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Walt Disney Co has fired back at Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit over the dual release of 'Black Widow', claiming there's "no merit" to the allegations.

British broadcaster ITV said it has "no current plans" for another series of music talent show "The X Factor".

Global Village continues its preparations ahead of Season 26, with exciting new cultural and entertainment experiences in the pipeline.

Television and film actor Bob Odenkirk was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of his AMC cable network show "Better Call Saul," according to sources close to the performer.

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has teamed up with Snapchat to launch the first official tourist board profile.

An attorney for Britney Spears on Monday asked a Los Angeles court to remove her father as conservator of her roughly $60 million estate following the pop singer's allegations that he had used the arrangement to mistreat her.

The UAE confirmed 1,520 new cases of COVID-19 from 297,815 tests on Friday.

The UAE's national carrier has announced that travellers returning to the capital within 72 hours of their departure need not take a PCR test upon arrival.

Another 62,064 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE in the past 24 hours.

The UAE is among 10 countries that continue to remain on the Philippines' travel ban list, as the country struggles to control the spread of the Delta variant.

As many as 250 taxi and limousine drivers have been handed special badges to indicate their readiness to treat tourists the "Dubai Way".

The fees for as many as 88 government services in Dubai will be either reduced or cancelled.

Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists without having to quarantine from August 1.

Sydney's poorest neighbourhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city's toughest and longest lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic as the infection numbers held persistently high, five weeks since restrictions began.

India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock down amid fears of another wave of infections.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday approved the imposition of lockdown measures in the capital region, in a bid to contain the spread of the Delta variant and to shield the country's medical system.

Pakistan has set August 31 as the deadline for all public sector workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup, Neuralink, has raised $205 million in a funding round led by Dubai-based venture capital firm Vy Capital, with participation from Alphabet Inc's Google Ventures, the company said.

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health (DoH) is offering investment opportunities with 100 per cent ownership to boost the overall quality of the healthcare sector.

A court in Abu Dhabi has sentenced nine individuals to 10 years in jail for money laundering and running a cryptocurrency trading scam.

Following successful trials, Etihad Airways has expanded the use of IATA Travel Pass on flights between Abu Dhabi and seven destinations.

Novak Djokovic hopes of becoming the first man to complete the Golden Slam were dashed on Friday after he was unexpectedly beaten by Germany's Alexander Zverev in the singles semi-finals at the Tokyo Games on Friday.

American double world champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks has been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the United States Olympic Committee (USOPC) said on Thursday.

Fiji maintained their dominance of the Olympic Rugby Sevens on Wednesday with a comprehensive 27-12 gold medal win over New Zealand at the Tokyo Stadium.

Superstar US gymnast Simone Biles pulled out of a second event at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, withdrawing from the individual all-around competition to focus on her mental health.

American gymnast Simone Biles praised her teammates on Tuesday after they went on to capture a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics following her stunning decision to withdraw from the women's team final after a disappointing vault.