Newborns sharing birthday with UAE; Emirati journalist; 60 Indians stranded depart; Hack your brain with meditation: Top trending stories this afternoon, December 2, 2024

Here are the top trending stories this afternoon you must not miss

Last updated: December 02, 2024 | 12:24

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Baby Yousef, left, and baby Shanzeh were among several bundles of joy that arrived on Eid Al Etihad today.

Meet newborns sharing birthday with UAE

Newborns, who share their birthday with the UAE, have added extra delight to several parents in the country, on the special occasion of the 53rd Eid Al Etihad celebrating the Union.

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Watch: Emirati who has chronicled UAE’s oral history

Credited as the first Emirati journalist to compile an oral history of the UAE, Abdullah Abdulrahman is also known for a series of newspaper articles written under the title “The Nation’s Encyclopedia”.

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60 Indian passengers were left stranded after their Gulf Air flight was diverted there due to a technical snag.

60 Indians stranded for over 13 hours depart for the UK

The stranded passengers of Gulf Air flight departed at 04:34am (local time) on Monday from Kuwait, Indian Embassy in Kuwait said in a statement. The statement added that the embassy team was on the ground till the flight departed.

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Pioneering work on loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and compassion meditation (CM) conducted by Dr. Richard Davidson helped establish the neuroscience of mindfulness, proving that meditation could indeed reshape the brain and enhance emotional well-being.

Hack your brain with meditation: Here's the science

Toxic thoughts poison the mind. Chronic mental toxicity damages one's brain, eventually. So, can meditation do the opposite? Dr. Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist, believes it can. And he has proof.

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