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Munich’s airport was briefly closed early on Saturday after climate activists breached the grounds and glued themselves to a runway, a spokesperson said. One of two runways is now open but there will be delays, the spokesperson said. The breach occurred during one of the busiest travel periods for the airport in southern Germany. A series of posts on X by the climate activists Last Generation show members on what appears to be a runway or tarmac with protest signs. “A total of six people are sitting in two groups on different locations of the Munich airport,” the post reads.
Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing…
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.…
When Dr James Welch came to the end of his tenure as a professor at Rabdan University in Abu Dhabi, he thought it was the end of his journey in the UAE. However, the American professor received an unexpected royal invitation to come back and obtain a Golden Visa. The story begins with Nasser Saeed, a 23-year-old Emirati filmmaker from Abu Dhabi, who had a chance encounter with Dr Welch. This meeting, which took place during a university project on National Day, sparked a friendship that would ultimately lead to a series of unexpected events. Stay up to date with…
Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…
The UAE can expect a fair to partly cloudy weather and a slight decrease in temperature, as the dusty conditions remain on Saturday (May 18), according to the the National Center of Meteorology (NCM). The met noted that the coast, especially the western area, will experience the slight drop in temperature. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The weather department noted that the temperature will drop to 21ºC and 23ºC in the mountains and coastal areas, respectively. Meanwhile, temperature will reach up to 39ºC and 38ºC in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, respectively. Light…
Students from a Dubai university have developed innovative and affordable commode covers to enhance sanitary hygiene in public toilets. With a price tag of less than Dh10, it is an option many would consider in order to safeguard against disease-causing bacteria and fungi that infest toilet seats. A group of second and third year cross-disciplinary students from the Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has created a portable applicator that contains plastic seat covers. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Speaking to Khaleej Times, one of the members, Hanna Gajol, said: “I use many public…
Games have steadily become larger and larger as the generations go on. Thanks to the most advanced console and PC technology, developers are able to craft massive worlds and stories that would have been impossible in the past. While many of us enjoy sinking our teeth into a meaty 100-hour-long game from time to time, eventually fatigue will set in. That’s where games on the other end of the spectrum come in. These games aren’t afraid to tell a tight, compact story, or to explore a single gameplay concept, and then call it a day without stretching things out. They…
Microsoft hasn’t been shy about pushing first-party services and apps in Windows, but this time, it’s getting a little ridiculous. As reported by Windows Latest, the Microsoft application PC Manager claims you can “fix” your computer simply by changing Bing to be the default search engine. The change was spotted when using the Edge browser and having, for example, Google as the default search engine. After you run a health check, one of the suggested changes will be to set Bing as your default search engine. If that’s how you want to go, there’s a button to make it happen.…
More than 1,300 private companies in the UAE were penalised for violating Emiratisation rules from mid-2022 to May 16, 2024, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) announced on Friday. Violators were fined Dh20,000 to Dh100,000 for each case. These 1,379 firms were found to have hired 2,170 UAE nationals illegally, Mohre said. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. 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 by 2026. So far, more…