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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…

Real Madrid produced a spectacular comeback against Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final with Joselu striking twice late on, earning them a 2-1 win on Wednesday to progress 4-3 on aggregate. Alphonso Davies smashed the visiting German giants ahead in the second half but record 14-time winners Madrid produced a sensational comeback with Joselu netting in the 88th and 91st minutes. Spanish champions Real Madrid face another German side, Borussia Dortmund, in the Wembley final on June 1, after they stunned the team they call their “black beast”. Squad player Joselu, on as a late substitute, wrote his…

AMD’s RDNA 4 graphics cards (also referred to as the Radeon RX 8000 series) are already on the horizon, but they’re still a bit of a mystery. Fortunately, while AMD is still keeping quiet about its next-gen GPUs, various leakers break up that silence with plenty of rumors and tantalizing speculation. Most likely set to launch this year, RDNA 4 GPUs may give Nvidia a run for its money, but will they be able to compete against some of the best graphics cards from the upcoming RTX 50-series? This is one of the few things that leakers all agree on,…

Dubai Taxi Company PJSC announced its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2024, with revenue increasing by 16 per cent year-on-year to Dh558.4 million, driven by revenue improvement across all its segments. DTC’s core taxi segment achieved solid growth during the quarter, with revenue up 15 per cent year-on-year, driven by increased trips and trip lengths as well as higher tariffs, which was also supported by the additional taxis added to the fleet. Its limousine segment also witnessed solid performance with revenue increasing 7 per cent year-on-year and 17per cent quarter on quarter. The company’s taxis and…

Staying regular with your driver updates plays an important part in making your PC run well. Whether you own an AMD graphics card or one of AMD’s top processors, GPU and chipset drivers can be quite impactful, affecting the performance of your PC. Good news: Updating your AMD drivers is easy, no matter the method or the exact type of driver you need. Check out our step-by-step guide to updating AMD drivers. How to update GPU and chipset drivers with AMD Auto DetectIf you want to update your AMD drivers with minimal hassle, your best bet is to use AMD’s…

Dubai Duty Free executive vice chairman and CEO, Colm McLoughlin, announced that he will be stepping down from his role on May 31, 2024, after 55 years in the travel retail industry and 41 years of leadership in Dubai Duty Free. Ramesh Cidambi, the current COO of Dubai Duty Free, will become Managing Director, reporting directly to Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Dubai Duty Free. Salah Tahlak, the current Joint COO, will become Deputy Managing Director. McLoughlin, who has been the driving force behind Dubai Duty Free’s rise to become…

Bollywood luminary Karan Johar recently stirred the pot during a viral video by playfully putting Salman Khan on the spot, mentioning the names of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Katrina Kaif, New18.com reported. Both actresses share a romantic history with Salman, albeit at different times. While Salman was publicly involved with Aishwarya, rumours also linked him with Katrina at one point. However, Salman didn’t end up marrying either of them. Despite the varying outcomes of these relationships, Salman has consistently shown respect towards his past partners. According to News18.com, the video making rounds on Reddit was excerpted from one of Salman’s…

Mandarin Oriental, the global luxury hospitality major, has laid out aggressive plans for the region, as the Middle East tourism numbers continue to grow. “We recently completed the rebranding of Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi. We are doing the rebranding of Mandarin Oriental in Riyadh, and there is the imminent opening of that new resort property in Muscat. And next year, we will add a new property in Downtown Dubai. This will continue as new properties continue to come onstream. So for us, the market continues to become increasingly important and our performance continues to improve,” Geoffrey Webb, vice-president, global sales…

Seven U-22 boxers, including Olympic-bound boxer Preeti Dahiya clinched gold medals as the Indian contingent concluded their highly successful campaign with an impressive 43 medals at the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Indian boxers secured 12 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze medals to finish with the second highest medal count only behind the hosts Kazakhstan who have won 48 medals. Vishvanath Suresh began the day’s proceedings for India in the 48kg category as the reigning youth world champion and didn’t waste much time. He straightaway got into the action with his sharp punches…