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Keep your oral hygiene in check this holy month with a few adjustments to your routine By Kushmita Bose Can you truly be healthy without prioritizing oral health? the clear answer is a ‘no’. Ramadan, a month of spiritual reflection, community, and delectable feasts, is eagerly anticipated by millions worldwide. However, amidst the joyous celebrations and fasting, it’s easy to overlook a vital aspect of health: oral hygiene. The combination of sugary foods can be tempting, however this indulgence coupled with reduced saliva flow during fasting hours, creates an ideal environment for bacterial growth, potentially leading to dental issues. Consequently,…
Moody’s Upgrades ADIB’s Baseline Credit Assessment, Reflecting the Bank’s Strong Financial Position • Moody’s affirmed ADIB’s local and foreign currency long-term issuer ratings at A2 and short-term issuer ratings at Prime-1 • ADIB’s Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) and Adjusted BCA were upgraded to baa3 from ba1. Abu Dhabi, UAE: 03 April 2024: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading Islamic financial institution, received an upgrade to its Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) from Moody’s as the ratings agency affirmed ADIB’s credit ratings, indicating continued stability and improvement in the bank’s financial health. The upgrade in ADIB’s BCA is attributed to the…
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…
Rains lashed parts of UAE early today morning, as the National Centre of Meteorology reported showers across Abu Dhabi and Al Dhafra region. Cloud cover will continue, along with a chance of light to moderate rainfall over some coastal, southern, and eastern areas during the day. Cloudiness will subside by tonight. Light to moderate winds will blow, freshening at times. The NCM has issued an alert for the formation of rainy clouds in the areas marked in the map below: Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Temperatures could be as high as 36ºC…
Fears are already growing over generative AI’s challenge to human talent in the creative industries, and an update from Stability AI on Wednesday will only serve to heighten those concerns. The London-based startup has just released Stable Audio 2.0, the latest version of its music-generation platform. It claims the update offers “a new standard in AI-generated audio,” with the ability to create high-quality, full tracks with coherent musical structure, and lasting up to three minutes in length (double the original version) at 44.1kHz stereo. When it launched in September last year, the tool offered text-to-audio capabilities, but version 2.o incorporates…
Gold jewellery sales in the UAE increased despite yellow metal prices hitting a record high on Thursday. Retailers in Dubai said consumers continue to purchase gold and precious metal jewellery on the back of expectations of prices rising further in the months ahead. Gold prices rose to a record $2,300 an ounce on early Thursday morning. It gained 9 per cent in March alone. In the UAE, the 24K variant of the metal rose to Dh278.25 per gram, while 22K, 21K and 18K were trading at Dh257.5, Dh249.25 and Dh213.75 per gram, respectively, on Thursday morning “Sales have actually increased…
The 24K variant of the yellow opened at Dh278.25 per gram at the opening of the markets on Thursday as compared to Dh276.25 per gram at the close of the markets on Wednesday. Among the other variants, 22K, 21K and 18K were trading higher at Dh257.5, Dh249.25 and Dh213.75 per gram, respectively. Globally, spot gold was trading higher at $2,299.81 per ounce at 9.10 am UAE time after the US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said that recent job gains and higher-than-expected inflation readings do not significantly alter the overall picture of the central bank’s monetary strategy about interest rates.…
We have the solution to Wordle on April 4, 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 “PLAIT.” So we can say that the Wordle answer today definitely…
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’s Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, whose epicentre had a depth of 40 kilometres (25 miles) and which was also felt in Tokyo. Japan, one of the world’s most tectonically active countries, has strict building standards designed to ensure structures can withstand even the most powerful earthquakes. The archipelago, home to around 125 million people, experiences around 1,500 jolts every year, the vast majority of which are mild. The United States Geological…
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.…