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If you thought that reading books was on the decline among today’s youth you could be wrong. Even though children are not bored enough to pick up a book, with the amount of information at their disposal through the internet, there is a vast section who are still intrigued by the adventure that only a book can provide. DC Books are participating in the KT UniExpo and are reporting an encouraging number of students browsing through the literature on offer at the event before they purchase a book at the end of the day. “Reading will never go out of…
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Thursday urged greater protection of civilians in Rafah, as the Israeli army intensified its operations around the southern city in Gaza. Baerbock said in a statement she was “deeply concerned about the Israeli army’s current actions in Rafah”, and that hundreds of thousands of refugees in the city “no longer have any safe places to flee”. “The protection of the civilian population must have the highest priority,” Baerbock insisted. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “This is not visible at the moment.” Israeli forces earlier in May…
The UAE’s total e-commerce market size reached Dh27.5 billion in 2023, and is expected to surpass Dh48.8 billion in 2028, a new report showed on Monday. EZDubai, the fully dedicated e-commerce zone in Dubai South, has launched the fourth edition of its ‘E-Commerce Report in the Mena Region 2023’ in collaboration with Euromonitor International, the world’s leading provider for global business intelligence, market analysis and consumer insights. The rapid surge in e-commerce adoption in the UAE is fueled by the tech-savvy Gen Z and millennial population, empowered by strong government support in regulations and backed by substantial investments in digital…
Do you find yourself to be hyper focused on details, find it hard to delegate tasks and hold exceptionally high standards for yourself? If so, you may be a perfectionist.Whilst often seen as a positive trait, perfectionism can also have a negative impact on our mental health, especially in professionals. There is nothing wrong with having high standards and paying attention to detail per se—in fact these traits may well have contributed to success and good social standing at work and personally; but it is the unintended consequences of these traits that usually lead people to seek help in my…
Sunrisers Hyderabad secured their IPL playoff spot after rain forced their match against the Gujarat Titans to be abandoned without a ball bowled in Hyderabad on Thursday. The washout saw both teams taking a point each, which pushed Hyderabad to third in the table with 15 points. Gujarat had been knocked out of the playoff race earlier this week after their game against Kolkata Knight Riders was also abandoned due to rain. The weather in Hyderabad on Thursday left thousands of fans disappointed at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium. The game was finally called off more than two and a…
One of the worst parts about using the Microsoft Office suite is paying for it. Often, again and again, if you buy the subscription-based Microsoft 365. In the past, contributors have written defenses of using Microsoft Office over the Google suite for this very reason. It feels hard to justify the price. That is, until it doesn’t. Just now, we’ve found a great deal that gives you Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac or Windows at a price point of just $25. That’s $204 off of the typical $229, and feels basically free in comparison. Check out the version you want…
US troops on Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, aimed to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, the US military and Israel said. The US Central Command said the pier was “successfully affixed to the beach in Gaza” at around 7.40am (0440 GMT), with around 500 tonnes of aid expected to enter the Palestinian territory in the coming days. “It’s a pretty substantial amount, and it’s spread out over multiple ships right now,” Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy CENTCOM commander, told reporters in Washington. Stay up to date with the latest news.…
Despite the recent surge in digital payments in the UAE, almost three fourths of all transactions are still offline, thus presenting a huge opportunity, a senior industry player said. “I think there’s a huge room for growth in digital payments. And that’s a great opportunity and responsibility as well on payments providers on regulators, basically to protect data privacy, to make sure that they combat fraud,” Marwan Nader, director of global partnerships at PayerMax, told Khaleej Times in an inteview on the sidelines of Seamless Middle East 2024. Digital payments will give opportunity for people to transact in a more…
In today’s times of digital distraction and constant stimulation, stress and anxiety have become second nature. Little did we know that amidst the chaos lies a remedy as ancient as time itself, that can be harnessed to access the profound healing. And it comes from nature’s humble beginnings: seeds. Seeds are crops at their very first stage of life. Within the confines of a tiny seed lies the blueprint for entire forests, the promise of life’s boundless potential encapsulated in a small dot. A notion that seems almost poetic, yet profoundly resonant when we consider the intricate power of nature.…
When a new iPad is released, it is common for organizations to conduct bend durability tests. Recently, JerryRigEverything, AppleTrack, and MobileReviewEh were the first to perform these tests on both the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro (2024). The results were positive, which is especially surprising given how thin both tablets are. The two new iPad Pro models, introduced earlier this month, are the thinnest yet. The new 11-inch model has a depth of just 0.21 inches, compared to 0.23 inches for the 2022 model. Meanwhile, the 13-inch version is just 0.20 inches in depth, compared to 0.25 inches for the…