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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…
For Sgt Muhammad Ateeq, a first responder in Dubai, every second on the job is a matter of life and death. “The moment we receive reports from the operations room, we become first responders and decision-makers. We need to respond within 2 minutes and 45 seconds,” Sgt Ateeq told Khaleej Times, describing the immense pressure and challenges they face as part of the police’s emergency response team. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. In many cases, someone’s life is on the line, said the officer assigned to the Rashidiya Police Station. “We receive…
On Thursday, Brightcove added FrightPix as a new media customer. FrightPix launches on June 15 across the United States, and will use Brightcove, the world’s most trusted streaming technology company, and its award-winning platform to distribute the content. FrightPix is a free, ad-supported video-on-demand service (AVOD) emphasizing horror, thrillers, and true crime. The new service will feature content from the three genres, combining modern thrillers and classic scares with true crime tales and original programming. FrightPix will be the next go-to stop for fans of these three genres. FrightPix joins an impressive roster of Brightcove’s media companies, including The Academy…
Haven’t booked a vacation package yet due to exorbitant prices? As the much-anticipated Eid Al Adha holidays approach, travellers still looking to book a getaway are finding that deals are scarce and prices are on the rise. However, there are still some attractive options available for those quick to act. Many travel agencies have reserved a limited number of packages for people who are planning to book at the last minute. However, the packages start at Dh1,477 to Georgia. This package offers a budget-friendly option for those who can secure affordable flights separately or prefer to handle their own travel…
Dubai has eased rules for divorced parents to travel outside the country with their children. The new procedure, announced by Dubai Courts on Thursday, permanently cancels a travel ban after the sponsor’s approval. This makes it easier for the parent and his/her child to enter and exit the UAE. “This process … accelerates the procedures of cancelling the travel ban in the system immediately after it is signed by the judge,” the authority said on Thursday. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Salem Mohammed Al Misfri, head of the Personal Status Execution Department…
2024 Annual Stockholder Meeting Tesla chief Elon Musk has shared new footage of the company’s humanoid Optimus robot, along with an update on how development of the robot is progressing. The video (above), which was shown during Tesla’s annual stockholder meeting on Thursday, shows Optimus walking at a steady pace and performing a task autonomously at a Tesla factory in which it places battery cells into crates. “We’ve made a massive amount of progress with Optimus in a short period of time, from someone pretending to be a robot dancing in a suit, to a pretty hodge-podgey robot, to a…
Teachers in the UAE are equipping students for future AI-focused roles such as Head of Machine Personality, Human-Machine Teaming Manager, and Space Junk Recycler, alongside numerous others. Though such jobs may seem unconventional as of now, school principals here emphasised that human-machine collaboration is set to become a major learning trend at the school level. They also pointed out they have already begun preparing students for this shift. Meanwhile, in a proactive step, Dubai schools will soon have teachers specialised in artificial intelligence. The top 10 educators who adeptly incorporate AI into their teaching methods will be recognised at the…
There are some regions and objects that become favorite targets for astronomers — often because they are nearby (and so easier to observe) and because they are a well-known example of an object like a stellar nursery or a black hole. But occasionally, even these well-known objects turn out to be hiding surprises. This was the case recently, when observations from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed that a particular star, WL 20S, in the frequently observed WL20 region, turned out not to be a single star at all, but actually a pair. “What we discovered was absolutely wild,” said…
What seemed like an ordinary night on Wednesday turned out to be extra special for UAE astronomers. While watching the sky, observers in Abu Dhabi spotted a familiar shape: A hamburger. Dr Anas Sawalha of the International Astronomy Centre (IAC) on Thursday shared a photo of a starry sky featuring two glowing discs that seemingly form a ‘sandwich’ — look closer and you’ll see the hamburger shape. This, Dr Sawalha said, is called ‘Gomez’s Hamburger’ — named after its discoverer Artura Gomez. And this object actually surrounds a newborn star. “It is believed that from this disc an entire star…