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Iga Swiatek beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-3 to win her third Italian Open title on Saturday as the Pole came out on top once again in a battle between the top two in the women’s rankings following her Madrid Open triumph earlier this month. The title was the 21st of Swiatek’s career as the world number one sounded out a warning to her rivals ahead of this month’s French Open where she is a three-time champion. Swiatek broke Sabalenka twice in the first set where the Belarusian conceded 12 unforced errors in a lopsided start to the match. Sabalenka fought…
WhatsApp offers many features that traditional SMS or iMessage don’t. Besides free-of-cost messaging or calling services without geographical restrictions, all of its functionality is available across platforms without discrimination based on your operating system or its web client. To highlight parts of any message, you can also use special formatting — a feature that is rare among messaging apps. Over the years, WhatsApp has gained extensive markup features, not only to format text, but also to make lists or quote text. The following sections take you through the simple steps to format text on WhatsApp to make your messages more…
The UAE Ministry of Culture has opened its doors to Emirati applicants for the second cycle of the national grant for culture and creativity. The deadline for online applications is June 1. The programme, launched last year, provides a financial grant to Emirati creatives. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The creation and production grant, which is up to Dh100,000, is designed to finance the production of artistic and creative works in film, music, performances, and video games. The promotion and local participation grant worth Dh80,000 aims to support the promotion, distribution, and…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for the IPL playsoff for the ninth time in the tournament’s history. Needing to beat former five-time champions Chennai Super Kings by a margin of 18 runs RCB restricted them to a total of 191 for seven in 20 overs, after scoring 218 for five. RCB, who have now won their last six matches in the tournament, join Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the playoffs starting next week. Brief scores Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 218 for 5 wickets in 20…
If you want to be really technical, basically every game is a survival game. After all, the point is to avoid dying, right? Games in the survival genre take that experience to the next level by forcing you to worry about things like eating, drinking, sleeping, and the weather. Oftentimes, the enemies are less of a concern than the environment itself. Still, there’s something very satisfying about managing to overcome your situation and thrive in hostile lands. Survival games, like Metroidvanias and roguelikes, are some of the most popular among big and small developers so there are a ton of…
Shreekumar, a 38-year-old businessman in Dubai, recently experienced a sharp pain in his right shoulder while playing volleyball. He, however, didn’t stop the game. “While I was smashing the ball, I twisted my shoulder. I could move and play, but there was a sharp pain.” Thinking it would be a minor injury, he applied an ice pack after the game and took over-the-counter pain medication. “Initially I experienced mild swelling and applied ice, took ibuprofen, and rested for two days. Two days later, I began feeling pain in my back and right arm, so I continued self-medicating for pain relief,”…
Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than seven-month-old war, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, medics and residents said. Israel’s forces also took over some ground in Rafah, a southern city next to the Egyptian border that is packed with displaced people and where the launch, this month, of a long-threatened incursion to crush Hamas hold-outs has alarmed Cairo and Washington. Israel has conducted renewed military sweeps this month of parts of northern Gaza where it had declared the end of major…
There’s a reason Roblox has become one of the most popular video games in the world. Just like Minecraft, the main appeal is how players can freely do and build almost anything. Unlike Minecraft, Roblox doesn’t just let players build worlds, but entire games to share. Anyone who picks up the game can learn to design and develop whatever type of game they want, from adventures and RPGs to shooters and puzzle games and more. With millions of users and potential designers, tons of amazing games are waiting to be found on the platform. If you’re looking for the best…
The first phase of the Dubai AI Campus has been launched at the Dubai International Financial Centre. This comes as part of “Dubai’s annual plan to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence applications,” said Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, in a post on X. In the campus, startups can access supercomputers for training AI algorithms. To assist next-generation AI companies, the campus will also provide a supportive legislative environment. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The campus aims to attract over 500 companies, create more…
Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by glaring differences in environmental protection laws among countries and regions, UN crime prevention experts said. “Stronger legislation can help deter potential and repeat offenders and expand the range of investigative tools and resources for law enforcement to stop crimes that affect the environment,” said Angela Me, Chief of Research and Analysis at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), presenting the report. Launched in Vienna, ‘The Landscape of Criminalisation’ is part one of the first-ever Global Analysis of Crimes that Affect the Environment…