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Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have seen an eight-day mission on the International Space Station stretch to 10 months. AP

Starliner astronauts' return to Earth delayed again

They cannot leave until a handover crew arrives at the International Space Station in late March

Space42 secures $5.1bn contract from UAE government

US company builds on SpaceX's vision with fully reusable rockets to cut launch costs

Geminids meteor shower lights up UAE skies in spectacular display

UAE astronauts could be first crew of new space station project

Leading companies in running to build UAE's airlock on Gateway space station

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Team Hawks's Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in action against Team Falcon during a match in the World Tennis League in Abu Dhabi, 19 December 2024. EPA

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Prime districts such as DIFC in Dubai have recorded a surge in Grade A occupancy levels. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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A public works vehicle sprays water in a bid to reduce air pollution on Signature Bridge, on a smoggy winter morning in New Delhi. AFP

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