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Schools in Sharjah will return to in-person classes from Monday, April 29, authorities announced on Thursday. The emirate first announced distance learning for private schools on Monday, April 15, as the UAE braced for unstable weather conditions. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. After the first two days of online classes, students continued to study remotely on Thursday, April 18, followed by two more extensions on Monday, April 22 and then Tuesday, April 23, until Thursday, April 25, as the country reeled under the aftermath of the heaviest rain it had seen in…
Indonesia may give dual citizenship to people of Indonesian descent to attract more skilled workers to come into the country, a senior cabinet minister announced on Tuesday (April 30). Luhut Pandjaitan, the coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, said that inviting Indonesian diaspora and giving them dual citizenship will encourage “very skilful Indonesians back to Indonesia.” Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Currently, Indonesia does not recognise dual citizenship for adults. Indonesian law states that a child with two passports must choose one and renounce the other when they turn 18. Nearly…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed a new loan programme with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday, his office said in a statement. Sharif and Georgieva met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. Islamabad is seeking a new, larger long-term Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement with the fund after a current $3 billion standby arrangement expires this month. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “Both sides also discussed Pakistan entering into another IMF programme to ensure that the gains made in the past year are consolidated and its…
During your journey to higher education, one of the most important components during the college selection process is finding out which university instills in you a sense of home and belonging. While this is easier said than done, taking part in campus tours and interacting with current students can provide significant perspective on whether you foresee yourself spending the next four years at a particular university. As a result, here are the three main objectives you should aim to complete when taking the time to visit a university’s campus: ●Attend an official information session and tour prior to exploring the…
Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur on Monday called out organisers of European tournaments for failing to “respect” women players by giving preferential treatment to men at combined events after she swept into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. Jabeur dismissed ninth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-4 to reach the last eight along with top seed Iga Swiatek who eased past home favourite Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1, 6-0. But Jabeur, the 2022 Madrid champion, later took a swipe at tournament organisers, telling reporters she believes tennis still has a way to go to achieve gender equality, despite it being the leader in…
المؤتمر الثامن لطب الأطفال يكشف عن علاجات جديدة أهمها علاج سمنة الأطفالدبي، 26ابريل 2024: برعاية كريمة من سمو الشيخ راشد بن أحمد بن مكتوم، شهد المؤتمر الدولي الثامن لأمراض الأطفال والذي أقيم في فندق انتر كونتننتال في دبي، حضورا لافتا من الأطباء والعاملين بمجال طب بمختلف تخصصاته، حيث سجل بالمؤتمر أكثر من ثلاثة ألاف طبيب بزيادة ألف طبيب عن العام الماضي، بنسبة تصل إلى النصف من الإمارات ودول الخليج ، كما شارك أطباء من مختلف دول العالم .إضافة إلى الرعاة الخمسين من مختلف الشركات العالمية والمحلية التي تعني بصحة وغذاء الأطفال. فضلا عن حضور عددا كبيرا من الزائرين والمهتمين بالمجال.…
We have the solution to Wordle on May 1, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We’ve placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don’t ruin the surprise before you’ve had a chance to work through the clues. So let’s dive in, starting with a reminder of yesterday’s answer. Yesterday’s Wordle answer Let’s start by first reminding ourselves of yesterday’s Wordle answer for those new to the game or who don’t play it daily, which was “PROWL.” So we can say that the Wordle answer today definitely…
Dubai student Pranavananda Saji was named ‘outside India topper’ after scoring 100 per cent in India’s Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) — known to be one of the world’s toughest exams. He clinched an overall rank of 31. People who knew Saji said that one of the big factors that enabled him to ace the test was his limited use of mobile phones. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The 17-year-old believes that “our daily devices” are a major distraction — so much so that he has almost eliminated phone tapping and scrolling from…
A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority community had been targeted. Interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said that “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” in Herat province’s Guzara district on Monday at around 9pm. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “Six civilians were martyred and one civilian was injured,” he wrote on social media platform X early Tuesday morning. Locals said the mosque served the minority Shiite community in a…
The imminent Bitcoin halving this month could make the world’s largest cryptocurrency twice as rare as gold, a new report said. Bybit, one of the world’s top three crypto exchanges by volume, has released a new report showing that the current dynamics of Bitcoin leave only nine months of supply left on exchanges. The stock-to-flow (S2F) ratio is calculated by dividing the circulating supply of a commodity by its annual production, yielding a gauge of scarcity, the report says. “Bitcoin’s S2F ratio is around 56 before the upcoming halving, while gold is 60. After the halving in April 2024, Bitcoin’s…