote: If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough

Favourite country: UAE

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Results:

CSIL 2-star 145cm One Round with Jump-Off

1.           Alice Debany Clero (USA) on Amareusa S 38.83 seconds

2.           Anikka Sande (NOR) For Cash 2 39.09

3.           Georgia Tame (GBR) Cash Up 39.42

4.           Nadia Taryam (UAE) Askaria 3 39.63

5.           Miriam Schneider (GER) Fidelius G 47.74

Day 1, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance

Moment of the day Dimuth Karunaratne had batted with plenty of pluck, and no little skill, in getting to within seven runs of a first-day century. Then, while he ran what he thought was a comfortable single to mid-on, his batting partner Dinesh Chandimal opted to stay at home. The opener was run out by the length of the pitch.

Stat of the day - 1 One six was hit on Day 1. The boundary was only breached 18 times in total over the course of the 90 overs. When it did arrive, the lone six was a thing of beauty, as Niroshan Dickwella effortlessly clipped Mohammed Amir over the square-leg boundary.

The verdict Three wickets down at lunch, on a featherbed wicket having won the toss, and Sri Lanka’s fragile confidence must have been waning. Then Karunaratne and Chandimal's alliance of precisely 100 gave them a foothold in the match. Dickwella’s free-spirited strokeplay meant the Sri Lankans were handily placed at 227 for four at the close.

In numbers: China in Dubai

The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000

Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000

Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE