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SpaceX chief Elon Musk has shared a video of an astonishingly beautiful Falcon 9 launch. It shows the start of the NROL-186 mission, which took place last week and deployed next-generation spy satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Unmodified video https://t.co/vrIwDt2O5r — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 3, 2024 The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:14 p.m. PT on Saturday, June 29. The Falcon 9 can be seen rising above the clouds against a sublime orange backdrop, with Musk noting that the video is unmodified.…
The findings of a recent social experiment in Sharjah which showed that more than 97 per cent of children will enter a stranger’s van for a free ice cream were ‘astounding’, according to a spokesperson for the organisation that conducted it. “Although we suspected that the data would reflect the relaxed nature of living in such a safe society, we were still astounded that 97.3 per cent of children accepted a gift from a stranger and agreed to enter their vehicle,” said Hanadi Al Yafei, Director of Sharjah’s Child Safety Department (CSD) speaking to Khaleej Times. “Even though the UAE…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi swore in a reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday that includes new finance and foreign ministers in a government facing challenges including the Gaza war on its border, economic woes and persistent power cuts. When the resignation of the previous cabinet was announced a month ago, Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and said his new government should focus on lowering inflation and regulating markets as well as boosting investment. Sworn in as the new finance minister was Ahmed Kouchouk, formerly deputy finance minister and facing perhaps the biggest challenge in managing a stumbling economy and…
Indian bilionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ventures will launch Chinese fast fashion label Shein in the coming weeks, selling the latter’s products on its app and brick-and-mortar stores, The Economic Times reported on Thursday. The retail unit of Ambani’s oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries reportedly teamed up with the IPO-bound fashion brand last year and is likely to tap former Meta director Manish Chopra to head Shein’s operations in India, the newspaper said, citing executives aware of the development. The partnership is the latest in a string of deals by Reliance Retail, which has brought international brands such as American jewellery…
The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team landed in Delhi on Thursday morning after winning the World Cup title in Barbados. Hundreds of fans, holding placards congratulating their favourite players and waving the national flag, gathered outside the Indira Gandhi International Airport to welcome the victorious players. A fan, Piyush Arora, expressed happiness and said, “We came to T3 because we are very excited. We came to the airport at 3am.” Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. A young fan of the Men’s Indian Cricket Team, Viren said, “I am a huge Jasprit…
Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle. Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you’re stuck and need to know the answers to today’s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below. How to play Strands You start every Strands puzzle with the goal of finding the “theme words” hidden in the grid of letters.…
High-end travellers from the UAE are opting for popular and expensive destinations across Asia and other visa-friendly countries, while budget-conscious residents are opting for more economical destinations in the region and Indian subcontinent during summer travel seasons due to challenges in getting visas for Schengen countries. As the summer holiday travel season sets in, UAE residents are now finding it extremely difficult to get visas to Schengen countries due to lack of appointment slots. Those residents who applied for the European region visa months ago will be able to travel during the summer break. But others have no option but…
With a large number of students in the UAE keen on studying in the West, particularly the UK, Canada, and the US, with many aspiring for Ivy Leagues, their parents start planning for their admissions well in advance. As their children get close to sophomore year, the parents not only set aside funds but also begin seeking professional guidance. It is learnt that many students are spending up to Dh250,000 in building their profiles as they approach professional education consultants for their mentorship programmes. However, students often begin the college application process on an uneven playing field, with differing amounts…
Britain’s opposition Labour Party is on track to win the largest majority of any party in modern history in Thursday’s election, according to a final YouGov projection published by the Times on Wednesday. The multilevel regression and post-stratification (MRP) analysis predicted that Labour would win 431 seats, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives expected to win 102. It gave Labour a majority of 212 seats. The pollster said 89 seats were considered “tossups”, with five percentage points or fewer between first and second place. Even in a best case scenario the result for the Conservatives is significantly worse than the…
Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…