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An Emirates plane was damaged after colliding with a flock of flamingos shortly before touchdown, damaging the plane and leaving several birds dead, the airline said on Wednesday. The flight, however, landed safely in Mumbai late on Monday night, the airlines added. The Boeing 777 aircraft, flying from Dubai to Mumbai, hit the flock around 300 metres (1,000 ft) from the ground, leaving 39 of the birds dead, the Times of India newspaper reported. “Emirates can confirm that EK508 from Dubai to Mumbai on May 20 was involved in a bird strike incident upon landing,” an Emirates spokesperson told Reuters.…
UAE’s Adnoc on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Galp’s 10% interest in the Area 4 concession of the Rovuma basin in Mozambique, marking a major milestone in the company’s international growth strategy. The acquisition will entitle Adnoc to a share of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from the concession, which has a combined production capacity exceeding 25 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). The Area 4 concession includes the operational Coral South Floating LNG (FLNG) facility, the planned Coral North FLNG development and the planned Rovuma LNG onshore facilities. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on…
The Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers meet for Game 1 of the 2024 East Finals tonight at TD Garden. It’s the first time in 10 years the Pacers have played in the NBA’s version of the Final Four, while Boston is making its sixth appearance in eight years. It’s almost game time. The game is scheduled to start very soon, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The main broadcast will be on ESPN, while the “NBA Unplugged with Kevin Hart” alternate broadcast will be on ESPN2. But if you don’t have cable and want to know how to stream the NBA playoffs,…
Domestic workers in the UAE, including nannies, cleaners, and those who work as household helpers, will get a chance to kick back, relax and enjoy a gala dinner. The initiative by Dubai-based company Helpily will be complete with DJ music, games and a sumptuous meal. The brainchild of entrepreneurs and childhood friends, Aditi Menon and Jean Pereira, the event has already received a tremendous response and is completely sold out more than two weeks before it is scheduled to take place. “It is going to be a fun event for the women,” said Menon, speaking to Khaleej Times. “Apart from…
The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to fly its new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket for the first time this summer. Those working on the project — including ESA, the French space agency CNES, and the main contractor ArianeGroup — are planning the get the new rocket airborne on its maiden mission in the first two weeks of July. Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA, confirmed the time frame in a post on social media on Tuesday, saying: “Happy to announce that as we get nearer to liftoff of Ariane6, teams at ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup have narrowed down the…
UAE companies employing 50 or more workers must meet their half-yearly Emiratisation target by June 30, authorities said in a reminder on Tuesday. These firms should have expanded their Emirati workforce by 1 per cent before the deadline, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) said. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Starting July 1, the ministry will monitor companies’ compliance and impose fines. Private companies in the country are required to increase the percentage of their Emirati workforce by two per cent every year to reach at least 10 per cent…
Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. In the centre of the city, people holding portraits of Raisi gathered in and around Tehran University, where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is due to lead prayers for Raisi and his companions. Raisi’s helicopter crashed Sunday on a fog-shrouded mountainside in northern Iran on the way to the city of Tabriz after the group attended the inauguration of a dam project on the border with Azerbaijan.…
Dubai has announced the launch of the world’s first and largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) prompt engineering training initiative. Titled ‘One Million Prompters’, the programme aims to upskill one million people in prompt engineering over the next three years. The launch of the initiative was announced on Tuesday by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF). “With this global initiative, overseen by DFF, we aim to prepare, develop and empower competencies with the skills needed to…
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.…
Keeping pace with the growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in the UAE, the government has grand plans in place to make fast-charging stations accessible to the masses. The UAE has been witnessing a staggering rise in sales of EVs. Last year, overall sales of EVs hit 11.3 per cent, a significant rise from just 3.7 per cent in 2022. The government has set a target to increase the share of EVs to 50 per cent of the total vehicles on the UAE’s roads by 2050. Further boosting the adoption of EVs, addressing range anxiety, and accelerating the country’s march…