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A strong-than-expected US nonfarm payrolls report on Friday is likely to weigh on gold prices this week, analysts say. Gold prices fell on Friday as the dollar index gained ground against a basket of major rivals following the monthly jobs data. Spot gold dropped 3.6 per cent to $2,290.59 an ounce. Gold futures due in August tumbled 2.75 per cent, or $65.9 to $2325 an ounce, marking a loss of 0.9 per cent this week. Gold also lost altitude after newswires reported that the People’s Bank of China paused its purchases in May after 18 months of nonstop buying. Gold…
Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova claimed the French Open women’s doubles title on Sunday with a 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini – a day after the latter’s crushing loss in the singles final. The win was Siniakova’s eighth women’s Grand Slam doubles crown and Gauff’s first. Their makeshift pairing only came together days before the start of the French Open, after the American’s regular partner Jessica Pegula withdrew from the tournament. “Thank you Katerina for playing with me, we decided to do it two days before the tournament started,” said Gauff, a doubles finalist at…
Starcraft was once the king of the real-time strategy (RTS) genre, but as Activision Blizzard has made a move away from that genre and Starcraft as a whole, a massive vacuum has been left if you don’t enjoy multiplayer online battle arenas like League of Legends. That’s where Stormgate comes in. Made by former Blizzard developers at Frost Giant Studios, Stormgate is going for the RTS throne by delivering a worthy successor to Starcraft 2 and an RTS that isn’t afraid to experiment with new ideas and be much more accessible to novice players. After getting a look at the most…
Over 200 blue-collar workers underwent free health screening at a mobile clinic on Sunday. The ‘Wellness on Wheels’ had arrived at Naffco Camp 9 in Dubai Investment Park (DIP) 2 as part of a special educational project by a Dubai-based university. Students of Executive MBA programme from Georgetown University collaborated with various stakeholders from the healthcare sector for the educational module called ‘Ethics Module’. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channel Timely diagnosis of influenza Benefiting from this on-ground, practical project was a blue-collar worker, Mohammed Imran, who has been working in Dubai for…
Oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday that international investors had snatched up the bulk of shares sold in its latest offering, which was set to raise $11.2 billion. The secondary offering was expected to provide a short-term boost to Saudi Arabia’s finances as the kingdom builds large-scale projects including resorts and stadiums, part of a reform drive to prepare for an eventual post-oil future. “The majority of the shares constituting the institutional tranche of the Offering was allocated to investors located outside of the kingdom,” the company said in a statement before the Saudi bourse reopened on Sunday. Aramco…
Actor Nina Dobrev was recently hospitalised after a bicycle accident, but she is doing better. Taking to Instagram, the Vampire Diaries star shared a health update, saying she underwent a successful surgery. “Thank you to everyone who has been sending kind messages, thoughts, prayers, and good vibes,” she wrote in her post. “I have been feeling the support and positive energy. It means more than you will ever know.” Dobrev also recalled her thoughts heading into the operation on her Instagram Story. “Anyone else get scared before surgery? I’m such a baby when it comes to needles, blood or procedures…
Mixed martial arts athlete Puja Tomar made her UFC debut as India’s first female fighter in UFC and won her opening bout on Sunday. Tomar, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, faced Rayanne dos Santos at strawweight in the very first bout of the card. Tomar and Dos Santos went all three rounds: 15 minutes of gruelling, fast-paced back-and-forth action. Santos used her height advantage and range to dictate the action, but Tomar went kicking and screaming to the final bell, causing damage in the process. When the scorecards were read, Tomar picked up a split decision win (30-27, 27-30, 29-28).…
Xbox has officially announced all-digital versions of the Xbox Series X and S consoles, as well as a brand new version of the Xbox Series X console that has 2TBs of harddrive space. Last year, rumors swirled after “Project Brooklin” was leaked during the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) trial. This project talked about an all-new digital console with faster Wi-Fi, a redesign, and more. However, this announcement seems to be more in line with the traditional console cycle of releasing digital versions halfway through the lifespan rather than an entirely new project. It looks like these digital consoles are a…
President Sheikh Mohamed has sent a cable of congratulations to King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the occasion of the Accession to the Throne Day. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channel Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also dispatched similar messages of congratulations to King Abdullah.
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northwestern France. To the sounds of “I will always love you”, “Ave Maria” and bagpipes, Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin said “I do” in the town of Carentan-les-Marais at a ceremony attended by dozens of guests, some wearing military uniforms. To top off an extraordinary day, the newly wedded couple then attended the state banquet at the Elysee Palace in Paris…