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A 21-year old woman was convicted of physical assault charges after punching a police officer who tried to arrest her drunken male companion. According to records from Dubai Criminal Court, the incident happened on January 1. The couple involved – a Russian man and a Ukrainian woman – were reportedly both intoxicated. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The couple had been at a dance club in Jumeirah Beach Residence and attempted to re-enter the premises against the club’s rules. Despite being asked to leave by the venue’s security guards, the couple persisted.…
Grieving families kept a solemn vigil in the terminal of an Indian airport Friday as the bodies of dozens of migrant workers killed in a Kuwait building fire returned home. The Indian Air Force plane landed at Kochi airport in the southern state of Kerala shortly before 11am (9.30am UAE time), as dozens of grieving relatives waited at the terminal. Among the fifty people that died in the fire that broke out on Wednesday, 45 of them were Indians. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Dozens more are hospitalised and anguished relatives back…
Sheikha Bodour honors 98 AUS employees for years of service at Staff Appreciation Dinner Sharjah, UAE, June 13, 2024 – Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), recently honored the dedication and commitment of long-serving AUS employees, acknowledging their steadfast efforts throughout the year. Ninety-eight employees received recognition at the annual Staff Appreciation Dinner, with 500 AUS staff attending. Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour recognized 16 staff members who have worked at AUS for 25 years, 62 staff who have worked for 20 years and 20 who have worked for 15 years. “I…
NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024 was called off about an hour before it was expected to begin at the International Space Station on Thursday morning. The space agency said the spacewalk involving NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matthew Dominick was postponed “due to a spacesuit discomfort issue.” It didn’t say if the problem affected one or both astronauts, but clearly it couldn’t be resolved in time for the spacewalk to begin as NASA ended up scrapping the event. The walk would have been Dyson’s fourth and Dominick’s first and would have lasted around six-and-a-half hours. The spacesuits that astronauts…
As young people increasingly lean towards becoming an entrepreneur, they are now choosing subjects that are creative to have a unique career. Such careers often promise global opportunities in cities like Milan, Paris, Tokyo, and New York, as well as exciting roles on cruise ships that draw students. So, culinary schools, jewellery making, modelling, and fashion design courses are now on the rise. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Many are eager to invest a lot to succeed in these glamorous industries. Thai expat Ploy Sadanun Pothikangrit, who is a professional model moved…
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…
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.…
The Rulers of the Emirates on Thursday ordered the release of more nearly 3,000 prisoners ahead of Eid Al Adha 2024. The pardon comes owing to the good conduct and behaviour by the prisoners during their sentence. President Sheikh Mohamed ordered the release of 1,138 prisoners. These inmates have been sentenced in various cases, and the President ensured the payment of the fines owed to them. Earlier, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ordered the release of 686 inmates from correctional facilities. Stay up to date with the latest…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an immediate, initial relief payment of Rs200,000 ($2,400) to extend assistance to the families of the Indian victims of a fire tragedy in Kuwait. At least 40 Indians were among the 49 people who died when a residential building housing foreign workers caught fire in Mangaf in Kuwait on 12th June. About 50 persons have been hospitalised, according to India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Modi rushed India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirtivardhan Singh, to Kuwait to supervise relief operations.…
It’s time to go medieval on some demons with Doom: The Dark Ages. After the 2016 reboot of the series, Doom has reestablished itself as the king of fast, hardcore, brutal, and just plain fun first-person shooter titles. We got a sequel in 2020, plus two DLC chapters, but now it’s time to see how it all began. Doom: The Dark Ages will be a new chapter in the Doom saga in a setting we’ve never seen before. As much as the locations and weapons change, the goal of destroying demons in the most brutal ways possible is always a…