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• H.H Sheikh Hamdan approves new board for 'Young Arab Leaders' initiative

  His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, has officially approved the formation of a new Board of Directors for the prestigious 'Young Arab Leaders' initiative.

• UAE, Belarus Presidents discuss bilateral relations

  President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, on Sunday, discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation to serve shared interests and advance development and prosperity in both countries.

• Dubai's RTA opens key Hessa Street to Al Khail Road bridge

  Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), on Sunday, opened a key two-lane bridge spanning 1,000 metres to enhance traffic flow from Hessa Street to Al Khail Road.

• Sharjah announces New Year holiday

  The Sharjah Department of Human Resources announced on Sunday there will be a holiday on Wednesday, January 1, to celebrate the New Year.

• H.H. Sheikh Hamdan vows to provide prosthetic limbs for Gaza child

  His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has pledged to provide prosthetic limbs for 7-year-old Mohammad Saeed Shaaban, who lost his legs and right hand in an Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza.

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International

• Brazil bridge collapses, spilling sulfuric acid into river

  A bridge connecting two states in Brazil's northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were crossing, killing at least one person and spilling sulfuric acid into the Tocantins River.

• Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza

  Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north.

• Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges

  A man suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market in an attack that killed at least five people and injured scores of others faces charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday, after the man was remanded in custody.

• Four killed in helicopter crash at Turkish hospital

  Four people were killed in southwest Turkey on Sunday when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground.

• Mozambique's Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94

  Mozambique's death toll from Cyclone Chido has risen to 94, the country's disaster management agency said on Sunday.

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Business

• 1 Billion Followers summit unveils finalists

  The 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s largest event dedicated to the content creator economy, has announced the 10 finalists for its One Billion Award, a $1 million prize considered the largest and most valuable award for content creators globally.

• 'Economic Content Creators’ programme caps first week

  The Dubai Press Club has marked the successful completion of the first week of the "Economic Content Creators" programme, organised with the support of the UAE Ministry of Economy.

• DEWA SAT-1 sends 2,690 MB of data related to its work to ground station

  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on Sunday that its nanosatellite, DEWA-SAT 1, has transmitted 2,690 megabytes (MB) of data related to DEWA’s work to the ground station since launch in January 2022.

• Novo's next-gen obesity drug candidate trial disappoints

  Novo Nordisk on Friday revealed disappointing results in a late-stage trial for its experimental next-generation obesity drug CagriSema, wiping as much as $125 billion off its market value.

• Amazon workers to strike at US warehouses during busy holiday season

  Thousands of Amazon.com workers in the US will walk off the job on Thursday, in the crucial final days of the holiday season, after union officials said the retailer failed to come to the bargaining table to negotiate contracts.

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Sports

• Tiger Woods' son Charlie hits first hole-in-one at PNC Championship

  Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of golf great Tiger Woods, hit his first ever hole-in-one on Sunday during the final round of the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida.

• Parry secures Mauritius Open title with brilliant back nine

  England’s John Parry sunk an eagle and four birdies on his back nine to card a 64 on Sunday and claim the Mauritius Open title at Mont Choisy Le Golf with 14 under-par, his first victory on the DP World Tour in 14 years.

• Man City boss backs players after stunning freefall

  Manchester City's beleaguered boss Pep Guardiola insists he has "incredible trust" that the results will come for his team as the champions' crisis continued to grow with a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.

• Tiger, Charlie Woods tied for lead at PNC Championship

  Tiger Woods and son Charlie are in a three-way tie for first place at 13-under par after the opening round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.

• Ukraine's Usyk outpoints Fury to retain world heavyweight crowns

  Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles by unanimous decision against Britain's Tyson Fury to remain undefeated after an enthralling clash in an electric atmosphere at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday.

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Entertainment

• Actress Blake Lively to sue co-star over alleged harassment

  Blake Lively is reportedly suing her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a campaign to damage her public reputation.

• Filming wraps for Stranger Things final season

  The fifth and final season of Stranger Things has finally wrapped filming and is due for release in 2025.

• Abu Dhabi announces lineup for 2025 comedy season

  Abu Dhabi is gearing up for the highly anticipated second edition of the Abu Dhabi Comedy Season, running from April to July 2025 at the Etihad Arena.

• Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in 'The Tempest'

  Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician Prospero in William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and said she was glad she had taken on the role.

• Global Village to ring in New Year with 7 fireworks shows

  Global Village is set to ring in the New Year with seven spectacular countdown celebrations on Tuesday, December 31.

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Quirky

• China half marathon offers cow, fish, chickens as prizes

  A half marathon in China's northeast province of Jilin announced an unusual selection of prizes, with first over the line winning a cow and other runners getting wild fish, geese or roosters, in a bid to attract more participants and promote local produce.

• T. Rex is at center of debate over dinosaur intelligence

  Surmising even the physical appearance of a dinosaur - or any extinct animal - based on its fossils is a tricky proposition, with so many uncertainties involved. Assessing a dinosaur's intelligence, considering the innumerable factors contributing to that trait, is exponentially more difficult.

• Horses run amok in central London

  A number of horses are running amok in London and at least one person has been injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the British capital said on Wednesday.

• Kishida delights Washington with promise of 250 cherry trees as gift

  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew cheers and applause from US lawmakers on Thursday when he announced a plan to donate 250 cherry trees to the US capital to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US independence.

• 124 candles? Peru stakes claim to world's oldest human, born in 1900

  Peru's Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true.

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