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05/02/2023

Elon Musk Wants to Charge Businesses on Twitter $1,000 per Month to Retain Verified Check-Marks

By Todd Spangler
Feb 4, 2023 4:10am PT
Popular on Variety

Elon Musk’s Twitter needs cash — and now the mega-billionaire wants companies and brands to fork over $1,000 monthly to get verified check-marks on his social network.

Twitter is asking organizations to pay $1,000 per month, plus an additional $50 monthly for each affiliated sub-account, to maintain the gold check-mark verification badges the company introduced in December, replacing the blue check-marks for businesses, according to social media consultant Matt Navarra, who tweeted the details Friday (see below). Tech news site The Information confirmed the details, adding that the pricing “is being finalized and could still change.”

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19/12/2022

A new ocean is forming in Africa & may cause continental split-II

Crack in Kenya: Cultura Colectiva

Although the expected big split is not likely to happen in our lifetime, the impacts are showing. Ever since the volcanic eruption in 2005, Afar has transformed dramatically. The desert has fissures packed with molten rock that has cooled down.

Thanks to advanced satellite data, scientists can now see clear signs of this transition taking place. You see, as the tectonic plates peel apart, material from deep inside the Earth starts to move up to the surface and form oceanic crusts in the ridges.

This is a treat since most of these things happen in the sea, making researchers have a hard time observing it. But thanks to the fissure in the Afar desert, they can learn more about tectonic plate movements.

Birth of a new ocean: University of Bristol seismologist Dr. James Hammond has been working in Afar desert. He says that parts of the area are below sea level and the ocean is just blocked by a 20-meter block of land in Eritrea.

If the ocean manages to flood in the fissures, this will start to create a new ocean. The flooding will sink down and pull apart some parts of Ethiopia. They have estimated that Somalia and some parts of southern Ethiopia would drift off and become islands of the Indian Ocean.

Another crack in Kenya: With all of this happening in Ethiopia, media outlets started buzzing again when a large crack formation showed up in Kenyan Rift Valley in April 2018. Many reports have taken it as a confirmation that African continent is indeed splitting up into two pieces.

The appearance of the cracks was coincidental with occurrence of frequent earthquakes happening at the time. Plus, the cracks were located where a new tectonic plate boundary was forming. So naturally, people assumed that this case was the same as that in Ethiopia.

But upon investigation, researchers found that the cause of these huge cracks in the land was something else entirely. It turned out that the crack was not formed by movements of tectonic plates but by soil erosion beneath the surface.

The erosion was caused by heavy rains that had

04/12/2022

Will Smith made his first red carpet appearance since the Oscars slap at the 'Emancipation' premiere, alongside his family

Will Smith made his return to the red carpet on Wednesday night for the LA premiere of his new Apple TV+ film, "Emancipation.

The 54-year-old actor stepped out onto the red carpet at Westwood's Regency Village Theatre to celebrate his new film – his first to be released since his infamous Oscars outburst.

"Emancipation" is set to be released in theaters on December 2 and on Apple TV+ on December 9. It stars Smith as a slave named Peter who flees a plantation in Louisiana after nearly being killed and is already generating Oscars buzz.

30/11/2022

India: Doctors remove 187 coins from man's stomach

Harijan had swallowed coins of various denominations weighing a total of 1.5kg, over a period of two to three months, his doctor said

Wed 30 Nov 2022, 11:25 AM

Doctors recovered 187 coins when they performed surgery on a patient suffering from vomiting and abdominal discomfort.

Doctors at the Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Centre in Bagalkot say that they recovered 187 coins from the stomach of a patient who was admitted here, following complaints of vomiting and abdominal discomfort.
He was suffering from a psychiatric disorder and had been swallowing coins for the last 2-3 months. He came to the hospital complaining of vomiting and abdominal discomfort," said Dr Eshwar Kalaburgi, one of the doctors who performed the surgery.

After he complained of stomach ache, his relatives rushed him to the Hangal Sri Kumareshwar Hospital. The medicos carried out his X-ray and performed an endoscopy, said the doctor, adding that the patient had swallowed a total of 187 coins: 56 coins 5-rupee-coins, 51 2-rupee-coins, and 80 1-rupee-coins.

The man, identified as Dyamappa Harijan, is a resident of Lingsugur town in Raichur district. The patient was suffering from schizophrenia, a psychiatric illness said one of the doctors attending on him, requesting anonymity.

Harijan had swallowed coins of various denominations weighing a total of 1.5kg, over a period of two to three months, said the doctor.

"The stomach was dilated enormously and lots of coins were stuck in different places of the stomach. After two hours of surgery, we retrieved all the coins. Following the operation, he was treated for water deficiency and other minor issues. The patient is stable and is talking as of now," Dr Kalaburgi said.

As he was suffering from schizophrenia, in this condition, the patients are unaware of what they are doing. These are rare cases. It's a first-of-a-kind case for me in my 40 years of service."

21/11/2022

South American couple earns world record with nearly 100 body modifications

A South American couple with over 98 body modifications earned a world record for their collective number of piercings, microdermals, body implants and other modifications, according to Guinness World Records.

Victor Hugo, a native of Uruguay, and Gabriela Peralta from Argentina, had already earned the title for the most body modifications (married couple) with 84 in 2014.

Since that record was confirmed, they’ve gone on to get more ink and modify their bodies.

Together, Gabriela Peralta and her hubby have 50 piercings, eight microdermals, 14 body implants, five dental implants, four ear expanders, two ear bolts, one forked tongue. Both have also had their scleras, or white part of their eyes, tattooed.

The daring pair, who have been married for 14 years, first met at a motorcycle event 24 years ago and bonded over their penchant for body modification.

21/11/2022

I bought billboards as revenge on my cheating ex — one is outside his home. 4.3 Millon Views. Up

The video quickly went viral with 4.3 million views and thousands of comments

By Adriana Diaz

November 18, 2022 | 12:39pm

This cheater will now be constantly reminded of his deception.
Singer-songwriter Izza, 25, plastered her face on billboards all across Los Angeles, including one strategically placed outside her ex’s house, to get revenge on the two-timer.

“My ex cheated on me, so I got a billboard with my face on it in front of his apartment so him and his new girl can see me every day,” she wrote in a TikTok video showing herself posing under a billboard for her latest album.

The video quickly went viral with 4.3 million views and thousands of comments from people encouraging the larger-than-life retaliation.

“I think when you get your heart broken you just want to get revenge and show you’re doing way better,” Izza told Kennedy News.

“I wanted this person who did me wrong to see my face, regret it and see how well I’m doing. To see I’m having a thriving music career and doing way better.”

27/10/2022

CBN to launch new naira designs December; suspends deposit charges

Although global best practice is for central banks to redesign, produce and circulate new local legal tender every 5–8 years, the Naira has not been redesigned in the last 20 years."

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has redesigned all major naira notes and will by December 2022 start circulating them.

The affected denominations are N100, N200, N500, and N1000.

19/10/2022

15/10/2022

Billionaire Fuchs Calls Wife’s Divorce Demand Greed

Chrysler Building co-owner is engaged in bitter divorce in UK

Fuchs says estranged wife wants to ‘live like a billionaire’

October 13, 2022 at 7:13 PM GMT+4Updated onOctober 13, 2022 at 7:49 PM GMT+4

Michael Fuchs, the billionaire co-owner of Manhattan’s Chrysler Building, said his wife’s demand for a divorce settlement paying her more than £45 million ($50 million) reflected “greed, not need” in a London court filing. 

Fuchs, co-founder with Aby Rosen of New York property group RFR Holding LLC, is engaged in a bitter fight with his estranged second wife Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs, who claims the payment is justified under a pre-nuptial agreement the couple signed.



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Billionaire Fuchs Calls Wife’s Divorce Demand Greed

Chrysler Building co-owner is engaged in bitter divorce in UK

Fuchs says estranged wife wants to ‘live like a billionaire’



Michael Fuchs and Alvina Collardeau in New York City, in 2011.

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October 13, 2022 at 7:13 PM GMT+4Updated onOctober 13, 2022 at 7:49 PM GMT+4

Michael Fuchs, the billionaire co-owner of Manhattan’s Chrysler Building, said his wife’s demand for a divorce settlement paying her more than £45 million ($50 million) reflected “greed, not need” in a London court filing. 

Fuchs, co-founder with Aby Rosen of New York property group RFR Holding LLC, is engaged in a bitter fight with his estranged second wife Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs, who claims the payment is justified under a pre-nuptial agreement the couple signed.

Collardeau-Fuchs “wants to live like a billionaire, having signed an agreement that she will live like a mere multi-millionaire,” Patrick Chamberlayne, the real estate mogul’s lawyer, said in documents prepared for a hearing on Thursday in London High Court. “It is evidence of greed, not need.”

Fuchs, 62, puts his net worth at around $1.1 billion, according to court documents. 

The request by Collardeau-Fuchs, 47, includes more than £45 million for herself as well as £1.2 million in child

15/10/2022

Who was Mansa Musa, the ‘richest man in history’ – and what would his net worth be now? Today’s billionaires don’t come close to the Mali Empire’s late ruler, who had ‘incomprehensible’ wealth

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Gautam Adani may be among today’s richest billionaires, but if we go back in history, John D. Rockefeller and Augustus Caesar are considered richer

But imagine someone whose wealth, built on gold, salt and land, far exceeded many names you know today – meet Mansa Musa, a 14th century West African ruler

2. When we think of the richest people in the world, names like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Gautam Adani might spring to mind.

Of course, these are based on the most recent net worth figures, and can fluctuate at any given moment.

3. Think further back and some more famous names such as American business magnates John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Ford and the Russian Imperial Romanov family also had toppling fortunes.

4. But what if we were to really go back in time and tell you that the richest person of all time (while factoring in inflation) beat not just today’s tech billionaires and shipping magnates of the industrial era, but also the world’s greatest rulers – Augustus Caesar (US$6 trillion), William the Conqueror (US$5 billion) and Akbar I (incalculable), per The Times of India?

According to historians, the richest person ever to walk the earth was a man named Mansa Musa, a 14th century West African ruler, whose wealth was simply “indescribable” and “incomprehensible”, per the BBC.

15/10/2022

Gitex 2022: Medcare emerges as UAE's first metaverse hospital

Healthcare chain aims to provide accessibility and affordability with full-scale Web 3.0 rollout

Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centres, under Aster DM Healthcare, has emerged as the UAE's first medical facility to be present in the metaverse, winning the historic race to the future by planning a full-scale rollout of their hospitals on Web 3.0.

Medcare is one of the largest healthcare provider chains in Dubai and Sharjah.

15/10/2022

Rags to riches Chinese billionaire did not even know he had earned 422 million reward points after he swiped his American Express credit card to buy a $32 million antique tea cup.

Chinese art collector Liu Yiqian is living proof that being incredibly rich involves not thinking twice before swiping your Amex card for a massive expense of millions. Being a millionaire or billionaire takes you over such modest actions. You certainly dont bother yourself with reward points. When the Shanghai-based collector paid $36 million (HK$281 million) for a rare porcelain ‘chicken cup’ using his American Express Centurion Card, little did he know of the advantageous side effect of his enormous spend- nearly 422 million reward points. The man was rapturous on learning the points gained after his sky-high bid for a palm-sized Ming dynasty (1368-1644) cup.

With the purchase made on a one-year payment plan, the family earned two billion points or 132 million frequent flyer miles. The clan could take round-trips from London to New York in first class 733 times or, in simpler words- fly free for life! That’s an enticing offer, even for a man worth $1.4 billion. The billionaire art collector foreseeably holds the record for the highest number of credit card rewards earned and the most expensive thing purchased with a credit card.

11/10/2022

UAE: Khalifa University offers scholarships to international students

Khalifa University was ranked 181st best university in the world
Abu Dhabi: Khalifa University, a public research varsity located in Abu Dhabi, UAE is offering scholarships to international students who want to pursue Master’s and doctorate degrees.

The varsity is offering three different types of scholarships viz., Master Research Teaching Scholarship (MRTS), Combined Master/Doctoral Research Teaching Scholarship (CMDRTS), and Doctoral Research Teaching Scholarship (DRTS).

Master Research Teaching Scholarship
International students who want to pursue a Master’s degree at Khalifa University are eligible for the scholarship.

Under the scholarship, the selected students will get the following benefits

Full tuition fee coverage.
Medical insurance.
Support to attend international research conferences (Subjected to approval).
Mobilization and demobilization flight assistance for overseas international students. and
Monthly stipend of AED 4,000.

11/10/2022

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Calendly was built out of frustration. Now the scheduling app is worth $3 billion—and the subject of a heated Twitter spat among Silicon Valley elite. T ope Awotona NIGERIAN, the 40-year-old founder and chief executive of Calendly, leans back in his chair and lets loose a loud guffaw.6 Apr 2022
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10/10/2022

by Dhanusha Gokulan
Published: Sat 8 Oct 2022, 4:55 PM

Last updated: Sat 8 Oct 2022, 6:32 PM

Residents who have yet to register details of co-occupants are only required to declare the number of cohabitants living with them, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) has clarified. Earlier, residents were required to provide their co-occupants' names, Emirates IDs and birthdates.

According to fresh directives from the DLD, shared with the media on Saturday, October 8, residents only need to declare the number of cohabitants living with them; all other personal data is optional.

In a statement to all Dubai residents, the DLD said, “As part of Dubai Land Department’s efforts to provide the highest standards of quality of life and enhance the health and safety standards in the existing buildings, we would like to inform you that residents must declare the number of occupants within a rented property in the system.”
[10/10, 3:39 AM] Aminu Cash Home Contact: Moreover, the two-week deadline to register the names of family members, or flatmates, has also been done away with, an official with the DLD told Khaleej Times. Residents can complete the registration on the Dubai REST app.

The official said, “Only the number of occupants living in a home is needed to be known. Emirates ID, passport details, and other information are optional.”

On September 23, the housing department said that residents in the emirate had two weeks to register the individuals living in their properties — whether owned or rented. To complete the registration, all owners, developers, property management companies and tenants had to follow an eight-step process.

With the latest update, the Dubai REST app now asks for only the number of co-occupants to complete registration.

Once registered, details will automatically be updated on the tenancy contract. Registering all the people living in a home allows each resident to use an Ejari contract as proof of address.

Steps to manage co-occupants for registered users:
If you are already registered with Dubai Land Department (either from Dubai REST App or DLD We

10/10/2022

by Dhanusha Gokulan
Published: Sat 8 Oct 2022, 4:55 PM

Last updated: Sat 8 Oct 2022, 6:32 PM

Residents who have yet to register details of co-occupants are only required to declare the number of cohabitants living with them, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) has clarified. Earlier, residents were required to provide their co-occupants' names, Emirates IDs and birthdates.

According to fresh directives from the DLD, shared with the media on Saturday, October 8, residents only need to declare the number of cohabitants living with them; all other personal data is optional.

n a statement to all Dubai residents, the DLD said, “As part of Dubai Land Department’s efforts to provide the highest standards of quality of life and enhance the health and safety standards in the existing buildings, we would like to inform you that residents must declare the number of occupants within a rented property in the system.”
[10/10, 3:39 AM] Aminu Cash Home Contact: Moreover, the two-week deadline to register the names of family members, or flatmates, has also been done away with, an official with the DLD told Khaleej Times. Residents can complete the registration on the Dubai REST app.

The official said, “Only the number of occupants living in a home is needed to be known. Emirates ID, passport details, and other information are optional.”

On September 23, the housing department said that residents in the emirate had two weeks to register the individuals living in their properties — whether owned or rented. To complete the registration, all owners, developers, property management companies and tenants had to follow an eight-step process.

With the latest update, the Dubai REST app now asks for only the number of co-occupants to complete registration.

Once registered, details will automatically be updated on the tenancy contract. Registering all the people living in a home allows each resident to use an Ejari contract as proof of address.

Steps to manage co-occupants for registered users:
If you are already registered with Dubai Land Department (either from Dubai REST App or DLD We

08/10/2022

UK Electronic Travel Authorisation Guide for UAE Residents

The UK has received a large influx of foreign travellers to the nation after the government scrapped all of the Covid-19 entry requirements. In addition, the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme has now been introduced by the UK for all GCC and other eligible nationalities to facilitate smooth and easy travel access.

If you are a citizen of the UAE, from next year, you no longer require a visa before travelling to the United Kingdom next year. Keep reading to know more about the UK’s new ETA scheme for travellers from the UAE

Table of Contents

Do UAE residents need a visa to visit the UK?

UK ETA scheme for UAE residents

General requirements

UK ETA application

UK ETA cost

Do UAE residents need a visa to visit the UK?

At present, yes.

If you travel to the UK on or before 31 December 2022, you will require a valid visa document for multiple entry visit. Alternatively, if you opt for a single entry visit, UAE is also among the six countries currently eligible to apply for an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW). A non-refundable fee of £30 (AED 135.01) has to be paid by Emiratis from the UAE for the UK electronic visa waiver.

However, from 1 January 2023, under the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme, citizens of the UAE will no longer require a visa to travel to the United Kingdom.

02/10/2022

UAE announces new visa policies effective October 3

FOR NEW VISA APPLICATION OUTSIDE DUBAI

Bilateral relations between Nigeria and the UAE have heightened in the past two months following stringent migration rules meted out by the economic giant of Middle-East.

In the past week, Nigeria’s foreign ministry announced that Nigerians under the age of 40 will no longer be issued visas to the United Arab Emirates as the Emirati “introduced a new visa regime and has stopped issuing tourist visas to persons under the age of 40 years, except for those applying for family visas.”

In early August, the United Arab Emirates began issuing visas to Nigerians after it imposed outright bans following cult clashes that erupted between rival cult groups Eiye and Aiye in Dubai and Sharjah.

Under the new requirements, Nigerians seeking travel access to the middle eastern city include confirmed hotel reservations, a bank statement and a confirmed return ticket confirmation.

Job Exploration Visa
The UAE has also introduced a visa for exploring job opportunities and another visa for exploring investment and business opportunities without the need to a sponsor or host inside the country.

27/09/2022

Private sector holiday in UAE for Prophet’s birthday announceae

11/05/2022

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21/12/2021