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Because of the TV upfronts, when advertising time is bought and sold months in advance, it’s been an unusually busy week for trailers. There aren’t many times that new trailers for Only Murders in the Building and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power wouldn’t make the cut. But when rounding up the best movie and TV show trailers of the week of May 17, they can’t all be winners. There’s a deceptively simple formula to making a great trailer. It has to show enough to entice the audience and yet not spoil the story by making us feel…

More than 400 scholarships are on offer for exceptional Emirati students in Dubai’s private schools. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has partnered with the Knowledge Fund Establishment for the initiative as part of the Dubai Social Agenda 33. Named the Dubai Distinguished Students Programme, the scholarships will cover half the annual tuition fees of outstanding Emirati students in schools rated ‘Good or Better’ in the most recent inspections. ‘ Applications for the 2024-25 academic year will open from May 20 till June 5. Emirati parents can register their children through the KHDA website. Stay up to date with…

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of Dubai Council, inaugurated the Expo 2020 Dubai Museum on Friday. The launch marks International Museum Day. The museum in Expo City features behind-the-scenes insights of the Expo 2020 Dubai journey. The museum will open to the public with free entry on May 18. The museum highlights UAE’s first foray into World Expos in the 1970s, Expo 2020’s inception and bid, masterplan design and site construction, the challenges of the pandemic and postponement, opening ceremony and the six-month event. The museum…

The Hinduja Family Secures Top Spot on the Sunday Times Rich List 2024 Dubai/Mumbai, 17 May, 2024: The Hinduja family led by Mr. Gopichand Hinduja, Chairman of the Hinduja Group, a 110-year-old multinational conglomerate with a multi-billion dollar turnover, has topped the Sunday Times Rich List at £37.196 Billion. The Sunday Times Rich List compiles the net wealth rankings of the top 1,000 individuals or families residing in the United Kingdom, highlighting the wealthiest among them. This prestigious ranking is a testament to the Hinduja Groups remarkable achievements and outstanding success in the world of business. The UK-based family’s group…

Honda remains committed to hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, but the market for those vehicles remains limited. So Honda is looking at other uses for fuel cells — including commercial trucks. To show how that could work, Honda converted a semi truck to fuel-cell power, replacing its diesel engine with three fuel-cell modules. Together, the three modules produce a combined 321 horsepower, and can propel the truck to a top speed of 70 mph. There’s enough onboard hydrogen storage capacity for a 400-mile range with a full load, Honda claims. The modules, which were co-developed by Honda and General Motors, have greater…

Found a buyer for a car or a bag you’re selling online? Beware of fraudsters who send fake bank receipts, the police said. The Abu Dhabi Police on Friday alerted residents to a scam that target online sellers. These bogus buyers would usually send ‘receipts’, saying they have already sent the money — but it turns out no payment has been made. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Explaining the modus operandi, Col Muslim Muhammad Al Amari, director of the Criminal Security Sector, said the fraud starts once a scammer finds an unsuspecting…

With new photographic and video evidence, an Indian court battle over the origins of the world famous butter chicken is set to get spicier. Two Indian restaurant chains have been sparring since January at the Delhi High Court, both claiming credit for inventing the dish in a lawsuit that has grabbed the attention of social media users, food critics, editorials and TV channels across the globe. The popular Moti Mahal restaurant chain said it had the sole right to be recognised as the inventor of the curry and demanded its rival, the Daryaganj chain, to stop claiming credit and pay…

World number one Iga Swiatek marched into her third Italian Open final as she beat American third seed Coco Gauff 6-4 6-3 in the first semi-final on Thursday. The Pole will face Aryna Sabalenka in the Rome showdown on Saturday after the world number two beat American 13th seed Danielle Collins 7-5 6-2. It’s the first meeting between No.1 and No.2 in the tournament’s history. This will also be the fifth time Sabalenka and Swiatek meet in a final, all of which have been on clay. It would be the fourth meeting on clay between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka…

PAM Honors H.E. Amb. Dr. Abdulsalam AlMadani for Continuous Humanitarian Efforts through DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Organisation Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 17 May 2024: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) honored His Excellency Amb. Dr. Abdulsalam AlMadani, Roving Ambassador for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean for the GCC, Chairman of DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Organisation, and Chairman of (DISAB), marking twenty years of fruitful collaboration between DIHAD and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM). This recognition was bestowed during The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean 18th Plenary Session, held in Braga, Portugal, in appreciation of Ambassador AlMadani’s significant…

May is an unusually quiet time for movies on Max, which typically has a long list of additions at the start of the month. For action fans, the original Mad Max trilogy is back ahead of the theatrical release of the new film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga later this month. Beyond that, there’s not much to get excited about besides The Lighthouse, a 2019 psychological thriller where Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go stark raving mad in the 19th century. Instead of going with that film, our choice for the one Max movie that you have to watch in May…