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Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge was dented by spectacular goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo, who snatched a 2-2 draw for Manchester United on Sunday. The visitors dominated the majority of the game but needed a Mohamed Salah penalty six minutes from time to avoid a second defeat at Old Trafford in the space of three weeks. The draw leaves Liverpool behind Premier League leaders Arsenal on goal difference and just one point ahead of Manchester City with seven games remaining in the tightest of title races. Should the Reds fail to mark Jurgen Klopp’ final season in charge…
Welcome to the world of Chromebooks! These budget-friendly laptops are a great middle-ground between mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, and more robust laptops and desktop PCs. There’s a bit of a learning curve to these Google-powered machines though, even down to how you’ll operate trackpad clicks. For instance, we’re sure you’re familiar with how to perform a right-click in Windows or macOS. You can also right-click on a Chromebook, but probably not the way you’re used to. Not to worry though. At the end of the day, learning curves can be fun and educational, and we’ve made this guide…
Two Indians were among the five residents who lost their lives in a fire that engulfed a residential building in Sharjah’s Al Nahda area on Thursday night, family friends and social workers confirmed to Khaleej Times on Sunday. Michael Sathyadass, an employee of DXB Live at Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC), was one of the two Indians who succumbed to the tragedy. According to his brother’s social media posts, Michael was a sound engineer who had contributed to concerts featuring renowned artists such as Bruno Mars and AR Rahman throughout his career. The second victim was a 29-year-old woman from…
The US stock market is the most expensive it has been in around two years. Its valuation could be put to the test as companies report earnings in coming weeks. The S&P 500 is up more than 9 per cent year-to-date, following its strongest first-quarter performance since 2019. But the bar may be rising for stocks to keep advancing at that pace, increasing pressure on companies to deliver strong results. The benchmark index trades at 20.7 times its estimated earnings for the next 12 months, near a more than two-year high of 21.2 hit in late March, according to LSEG…
Indian seam bowler Yash Thakur took the first five-wicket haul of this year’s IPL as he led Lucknow Super Giants to victory over Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Thakur returned with figures of 5-30 to help bowl out Gujarat for 130 in their chase of 164 as hosts Lucknow won by 33 runs in the 21st match of this edition of the T20 tournament. The 25-year-old Thakur, who is yet to play an international, wrapped up the match with two wickets in the 19th over as Lucknow beat Gujarat for the first time in five attempts in IPL. “We will take…
Microsoft Teams is a terrific platform for workplace collaboration, but there may come a time when you need to leave a particular team. Whether it’s because a project has been completed, or specific employees are switching roles, or simply joining another team or project, removing yourself from an existing Teams collaboration couldn’t be easier. Plus, we’ve put together this step-by-step explainer for carrying out this task, which covers both desktop and mobile versions of Microsoft Teams. How to leave a Microsoft TeamBefore you begin, it’s a good idea to make sure you are supposed to leave a team or have…
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday raised her concerns about China’s excess industrial capacity with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, telling him that bilateral relations were now more stable because the two sides can have “tough” discussions. As they began a meeting in Beijing that ran 80 minutes, Li responded that the two countries needed to respect each other and should be partners, not adversaries, adding that “constructive progress” had been made during Yellen’s trip. Yellen said Washington and Beijing had a “duty” to responsibly manage the complex relationship, “While we have more to do, I believe that, over the…
Amid repeated disruptions, Vistara has announced scaling back its operations by 25-30 flights per day, which is expected to provide much-needed resilience and buffer in the rosters and bring stability, the airline spokesperson said. He said that after scaling back operations, the airlines will reach the same level of flight operations that they had in February of this year. “We are carefully scaling back our operations by around 25-30 flights per day, i.e. roughly 10 per cent of the capacity we were operating. This will take us back to the same level of flight operations as at the end of…
Most modern laptops use a USB-C port for charging, offering a convenient, compact, and high-wattage method to charge your laptop and charge it faster than most traditional designs. The actual speed it chargers depends on the charger you use, the USB-C cable, and the charging port on your laptop. They all need to support USB Power Delivery, but there are a few different generations of that technology that have vastly different specifications and capabilities You don’t even need one of the best laptops to charge using USB-C. Most modern laptops have the option. That’s great, too, because USB-C is reversible, handles…
It was almost a tale of two cities on the roads of Dubai on Sunday morning. While many thoroughfares wore a deserted look, the shopping districts and malls were bustling as UAE residents kickstarted their Eid Al Fitr holidays. During the last weekend before Eid, many hotels reported almost full occupancies and airports were busy. Mohammed Anshah’s weekly drive to the Karama fruits and vegetables market on Sunday morning was more hassle-free than usual. “The roads were practically empty, and it took me only 15 minutes to drive from Jumeirah to Karama,” he said. However, when he got to the…