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Abu Dhabi announced the transition of public health pest control services under its mandate, in line with its commitment to public health and safety. The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre will process service requests concerning the monitoring and control of pests in residences, public areas and facilities. For pest control services, individuals, farms and homeowners can contact Government Contact Centre at 800555 or register a request using the pest control services through the TAMM platform. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The responsibility of pest control services has been transferred from Abu Dhabi…

Russia warned Britain on Monday that if British weapons were used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory then Moscow could hit back at British military installations and equipment both inside Ukraine and elsewhere. British Ambassador Nigel Casey was summoned to the foreign ministry for a formal protest after Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Ukraine had the right to use British weapons to strike Russia. Russia’s foreign ministry said the Cameron remarks recognised that Britain was now de-facto a part of the conflict. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “Casey was warned that in…

Stock markets advanced on Monday on renewed optimism that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year and on a positive corporate earnings season. Wall Street pushed higher while eurozone equities rose after Hong Kong and Shanghai closed in the green. London and Tokyo were shut for bank holidays. Investors welcomed data on Friday that showed US job growth had slowed in April, raising hopes that the Fed will lower rates in September. “The Fed won’t be in a position to cut its interest rates right away, but is given a higher chance to do so a bit…

Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 102 to lead Mumbai Indians to a crushing seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday as teams jostle for a playoff berth in the IPL. Chasing 174 for victory, Mumbai slipped to 31-3 before Suryakumar put on an unbeaten stand of 143 with Tilak Varma to achieve the target with 16 balls to spare at their home Wankhede Stadium. Suryakumar hit the winning six, which also raised his second IPL ton in 51 balls and comes as a welcome sign for India ahead of the T20 World Cup in June in the West Indies and…

Ahmed bin Saeed opens Arabian Travel Market 2024 Leading global travel and tourism event will host 2,300 exhibitors from 165 countries in its largest edition to date, welcoming some 41,000 attendees Policymakers, industry leaders, and travel professionals will gather at the event to explore the theme ‘Empowering Innovation: Transforming Travel Through Entrepreneurship’ The four-day conference agenda of ATM 2024 through 9 May will feature 200 speakers across more than 50 sessions at the DWTC His Highness: The massive interest generated amongst ATM 2024 attendees reaffirms Dubai’s standing as a major destination for tourism and travel in the region, highlighting its…

Sonos can’t catch a break. It seems that almost every time it has geared up for a new product launch, someone has beaten it to the punch, leaking most of the key information beforehand. This time, the victim appears to be Sonos’ much-anticipated wireless headphones, and the culprit? A German Sonos parts dealer called Schuurman. For a brief period — the page has since been taken down — Schuurman’s site listed the “Sonos Ace” (presumably the name of the new wireless headphones) along with a few photos and perhaps most intriguingly, a price: 403.58 euros (approx. $534), according to the…

In the next year, Dubai will get more than 30 new parks. Although no details on their locations were disclosed, officials said some of these will be big mega parks. “The parks will range from mega parks to neighbourhood parks to smaller community play areas,” said Ahmed Ibrahim AlZarouni, Head of Public Parks and Recreational Facilities Department at Dubai Municipality. The details were revealed on the first day of the Arabian Travel Mart (ATM) which began at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday. Held over four days, the exhibition attracts travel and tourism industry experts from all over the…

The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal trial fined him $1,000 and held him in contempt of court for a 10th time for violating a gag order, while warning any further violations could land the former president in jail. Justice Juan Merchan said the nine $1,000 fines he had imposed so far did not seem to be deterring the wealthy business mogul from violating the order, which bars him from making public comments about jurors, witnesses and families of the judge and prosecutors if the statements are meant to interfere with the case. Merchan said he considered jail time “truly the…

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of the UAE and President of DIFC, on Monday opened the second edition of the Dubai FinTech Summit, which is being held at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai under the theme ‘Pioneering FinTech’s Future’. Organised by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global Financial Centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, this year’s Dubai FinTech Summit brings together more than 8,000 industry leaders from over 100 countries. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed said: “Dubai today has the ideal…

IndusInd International Holdings targets US$50 billion valuation in banking and financial services through acquisitions, says Ashok Hinduja IIHL, which has a significant shareholding from the UAE residents is looking at taking over smaller banking entities in Europe, and is open to look at other regions, including the Middle East. Imminent acquisition of R-Capital, and the recent picking up of 60 per cent stake in Investco to help expand BFSI footprints Looks at listing on Afrinex exchange in Mauritius; Stake in IndusInd Bank to be raised to 26 per cent from the current 16 per cent Mr. Ashok Hinduja, IIHL Chairman…