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Quiz of the week: August 12, 2022

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August 12, 2022

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Pictures of the week: from a supernova to a heatwave

Australia’s newest supercomputer, Setonix, has produced a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant. Photo: CSIRO Australia
Australia’s newest supercomputer, Setonix, has produced a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant. Photo: CSIRO Australia
Construction of the new Etihad Rail track in Fujairah. Photo: Etihad Rail
Construction of the new Etihad Rail track in Fujairah. Photo: Etihad Rail
Bandages on the hands of tennis star Emma Raducanu during her women's singles match against Ludmilla Samsonova of Russia at the Citi Open in Washington. EPA
Bandages on the hands of tennis star Emma Raducanu during her women's singles match against Ludmilla Samsonova of Russia at the Citi Open in Washington. EPA
A child swims in the floodwater after heavy rain in Manila, the Philippines. Reuters
A child swims in the floodwater after heavy rain in Manila, the Philippines. Reuters
People enjoy the beach near the smoke of a fire after fuel storage tanks exploded in Matanzas, Cuba. Reuters
People enjoy the beach near the smoke of a fire after fuel storage tanks exploded in Matanzas, Cuba. Reuters
England's Matthew Lee dives at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Reuters
England's Matthew Lee dives at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Reuters
An empty road as Hainan in southern China is locked down after a Covid-19 outbreak. AFP
An empty road as Hainan in southern China is locked down after a Covid-19 outbreak. AFP
Migrants from Tunisia are assisted by crew members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, sixteen miles west of the Italian island of Pantelleria in the Mediterranean. AP Photo
Migrants from Tunisia are assisted by crew members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, sixteen miles west of the Italian island of Pantelleria in the Mediterranean. AP Photo
Members of the Kenya Police Band walk inside the Kenya International Conference Centre during an interfaith prayer meeting attended by veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga in Nairobi. AFP
Members of the Kenya Police Band walk inside the Kenya International Conference Centre during an interfaith prayer meeting attended by veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga in Nairobi. AFP
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. AFP
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. AFP
Dr Rafeeya Sultan Pasha, 84, at her home in Abu Dhabi. She spoke of her memories of Partition in India. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Dr Rafeeya Sultan Pasha, 84, at her home in Abu Dhabi. She spoke of her memories of Partition in India. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Fireworks during the 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Birmingham. Reuters
Fireworks during the 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Birmingham. Reuters
Protesters with umbrellas bearing the number 8 during a rally to mark the anniversary of the August 8, 1988 uprising against a previous junta, in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP
Protesters with umbrellas bearing the number 8 during a rally to mark the anniversary of the August 8, 1988 uprising against a previous junta, in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP
Firefighters at work in the Galicia region of Spain. It has been the worst year of wildfires in the country for 30 years. EPA
Firefighters at work in the Galicia region of Spain. It has been the worst year of wildfires in the country for 30 years. EPA
Smoke clouds rise over the village of Verdelhos during a forest fire in Castelo Branco, Portugal. EPA
Smoke clouds rise over the village of Verdelhos during a forest fire in Castelo Branco, Portugal. EPA
The Roman camp Aquis Querquennis on the banks of the Limia river in Spain is usually underwater but is now visible due to the low level of As Conchas reservoir. EPA
The Roman camp Aquis Querquennis on the banks of the Limia river in Spain is usually underwater but is now visible due to the low level of As Conchas reservoir. EPA
An art installation created by Tal Tenne Czaczkes of a large beach ball made of plastic waste, on display at Gordon beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. EPA
An art installation created by Tal Tenne Czaczkes of a large beach ball made of plastic waste, on display at Gordon beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. EPA
An Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, lies destroyed by Russian troops in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. Reuters
An Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, lies destroyed by Russian troops in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. Reuters
The opening ceremony of the European Championships in Munich, which will feature nine Olympic sports: athletics, beach volleyball, canoe sprint, cycling, artistic gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis and triathlon. EPA
The opening ceremony of the European Championships in Munich, which will feature nine Olympic sports: athletics, beach volleyball, canoe sprint, cycling, artistic gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis and triathlon. EPA
Boats lie on a dry lake bed in a port in Velence, Hungary, as a huge drought sweeps across Europe. AP Photo
Boats lie on a dry lake bed in a port in Velence, Hungary, as a huge drought sweeps across Europe. AP Photo
The sun rises over the Baltic Sea and a pier with a tea house in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. AP Photo
The sun rises over the Baltic Sea and a pier with a tea house in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. AP Photo
A Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image shows low water levels in the Po River in northern Italy. Reuters
A Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image shows low water levels in the Po River in northern Italy. Reuters
A boy stands in a yurt, the traditional portable dwelling of nomads on the Suusamyr Plateau in Kyrgyzstan. AFP
A boy stands in a yurt, the traditional portable dwelling of nomads on the Suusamyr Plateau in Kyrgyzstan. AFP
Emma Slevin of Ireland competes on the balance beam at the European Championships in Munich. Getty Images
Emma Slevin of Ireland competes on the balance beam at the European Championships in Munich. Getty Images
A woman crosses train tracks to reach a residential area of town in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo
A woman crosses train tracks to reach a residential area of town in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo
Young Palestinian girls are overcome at the funeral of 11-year-old Layan al-Shaer in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip. She was killed by an Israeli air strike. AP Photo
Young Palestinian girls are overcome at the funeral of 11-year-old Layan al-Shaer in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip. She was killed by an Israeli air strike. AP Photo
Local people watch clouds of smoke during a forest fire in Linhares da Beira, northern Portugal. EPA
Local people watch clouds of smoke during a forest fire in Linhares da Beira, northern Portugal. EPA
Bassam Hussein in a police car in Beirut. He turned himself in after taking staff hostage for several hours in a bank branch in Lebanon's capital. AFP
Bassam Hussein in a police car in Beirut. He turned himself in after taking staff hostage for several hours in a bank branch in Lebanon's capital. AFP
The supermoon rises behind The Shard in London. AP Photo
The supermoon rises behind The Shard in London. AP Photo
A man jumps off Blackrock diving boards during a heatwave at Salthill beach, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
A man jumps off Blackrock diving boards during a heatwave at Salthill beach, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
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Engine: Duel electric motors
Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
On sale: Available for pre-order now
Price: On request

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The specs: 2018 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Price, base / as tested Dh99,000 / Dh132,000

Engine 3.6L V6

Transmission: Six-speed automatic

Power 275hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque 350Nm @ 3,700rpm

Fuel economy combined 12.2L / 100km

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Kathryn Hawkes of House of Hawkes on being a good guest (because we’ve all had bad ones)

  • Arrive with a thank you gift, or make sure you have one for your host by the time you leave. 
  • Offer to buy groceries, cook them a meal or take your hosts out for dinner.
  • Help out around the house.
  • Entertain yourself so that your hosts don’t feel that they constantly need to.
  • Leave no trace of your stay – if you’ve borrowed a book, return it to where you found it.
  • Offer to strip the bed before you go.
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Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Tomorrow 2021

The Way It Was: My Life with Frank Sinatra by Eliot Weisman and Jennifer Valoppi
Hachette Books

The Buckingham Murders

Starring: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ash Tandon, Prabhleen Sandhu

Director: Hansal Mehta

Rating: 4 / 5

The specs: 2019 Haval H6

Price, base: Dh69,900

Engine: 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder

Transmission: Seven-speed automatic

Power: 197hp @ 5,500rpm

Torque: 315Nm @ 2,000rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 7.0L / 100km

The specS: 2018 Toyota Camry

Price: base / as tested: Dh91,000 / Dh114,000

Engine: 3.5-litre V6

Gearbox: Eight-speed automatic

Power: 298hp @ 6,600rpm

Torque: 356Nm @ 4,700rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 7.0L / 100km

While you're here
Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

The specs

Engine: 5.0-litre V8

Power: 480hp at 7,250rpm

Torque: 566Nm at 4,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: L/100km

Price: Dh306,495

On sale: now

Other workplace saving schemes
  • The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
  • Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
  • National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
  • In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
  • Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
The specs: 2019 Audi A8

Price From Dh390,000

Engine 3.0L V6 turbo

Gearbox Eight-speed automatic

Power 345hp @ 5,000rpm

Torque 500Nm @ 1,370rpm

Fuel economy, combined 7.5L / 100km

Updated: October 22, 2025, 12:14 PM
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