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The 17th group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived on Thursday in the UAE, in line with the directives of the President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide medical treatment for 1,000 injured children and 1,000 cancer patients from the Gaza Strip at the UAE’s hospitals. Departing from Al Arish International Airport in Egypt, the plane landed at Zayed International Airport, carrying a group of children and cancer patients who are in urgent need of medical assistance, accompanied by their family members. Upon landing, medical teams swiftly transferred the wounded and those in need of immediate…

Nepal’s Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has banned the import, consumption and sale of two Indian spice brands, Everest and MDH, as it starts test for levels of ethylene oxide, an official confirmed to ANI. Nepal has banned these two spice brands after the news about high levels of ethylene oxide traces in their products. “Everest and MDH brand spices, which are being imported in Nepal, have been banned from import. This comes after the news about traces of harmful chemicals in the spices. The ban on import was imposed a week earlier and we also have banned…

New property units in Dubai are approximately 12.5 per cent smaller than older ones, despite prices going up substantially higher in the post-pandemic period. This has prompted many property buyers and investors to move to affordable and outskirts areas to lay hand on larger properties at lower rates, analysts said. Zhann Jochinke, director of market intelligence and research for Cavendish Maxwell, said new apartment project launches differ drastically in quality and overall offering from some of the ageing existing projects. “Interestingly, at the bedroom level, the highest price per square foot premiums are predominantly observed in 1-bedroom units. These units…

Rajasthan Royals bowling coach Shane Bond heaped praise on youngster Riyan Parag who is having a dream run with the bat in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). An investment from the past has finally started to pay off as Parag is showcasing his true potential with his strokeplay which is filled with technical prowess. The 22-year-old Assam batsman, who made a valiant 48 off 34 balls in the Royals’ five-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings on Wednesday, became only the fifth uncapped player in IPL history to score over 500 runs in a season. Yashasvi Jaiswal (623 runs in 2023),…

After Google I/O 2024, Google continues to roll out features that bolster its productivity apps — this time, specifically with Google Sheets. As picked up by The Verge, Google has announced a much simpler way to generate easily formatted tables in the Sheets app. This new Sheets feature has been around for many years in Excel and has recently reached Google. Better late than never. The option is called Convert to table, and you can use it by opening a Sheets document and clicking Format > Convert to table when the option reaches you later this month or early next.…

Commuters are eagerly awaiting the reopening of four key Dubai Metro stations on May 28 after their closure was announced last month. Onpassive, Equiti, Mashreq, and Energy stations have been shut since unstable weather conditions hit the country in April. This has disrupted daily commutes for residents, prompting commuters to seek alternative transportation options. Hassna Khalid, an employee who works near Equiti Metro station, has relied on her friends for transportation to work every day. But the challenge is returning home to Jebel Ali. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “The journey home…

A Nigerian rights group has launched a petition to stop plans by religious leaders and a state lawmaker to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony next week, which have sparked outrage in the West African nation. The plans, first revealed by Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, speaker of the national assembly in the largely northern state of Niger, were criticised by Nigeria’s women’s affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, who said she would seek a court injunction to stop the ceremony and establish if any of the girls were minors. Sarkindaji said the girls and young women were orphans…

In support of Dubai’s Economic Agenda D33 and its ambitious goals to make Dubai a major innovation hub; Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched the Real Estate Evolution Space Initiative – ‘REES’, which will gather thought leaders and industry professionals to spur a wave of progress capable of redefining the urban landscape. Alongside this, The Dubai PropTech Group was launched in collaboration between the Dubai Land Department and Dubai Chambers. DLD established several strategic partnerships, which aim to support and develop real estate innovation, attract technology companies specialised in real estate to Dubai, enhance the innovation ecosystem in PropTech, finance…

An opening round of 66 put Rory McIlroy three shots back of the lead at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course and he hit the clubhouse on Thursday in a defensive mood. The 2014 PGA Championship winner on these same grounds, McIlroy was suggestively queried about leaving “a few out there,” insinuating his 5-under-par first round could’ve been better. “I don’t know about that,” McIlroy said. “I sort of felt like it was pretty scrappy for the most part. I don’t really feel like I left many out there. I thought I got a lot out of my game…

While the iPhone 15 may be Apple’s most recent iPhone release, that only makes the iPhone 14 a better way to save. The iPhone 14 isn’t far removed from being among the best phones on the market, and it’s still a powerhouse option for most smartphone users. There are a lot of ways to save with Apple deals on the iPhone 14, with shopping refurbished models being one of the best. You’ll get a good warranty and a large return window when shopping refurbished iPhone deals at most major retailers, which makes them some of the best iPhone deals you’ll…