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Residents in the country’s southern areas may see a drizzle this morning with the formation of some cumulus clouds. A drop in temperatures is also expected, particularly in the west, the Met department said. Most parts of the UAE, however, will experience a partly cloudy day that may turn dusty at times, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Winds will be light to moderate in general, but they may reach 40kmph and cause dusty conditions. The Arabian Gulf will be turbulent while the Sea of…
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…
Following the delay and cancellation of more than 90 international and domestic flights due to cabin crew reporting sick, Air India Express’ chief executive officer (CEO), Aloke Singh, announced on Wednesday that the airline will reduce its flight operation in the coming days. “Since last evening, over a 100 of our cabin crew colleagues have reported sick prior to their rostered flight duty, at the last minute, severely disrupting our operations. Because this action was mostly by colleagues assigned L1 role, the impact was disproportionate, disrupting 90+ flights even though other colleagues reported for duty,” the airline’s CEO said in…
[UPDATE: The first launch attempt on Monday, May 6, was scrubbed two hours before liftoff due to an issue with the Atlas V rocket. The earliest target launch date is now Friday, May 17. This article has been adjusted to include the new schedule.] NASA and Boeing Space are making final preparations for the first crewed launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, with liftoff targeted for Monday, May 17. In a highly anticipated mission, a ULA Atlas V rocket will launch the Starliner and NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Read on…
Entries will be welcomed from the entire world in the eleventh edition of Sharjah Government Communication Award (SGCA). The eleventh edition of the SGCA will have 22 categories across five segments, namely Government, International Organisations, and Private Sector; Individual Awards; Challenge and Competition Awards; Jury Awards; and Partner Awards. Those interested in applying for this year’s awards can register online through the website www.igcc.ae from May 7 to August 1, Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) announced. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The award categories are as follows: Government, international organisations and private…
School leaders in the UAE said the loss of a classmate can be quite disturbing for pupils, especially for young children, who may not yet have developed the coping mechanisms to deal with such extreme situations. This follows in the aftermath of the tragic loss of a seven-year-old boy who died in a locked car in Sharjah. The young student from Ibn Sina School stayed trapped inside the car for several hours before he was discovered dead on Monday. The woman responsible for dropping him off at school had been employed by his parents to handle his transportation, along with…
When it comes to learning about exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope is providing more information than ever before. Over the last decade or so, thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, with details available about these worlds, such as their orbits and their size or mass. But now we’re starting to learn about what these planets are actually like, including details of their atmospheres. Webb recently investigated the atmosphere around exoplanet 55 Cancri e, finding what could be the first atmosphere of a rocky planet discovered outside the solar system. The planet in question,…
A new plan to improve traffic flow in Dubai will expand the implementation of flexible working hours and remote work policies within public and private sectors. The aim is to ease traffic congestion across Dubai. It was not immediately clear how or when the policy would be implemented. Authorities in Dubai had earlier launched a comprehensive survey to gather insights into how flexible hours and remote working could help ease traffic, especially during peak hours. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Offices in Dubai have the digital infrastructure in place to activate remote…
NASA has announced a new target date for the first crewed flight of Boeing Space’s Starliner spaceraft. The space agency said on Wednesday that it’s now targeting no earlier no earlier than 6:16 p.m. ET on May 17 for the launch of the Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starliner was supposed to launch on Monday, May 9, but an issue with a valve on the upper stage of United Launch Alliance’s rocket emerged just two hours before liftoff, prompting the flight to be scrubbed. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams…
At the Arabian Travel Market taking place in Dubai’s World Trade Centre, the CEO of Emirates said that if the airline decides to go public, “it will be a big success”. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, CEO and founder of the Emirates Group, said on the sidelines of the event said that the listing of the airline is a decision of the government. “It’s the decision of the government, when they tell me – we’ll press the button and go public. If we go public, it will be a big success.” Stay…