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Some insurers in the UAE have increased premiums for damages related to natural catastrophes, while others are still considering adjustments in rates and will do so in the near future. Industry executives say that rates for natural catastrophe premiums have increased by up to 50 per cent following the record rains the country witnessed on April 16. As reported by Khaleej Times earlier, many insurers increased comprehensive insurance premiums within a couple of days after the storm, which caused massive widespread loss of cars, homes and shops in the country. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT…

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has lung inflammation and will undergo a treatment plan, as per the Saudi Press Agency. This comes after earlier reports on Sunday of the king experiencing “high temperature and joint pain”. As per SPA, medical examinations were conducted in the royal clinics at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, after which lung inflammation was detected. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The medical team has decided that he will undergo a treatment program consisting of antibiotics until the inflammation goes away.

Once the rate cut cycle begins later this year, gold will likely see renewed demand from ETF investors, many of whom have been net sellers since 2022, when the interest rate cycle started, experts say. “This process helped lift the cost of holding non-interest-paying gold relative to US T-bills, which currently offer a 12-month return above 5 per cent,” a recent commodities report from Saxo Bank said. While gold trades near a one-month high, the main action was silver, reaching an 11-year closing high last week, and platinum, which has broken higher after a year of sideways action. Both are…

Doctors in the UAE have noted a surge in children seeking medical attention for symptoms such as fatigue, sore throat, and fever which they attribute to heightened immune stress and allergen circulation triggered by a rise in temperature. Switching from temperatures hovering at 40°C outside to an icy indoor environment is notably impacting health, particularly among children. Medical professionals caution that sudden shifts from cold to warm environment can put stress, particularly on a child’s body, which can lead to lowered immunity and chances of infection. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Dr…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side should not be satisfied with second place in the Premier League and vowed that the Gunners would keep pushing until they win the title. Arsenal chased Manchester City all the way to the finishing line but for the second straight season had to make do with the runners-up spot despite a 2-1 home win over Everton on Sunday. They would have had to become the first team in the Premier League era to grab the title on the final day after not starting it as leaders but Arteta said the club should not…

NASA had originally aimed to send Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed voyage on May 6 but an issue surfaced with United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket just two hours before liftoff, prompting the launch to be scrubbed. It was a setback for everyone involved — not least NASA astronauts Bob Wilmore and Suni Williams who minutes before the scrub had been strapped into their seats inside the Starliner on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida — but as NASA chief Bill Nelson said when the countdown clock was halted, safety must come first. NASA revealed…

Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s fans as the “superpower of world football” after his final match as manager ended in a 2-0 win at home to Wolves on an emotional day at Anfield on Sunday. Alexis Mac Allister and Jarell Quansah scored the goals, but the game was largely a sideshow as supporters paid tribute to the German they have taken to their hearts. The charismatic 56-year-old, who announced in January he was leaving the club, has forged a strong bond with the Anfield faithful, who gave him a rousing welcome as he emerged from the famous tunnel. The fans used…

US President Joe Biden told students that he would listen to “non-violent” protests, after demonstrations over Israel’s war in Gaza roiled US campuses in recent weeks. “I support peaceful non-violent protest. Your voices should be heard, and I promise you I hear them,” Biden told a graduation ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, which went ahead without disruption.

Alexander Zverev is gunning for the French Open after winning his second Rome Open title on Sunday, but warned of the ever-present danger posed by defending Roland Garros champion, Novak Djokovic. World number five Zverev, also Foro Italico champion in 2017, comfortably won his sixth Masters 1000 title by beating Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 7-5 and is eyeing glory at the Paris clay-court Grand Slam, which gets underway next weekend. Zverev has endured a bittersweet relationship with Roland Garros. In the 2022 semifinals he suffered an awful ankle injury and was forced to quit, allowing Rafael Nadal to reach the final…

A gorgeous new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a triple star system, where three stars are working in tandem to create a reflection nebula. The trio of stars are located 550 light-years away, and include one particular star, HP Tau, that is like a younger version of our sun and will eventually grow up to be a similar hydrogen-fueled star in millions of years’ time. At the moment, HP Tau is less than 10 million years old, compared to the 4.6 billion year age of the sun. It is currently a type of star called a T Tauri…