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From a special chef team that customizes the menu to lavish graduation ceremonies at Dubai Opera, one of the most expensive schools in Dubai lays out the red carpet for its students. With a school fee exceeding Dh100,000 for Year 13, Repton School Dubai, situated in Nad Al Sheba 3, is the first UK-branded international school to commence operations in the UAE. Notably, despite the high tuition fees, the school is operating at full capacity, with students now on a waiting list, according to the principal. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Visiting…

Seventh seed Zheng Qinwen powered past Alize Cornet 6-2 6-1 and into the second round of the French Open on Tuesday, sending the Frenchwoman into retirement with a heavy defeat at her home Grand Slam, where she has featured for 20 straight years. The 34-year-old Cornet, holder of the Open era women’s record for consecutive major main draw appearances, had previously announced that she would bring the curtain down on her career after the tournament. Cornet will still compete in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles events before she walks away from the sport after almost 20 years as a…

YouTube has officially launched Playables, a collection of free games that you can play via the iOS or Android YouTube apps, as well as the streaming giant’s website. The Google-owned company started testing Playables last fall, and now it’s starting to roll out the offering more widely. There are already more than 75 games to choose from across a range of genres, with current titles including Angry Birds Showdown, Words of Wonders, Cut the Rope, Tomb of the Mask, and Trivia Crack. YouTube said the games are now rolling out to more users, but added that it may take a…

A Dubai mum is sounding the alarm bell about WhatsApp groups that are adding students randomly. British expat Farrah said she heard an unusual amount of activity on her 14-year-old son’s phone when he put it for charging that caused her to go through it. “I saw that there was a group that he had been added to,” she said, speaking to Khaleej Times. “He had not opened it so there were over 1,000 notifications. I could see that a classmate of his had added him and he didn’t seem to know anyone else on the group. There were a…

Fiorentina are ready to learn from their mistakes and use the experience of losing last year in order to defeat Olympiacos in the Europa Conference League final, manager Vincenzo Italiano said on Tuesday. In last year’s Conference League decider, Fiorentina lost 2-1 to West Ham United, conceding the winning goal in the 90th minute, and they will look to avoid repeating the errors of that defeat. “The only thing that’s different is that we’ve already experienced certain things,” Italiano told a press conference before Wednesday’s final in Athens. “We have a bit of experience, we carry that with us and…

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.…

[Editor’s Note: Bluechip Computer Systems LLC and Bluechip Real Estate Brokers are not associated with the BlueChip Group mentioned in the article.] BlueChip owner Ravinder Nath Soni has been ordered to pay Dh10.05 million to a cheque execution applicant or the court treasury within seven days by the Dubai Court of First Instance. Failure to comply will result in legal action against him, the court has warned. Soni, whose whereabouts are unknown, is at the centre of an extensive investigation after allegedly disappearing with millions of investors’ funds. “We haven’t heard from him in weeks,” said the company’s PRO, Sandeep…

Olympiacos are 90 minutes away from making history, but they will approach the Europa Conference League final with Fiorentina in the same manner as their previous matches, manager Jose Luis Mendilibar said on Tuesday. Mendilibar’s side can make history by becoming the first Greek club to win a European trophy, but this doesn’t mean the manager will change his way of thinking. “We have to stay calm and relaxed and do what got us to the final. To change anything would be a mistake,” Mendilibar told a press conference ahead of Wednesday’s game in Athens. “We have to treat this…

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…

An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world’s highest mountain to eight. Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. “He died at the hospital yesterday,” Rakesh Gurung of the tourism department told AFP. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Three people – a British climber and two Nepali guides – among the eight are listed as missing but presumed dead. The latest fatality…