Quiz of the week: May 19, 2023



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Pictures of the week:

  • Women dry their clothes after cooling off in the sea at Gorai Beach in Mumbai. EPA
    Women dry their clothes after cooling off in the sea at Gorai Beach in Mumbai. EPA
  • Thai prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, and Srettha Thavisin take a selfie photo on stage at the Pheu Thai Party's final campaign event in Bangkok. AFP
    Thai prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, and Srettha Thavisin take a selfie photo on stage at the Pheu Thai Party's final campaign event in Bangkok. AFP
  • People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
    People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
  • Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather at the AK Party's headquarters in Istanbul on election night. Getty Images
    Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather at the AK Party's headquarters in Istanbul on election night. Getty Images
  • Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
    Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
  • A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
    A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
  • Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
    Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
  • A hot air balloon burns and falls to the ground on Mother's Day in Rio de Janeiro. The balloon had no passengers. AFP
    A hot air balloon burns and falls to the ground on Mother's Day in Rio de Janeiro. The balloon had no passengers. AFP
  • Jordan and Palestine face off in a football match during the inauguration of the newly renamed Pele Stadium in Bethlehem. AFP
    Jordan and Palestine face off in a football match during the inauguration of the newly renamed Pele Stadium in Bethlehem. AFP
  • A Palestinian surveys the damage to his home following Israeli strikes in Gaza. EPA
    A Palestinian surveys the damage to his home following Israeli strikes in Gaza. EPA
  • A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
    A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
  • A model walks the runway during the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023 in Sydney. Getty
    A model walks the runway during the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023 in Sydney. Getty
  • Supporters of FC Groningen ignite smoke bombs during a league match against Ajax in the Netherlands. EPA
    Supporters of FC Groningen ignite smoke bombs during a league match against Ajax in the Netherlands. EPA
  • Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam supporters head to join a protest after opposition PTI leader Imran Khan was released from custody by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. EPA
    Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam supporters head to join a protest after opposition PTI leader Imran Khan was released from custody by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. EPA
  • A Rohingya woman assesses the damage at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe after Cyclone Mocha rampaged through Myanmar. AFP
    A Rohingya woman assesses the damage at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe after Cyclone Mocha rampaged through Myanmar. AFP
  • Barcelona fans welcome the team home after La Liga title was clinched. Getty Images
    Barcelona fans welcome the team home after La Liga title was clinched. Getty Images
  • Firefighters protest against the blocking of a law that would allow all firefighting services to be co-ordinated, outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid. AFP
    Firefighters protest against the blocking of a law that would allow all firefighting services to be co-ordinated, outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid. AFP
  • Nuri, South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket, being assembled at Naro Space Centre in Goheung. EPA
    Nuri, South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket, being assembled at Naro Space Centre in Goheung. EPA
  • Emergency teams respond after an explosion in a building housing offices and apartments in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico. AFP
    Emergency teams respond after an explosion in a building housing offices and apartments in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico. AFP
  • Artists adorn the Obelisk in Buenos Aires with plastic bags to raise awareness on the eve of World Recycling Day. AFP
    Artists adorn the Obelisk in Buenos Aires with plastic bags to raise awareness on the eve of World Recycling Day. AFP
  • A turkey vulture soars overhead as a freighter navigates morning fog in Royal Bay, British Columbia, Canada. AP
    A turkey vulture soars overhead as a freighter navigates morning fog in Royal Bay, British Columbia, Canada. AP
  • Women lower plastic containers on ropes to draw water from a well in Telamwadi, near Mumbai. Reuters
    Women lower plastic containers on ropes to draw water from a well in Telamwadi, near Mumbai. Reuters
  • Supporters of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Movement for Change political alliance cheer at an election campaign rally in Athens. AFP
    Supporters of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Movement for Change political alliance cheer at an election campaign rally in Athens. AFP
  • A resident in Faenza removes mud and debris after Italy's Emilia Romagna region was deluged by heavy rain. Reuters
    A resident in Faenza removes mud and debris after Italy's Emilia Romagna region was deluged by heavy rain. Reuters
  • A missile fired at Kyiv in Ukraine is intercepted and destroyed. Reuters
    A missile fired at Kyiv in Ukraine is intercepted and destroyed. Reuters
  • Water engulfs a road in Helm Corner, California. EPA
    Water engulfs a road in Helm Corner, California. EPA
  • Palestinian rally near the border with Israel in response to the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March. AFP
    Palestinian rally near the border with Israel in response to the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March. AFP
  • Sevilla fans cheer their team to victory over Juventus in the Europa League semi-final at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville. AFP
    Sevilla fans cheer their team to victory over Juventus in the Europa League semi-final at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville. AFP
  • The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke in the state of Puebla, Mexico. AFP
    The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke in the state of Puebla, Mexico. AFP
  • The Sun rises over the village of Olymbos on the Greek island of Karpathos. AFP
    The Sun rises over the village of Olymbos on the Greek island of Karpathos. AFP
UAE players with central contracts

Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Chirag Suri, Rameez Shahzad, Shaiman Anwar, Adnan Mufti, Mohammed Usman, Ghulam Shabbir, Ahmed Raza, Qadeer Ahmed, Amir Hayat, Mohammed Naveed and Imran Haider.

Volunteers offer workers a lifeline

Community volunteers have swung into action delivering food packages and toiletries to the men.

When provisions are distributed, the men line up in long queues for packets of rice, flour, sugar, salt, pulses, milk, biscuits, shaving kits, soap and telecom cards.

Volunteers from St Mary’s Catholic Church said some workers came to the church to pray for their families and ask for assistance.

Boxes packed with essential food items were distributed to workers in the Dubai Investments Park and Ras Al Khaimah camps last week. Workers at the Sonapur camp asked for Dh1,600 towards their gas bill.

“Especially in this year of tolerance we consider ourselves privileged to be able to lend a helping hand to our needy brothers in the Actco camp," Father Lennie Connully, parish priest of St Mary’s.

Workers spoke of their helplessness, seeing children’s marriages cancelled because of lack of money going home. Others told of their misery of being unable to return home when a parent died.

“More than daily food, they are worried about not sending money home for their family,” said Kusum Dutta, a volunteer who works with the Indian consulate.

Tank warfare

Lt Gen Erik Petersen, deputy chief of programs, US Army, has argued it took a “three decade holiday” on modernising tanks. 

“There clearly remains a significant armoured heavy ground manoeuvre threat in this world and maintaining a world class armoured force is absolutely vital,” the general said in London last week.

“We are developing next generation capabilities to compete with and deter adversaries to prevent opportunism or miscalculation, and, if necessary, defeat any foe decisively.”

How to watch Ireland v Pakistan in UAE

When: The one-off Test starts on Friday, May 11
What time: Each day’s play is scheduled to start at 2pm UAE time.
TV: The match will be broadcast on OSN Sports Cricket HD. Subscribers to the channel can also stream the action live on OSN Play.

2.0

Director: S Shankar

Producer: Lyca Productions; presented by Dharma Films

Cast: Rajnikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Director: Laxman Utekar

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna

Rating: 1/5

From Zero

Artist: Linkin Park

Label: Warner Records

Number of tracks: 11

Rating: 4/5

RESULT

Bournemouth 0 Southampton 3 (Djenepo (37', Redmond 45' 1, 59')

Man of the match Nathan Redmond (Southampton)

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MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW

Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman

Director: Jesse Armstrong

Rating: 3.5/5

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

2025 Fifa Club World Cup groups

Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami.

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle.

Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica.

Group D: Flamengo, ES Tunis, Chelsea, Leon.

Group E: River Plate, Urawa, Monterrey, Inter Milan.

Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns.

Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus.

Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg.

Where can I submit a sample?

Volunteers can now submit DNA samples at a number of centres across Abu Dhabi. The programme is open to all ages.

Collection centres in Abu Dhabi include:

  • Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
  • Biogenix Labs in Masdar City
  • Al Towayya in Al Ain
  • NMC Royal Hospital in Khalifa City
  • Bareen International Hospital
  • NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain
  • NMC Royal Medical Centre - Abu Dhabi
  • NMC Royal Women’s Hospital.
The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbo

Power: 240hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 390Nm at 3,000rpm

Transmission: eight-speed auto

Price: from Dh122,745

On sale: now

ELIO

Starring: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Brad Garrett

Directors: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina

Rating: 4/5

Updated: October 22, 2025, 11:23 AM