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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.…
Large swathes of the deserts in the UAE have turned into lush green landscapes following a period of higher-than-usual rainfall over the past couple of weeks. Explorers in the country have witnessed several areas carpeted in greenery, including parts of the Sharjah-Kalba road around Shawka and Masafi-Dibba. “I have been seeing it getting greener for a while since we began getting more rain,” said explorer and rain chaser Sajjad. “However, this year the greenery is even more after the record-breaking rainfall.” He shared his video of the Sharjah-Kalba road on a recent visit. The expat, who has been living in…
Onion prices in the UAE are expected to drop in the coming weeks after India announced lifting a ban on the exports. Vendors in the UAE are hoping that India’s decision will ease shortage of the commodity in the market. Onion has been selling at over Dh6 per kg in the local hypermarkets after India put restrictions on exports last year. The prices had risen to as high as Dh9 per kg, but then India permitted exports to the UAE, which helped bring down the prices to Dh6. Before India’s export curbs, onion was usually sold for around Dh3-4 per…
In Collaboration with the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and other Local Authorities Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Steps Up Efforts for the Third Phase of Anti-Mosquito Campaign [Dubai, UAE, 4 May 2024]: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced enhanced efforts in the third phase of the Anti-Mosquito Campaign in collaboration with the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), and in partnership with relevant local authorities across the UAE, including municipalities in different emirates. The campaign launched its first phase in February 2022 and the current phase continues until May 2025. The third phase of the campaign is…
Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…
Students in the UAE who took the CBSE board exams, now have the option to review their answer sheets online and verify the marks assigned to them. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently announced that candidates will receive a link to check the marks awarded to them in the answer sheets. By paying a specified fee, candidates can utilise this service to address concerns about low marks. This process will commence the day following the announcement of board results. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Meanwhile, the CBSE announced the release…
NASA and Boeing Space are a short time away from conducting the first crewed launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A ULA Atlas V rocket will power the Starliner and NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to orbit, putting them on course for a rendezvous with the International Space Station, where they’ll stay for about a week. The rocket is due to blast off on Monday evening local time (Digital Trends has full details on how to watch a live stream of the event), with only the weather or a last-minute technical…
Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly ruled that out. The two sides blamed each other for the impasse. In their second day of truce talks in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators, Hamas negotiators maintained their stance that any truce agreement must end the war, Palestinian officials said. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Israeli officials have not travelled to Cairo to take part in…
Tadej Pogacar took control of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday with his maiden stage win on the Grand Tour, blitzing his rivals to the summit finish at the Sanctuary of Oropa and snatching the overall leader’s pink jersey. Slovenian Pogacar, who is taking part in his first ever Giro, narrowly missed out on victory on Saturday’s opening stage but made it clear he is the man to beat with a trademark burst near the end of the final punishing climb, skipping clear from his rivals with his trademark swagger. The pre-race favourite is bidding to become the first man to…
Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India’s election, with fake clips involving two top aides of Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggering police investigations and the arrest of some workers of his rival Congress party. In what has been dubbed as India’s first AI election, Modi said last week fake voices were being used to purportedly show leaders making “statements that we have never even thought of”, calling it a conspiracy “to create tension in society”. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Indian police — already investigating the spread…