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Assignments - A man along Corniche beach, Removal and packing up of street lights for the National Day celebrations along Corniche, People enjoy mild weather at Corniche, Spectacular fireworks display at the stroke of midnight to ring in the New Year 2022 on Al Maryah Island. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Workmates take a break in cool morning weather along the Corniche, Felix Auboeck wins the Men’s 400m Freestyle/ Swimmers take their mark before the competition/ Radoslaw Kawecki from Poland wins the Men’s 200m Backstroke title at the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships in Etihad Arena, Worshippers kneel and Fr. Maxim Cardoza giving communion to the believers on Christmas morning during mass at St. Pauls Catholic Church, Left Ricardo Pusey, Team Manager with Saeed Alremeithi, Facility Manager work at the breeding program for endangered species at Deleika Wildlife Conservation Centre/ Scimitar-horned oryx part of the antelope family at the centre, Abu Dhabi. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Pop-up version of New York’s Instagrammable Museum of Ice-cream exhibition and Social media bloggers from left, Nintendo Girl, Abby Roberts and Tala Samman at the FUTR World event in Manarat, Al Saadiyat, Stormzy, British rapper performs and fans cheer at Etihad Park, Lewis Capaldi, pop singer performs and young fan takes photos at his concert, Etihad Park, The United Nations Public Service Awards, to Dr. Chawestan Namwat/ Kazi Tasmin Ara Ajmery with Ms. Munira Sultana/ Mayor Anderson Ferreira who holds up his award in Dubai (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Artwork of the ‘Founding Fathers’ on display at Emirates Palace to mark the United Arab Emirates 50th National Day, UAE marks 50th National Day celebrations along the Corniche, Rana El Sakhawy, Founder and CEO of MonkiBox, an early childhood education  learning platform that provides play tools, and activities grounded in science, and child-development research in Knowledge Village, Dubai, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, MOTN Funhouse known for Instagramable rooms in the Inspire Space zone at Mother of The National festival on Corniche, Abu Dhabi. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Several assignments during Expo 2020 Dubai featuring various pavilions, people and visitors. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Roadgrip Company painting the race tracks using a paint machine for the upcoming Formula 1 Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit, Motorists take photos of various supercars lined up during the #NoFilter DXB parade, Phase one trail of driverless taxi, United Arab Emirates’ first fully autonomous taxi, on Yas Island, History of fishing showcased at Zeman Awwal, Dubai, Ajwaan Mansour, 6, draws in her National Day dress at the kids zone in Heritage Village, and Workers preparing lights around a new dhow boat display at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, originally from Bihar, India has come to support the Indian Cricket team outside Zayed Cricket Stadium, CZN Burak - Turkish Chef and Restaurateur showcasing his food at the Etisalat Beach Canteen, Cultural activities, performances and heritage of Abu Dhabi displayed at the Qasr Al Hosn Festival. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Valentina Mintah, Founder at Efie Gallery and her son Kwame Mintah in Downtown Dubai, Eva Gattnar at the Fantom Abu Dhabi Developer Conference 2021, Akoya (Japanese) pearl necklace with bracelet design, and Australian golden pearl necklace at Italian Vintage Jewellery stall at Jewellery & Watch Show, ADNEC, Residents lifting weights at Idealz Boxify booth in Dubai Fitness Challenge Village, Mohamed Ramadan - Head of Section 11 & 12/ student in computer class at Al Nahda National School, Sahar Ramy Ragen, Primary Arabic teacher for non natives/ teacher reading to her primary class at British School Al Khubairat, Abu Dhabi. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Emirates Palace during sunset, Exhibitors perform vape designs with their mouths at DWTC, Pakistani artist Shahid Rassam for ‘World’s Largest Holy Quran’ at the Niaz Muslim Library, Dubai, Samia Badih, plays a game at the virtual reality entertainment venue, Zero Latency at Galleria Mall, Qasr Al Hosn - National monument now transformed into a museum, displays Abu Dhabi’s history over the past two centuries, and Dr. Farah Shamout, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer and other abnormalities in ultrasound images at New York University Abu Dhabi. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Al Wathba Long Salt Lake, a recent discovery of emerald green water, and giant salt pads in the desert area of Al Wathba, Saleh Busaibe, 19, Emirati student from Brighton College Abu Dhabi, First Lt. Zaina Rashed Al Dhaheri, works at her desk for the UAE Armed Forces, Hasan Al Suwaidi - former ADNOC employee at his home in Abu Dhabi, Al Jahili Fort is one of United Arab Emirates’ most historic buildings where the walls are made of mud, straw and fibres from palm trees in Al Ain, Bakhtiyor Ibragimov Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations at Embassy of Uzbekistan. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Robert Sutton, Head of Logistics Cluster at Abu Dhabi Ports gives an in-depth tour of the Hope Consortium warehouse facility where the vaccines are stored in Abu Dhabi, Residents shopping during Eid Al Adha at Al Wahda Mall, Evenings along the Corniche. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO & Special Representative of the UN, Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy in Masdar City, Influencers taking photos with the most varieties of ice-cream on display, by Pan-n-Ice at Yas Mall, CLYMB launches a weekly, indoor, 5 minute Skydive show, Yas Mall,  Professor Dr. José Ignacio Latorre, Chief Researcher at Quantum Research Centre, Technology Innovation Institute, in Masdar City, Dr. Essam Eldin Al Shammaa, 81, Senior Medical Advisor at Corniche Hospital, and the first person to introduce ultrasound in Abu Dhabi, at Al Hudayriat Island, Jebel Hafeet Tombs and Al Ain Oasis marked as UNESCO sites, Al Ain. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Rania Abbas, 42, part of the Abu Dhabi Running Team at Zayed Sports complex, Patrick Hegarty - Cofounder of Vogue Fitness, requires proof for the new Covid restrictions implemented on June 15, 2021, May Kadkoy, Syrian - Head of Lotus Holistic Retal Training Centre where she helps women and children who are displaced by war in Abu Dhabi, Guests admiring jewellery on display at the ribbon cutting ceremony of DIVA! at the Italian Cultural Institute Abu Dhabi, Residents come for an evening stroll at Jubail Mangrove Park, Nora Al Neyadi - Emirati teacher wins best teacher award, Al Ain. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Abu Dhabi Book Fair held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Nasser Al Ketbi, 23, studies Business Management for healthy transformation story. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Seth Amoafo, Founder of PASS Abu Dhabi, and coach for young kids football at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Sunset at the Al Gurm Corniche (Eastern Mangroves), Visitors during evening at the Louvre premises, Marwan Naser, Chief Security Manager at the InterContinental Hotel and the view from the 18th floor Club Lounge. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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Assignments - Dr. Walid Zaher, Chief Research Officer for G42 Healthcare at Omics Labs, Salon staff busy with the Eid rush at Bedashing Beauty Lounge salon in Shakhbout City, Demonstrations displayed during the Trauma Awareness week at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City. (Khushnum Bhandari/ The National News)

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The National News did a story on the ‘behind the scenes tour’ at Al Ain Zoo. Access was difficult, but we managed to cover a couple of animals and their habitats such as, the giraffe pen, cheetahs that are trained in ‘positive behaviour’, and rhinos in their enclosure.  (Khushnum Bhandari for The National News)