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If you’ve been paying attention, you know the Razer Blade laptops have been on sale for some great prices. But if you’re not ready to upgrade when those deals go live, it’s pretty easy to miss out. The good news is that Razer’s Blade laptops that are equipped with a GeForce RTX 40 series GPU are still on sale during May at some ridiculously low prices. For instance, the Razer Blade 14 with an RTX 4060 — that’s $600 off. The Razer Blade 15 and 16 are also on sale if you want something with a bigger display. This is…
Dubai is a prime destination for business and leisure, so it’s no wonder that people from all around the world want to visit the city. Since Dubai has a lot to offer, guests often find themselves wanting to stay a little longer. Do you want to extend your holiday in Dubai? Do you want to stay to explore employment opportunities? Here’s all you need to know: Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. If you’re on a 30 or 60-day tourist visa, you can extend your stay within the country by another 30 days.…
Indian rupee opened today at 83.506 against the US dollar, little changed from the previous closing of 83.50. The rupee opened at 22.68 against the dirham, slightly changed from the previous closing of 22.65. Foreign investors took out more than $2 billion from Indian equities last week. Despite foreign outflows, the rupee’s volatility remained low. This could be due to intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “It would seem that RBI is yet not ready for a move up (for USD/INR) from here,” a FX…
A new protocol to combat the spread of communicable diseases during air travel was introduced by the UAE aviation authority on Tuesday (May 14). This protocol emphasises swift reporting by operators’ stations and collaboration with local health authorities. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The new measures garnered widespread acclaim from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and member states for its innovative approach to mitigating significant public health risks associated with air travel. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) introduced the protocol during the Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of…
Next-gen gaming has delivered on expectations, with the Sony PlayStation 5 offering some serious gaming capabilities. The popularity of the PlayStation 5 has made it difficult to find gaming console deals, and this seems to be the case whether you’re shopping for the PlayStation 5 console itself or you’re looking for PS5 game deals. We’ve managed to track down some PlayStation 5 deals, and we’ve included them below. It’s also a bit of a deal simply to find a Sony PlayStation 5 in stock, and we’ve managed to do so. We’ve include those links as well, so reading onward you’ll…
In a new historic record, the number of Emiratis working in the private sector at the end of 2023 has touched nearly 96,000 – a jump of 170 per cent since 2021, according to data shared by the Ministry of Human Resources and Human Resources (MoHRE). This was announced at the launch of the second edition of ‘Making Emiratisation a Success Guide for 2024’ launched by staffing and HR solutions firm TASC in cooperation with MoHRE on Monday. According to a study conducted by TASC, 77.65 per cent of UAE nationals use Nafis initiative for job searches, with 56.64 per…
Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, with the exception of strategic entities, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday, broadening its initial plans to take only loss-making state firms private. The announcement came after Sharif headed a meeting on the privatisation process of loss-making state enterprises, according to a statement from his office. It came a day after an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission opened talks in Islamabad for a new long-term Extended Fund Facility (EFF) following Pakistan’s completion of a $3 billion standby arrangement last month. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.…
Several real estate agents were fined, and brokerage licenses were suspended for non-compliance with real estate rules and regulations in Abu Dhabi. According to authorities, 50 fines were issued against brokers for violating real estate rules and regulations during the first quarter of this year. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. These brokers were also penalised for unregistered project marketing, as well as failure to adhere to professional conduct. In addition, the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) reported that seven real estate brokers were suspended from practising, and their brokerage office was…
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.…
Abu Dhabi now has the region’s largest hybrid cord blood bank – Abu Dhabi Biobank. Located in M42’s Omics Centre of Excellence, Masdar City, the biobank has state-of-the-art automated technology and best-of-its-kind large-capacity biobanking infrastructure. The facility can safely preserve as many as 100,000 cord blood samples and five million pan-human samples, making it viable for research and therapeutic use for 30 years. The biobank will create a diverse dataset to provide ready and better-matched hemopoietic stem cells globally. Cord blood is the remains in the umbilical cord after a baby’s birth. It is usually discarded, but it is rich in stem…