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A new icon is born in the heart of DubaiThe UAE is no shortage of museums, and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister has just announced a new masterpiece: DUMA – Dubai Museum of Art.Taking to X (previously. Twitter), Sheikh Mohammed said, “Today, we witnessed the launch of a new iconic landmark in Dubai – Dubai Arts Museum.” شهدنا اليوم إطلاق معلم أيقوني جديد في دبي .. ” متحف دبي للفنون” .. متحف يطفو فوق مياه خور دبي ليزيد من تألقها .. وليعكس روح دبي الحضارية ويكون مرآة لثقافتها وفنونها ..…
A bus fire that killed at least 20 people in southern India was intensified by hundreds of smartphones being onboard, local reports say, citing forensics officials.Flames rapidly engulfed the Bangalore-bound bus after it collided with a motorcycle that ruptured its fuel tank and triggered an explosion early on Friday.Eyewitnesses said the approximately 40 passengers had struggled to escape as locals rushed to pull out survivors.Forensic experts have now told local media that the bus had been carrying a shipment of 234 mobile phones, and that the lithium-ion batteries they contained likely exacerbated the fire once they ruptured.”The bus batteries, presence…
Two people were killed and 13 others injured in Kyiv after Russian missiles and drones hit sites in Ukraine overnight, including infrastructure and energy sites, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.The attack in Kyiv set off multiple fires and damaged residential infrastructure, including a kindergarten, according to city officials.”These strikes were once again directed at our civilian and energy infrastructure,” Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on X.”Russia is now attempting to create a humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine to coincide with winter.”Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russian missiles and drones had also targeted the energy grid, railroads and homes in Dnipro, Kharkiv and Sumy.WATCH…
Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Life, Law & Liberty, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir, was published earlier this month. The prose is simple and direct, and the book is a worthwhile read. Although Kennedy is not as colorful as my old boss, Justice Antonin Scalia, he has some good stories to share. He also defends his major decisions and his method of constitutional interpretation. I suspect many readers will find his approach to the law pretty unsatisfying in this day and age. But I also suspect most…
By Jordan L. Couch In the last couple of years, artificial intelligence has advanced well beyond the wildest expectations of most of us. Generative and reasoning AI is here, and it is transforming industries across the globe, including the legal profession. As lawyers, understanding AI and its applications can significantly enhance our practice, improve client services and streamline operations. What is artificial intelligence? AI refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think and learn like humans. AI has been around for a very long time. And you’ve been using it for a very long…
Dubai coffee lovers are about to experience a cup worth Dhs3,600, with only 400 cups availableJulith, a specialty coffee shop in Al Quoz, will be serving Nido 7 Geisha soon, one of the rarest and most expensive coffees in the world. Only 20 kilograms of this coffee exist globally, and a portion has even been reserved exclusively for the Dubai Royal Family.A record-breaking purchaseJulith purchased the beans at auction for a staggering Dhs2.2 million, making it the most expensive coffee ever sold at auction. This record-breaking acquisition has put Dubai on the global coffee map, marking a milestone for the…
Yolande Knell and Jacob Evans,in JerusalemBBCThree year-old Zain Tafesh died from leukemia earlier this weekSo many lives in Gaza still hang in the balance.In different wards of Nasser Hospital lie two 10-year-old boys, one shot by Israeli fire and paralysed from the neck down, another with a brain tumour.Now that a fragile ceasefire is in place, they are among some 15,000 patients who the World Health Organization (WHO) says are in need of urgent medical evacuations.Amar Abu Said is paralysed from the neck and needs specialist treatmentOla Abu Said sits gently stroking the hair of her son Amar. His family…
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau said on Saturday.Sirikit had been out of the public eye since she had a stroke in 2012.Her husband, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was Thailand’s longest-reigning monarch, spending 70 years on the throne since 1946. She was at his side for much of that, and they won over hearts at home with their charity work.When they travelled abroad, she also charmed the world’s media with her…
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Home Daily News 37 lawyers from this BigLaw firm are joining… Law Firms 37 lawyers from this BigLaw firm are joining Orrick By Debra Cassens Weiss October 7, 2025, 9:49 am CDT Thirty-seven lawyers have jumped to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. (Photo from Shutterstock) Thirty-seven lawyers have jumped to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. The group, which includes 10 incoming partners, has expertise in collateralized loan obligations and asset-backed lending, report Law.com, Bloomberg Law, Law360 and an Oct. 6 press release from Orrick. The lawyers will join a new office in…