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The UAE has provided aid packages tailored for children and women in Gaza as part of the UAE’s continued humanitarian support for the Palestinian people through ‘Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.’ Hamoud Abdullah Al Junaibi, Secretary-General of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), highlighted ongoing efforts within “Operation Chivalrous Knight 3” to prepare aid packages specifically for children and women to meet their needs. These aid packages form a crucial component of the daily humanitarian relief efforts and food aid dispatched to the Gaza Strip, with a particular focus on the northern region. Stay up to date with the latest news.…
In recent years, the listening time required by a piece of AI to clone someone’s voice has been getting shorter and shorter. It used to be minutes, now it’s just seconds. OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company behind the viral generative-AI chatbot ChatGPT, recently revealed that its own voice-cloning technology requires just 15 seconds of audio material to reproduce someone’s voice. In a post on its website, OpenAI shared a small-scale preview of a model called Voice Engine, which it’s been developing since late 2022. Voice Engine works by feeding it a minimum of 15 seconds of spoken material. The user is…
Gold prices rally continued on Monday morning, jumping more than Dh3 per gram to another record high in the UAE. The price of the 24K variant of the yellow metal jumped Dh3.25 per gram to Dh273.75 per gram on Monday morning as compared to last week’s close of Dh270.5 per gram. The other variants also made smart gains, with 22K rising to Dh253.5, 21K to Dh245.25 and 18K to Dh210.25 per gram. Globally, spot gold was trading higher at $2,259.85 per ounce at 9.10am UAE time, rising more than one per cent in early trade. Stay up to date with…
Small and medium Enterprise (SME) sectors in the UAE have moved from a stage of resilience to prosperity after the Covid-19 pandemic, with two out of three expressing a positive view of the future business environment in the country, according to RAKBank SME Confidence Index. Conducted by research company RFI Global, the survey covered over 1,000 SMEs in the country and responses were collected during November-December 2023. With most of the industries in the report topping the index base score of 50, the report found an overall confidence index score of 61 among UAE SMEs. The inaugural study found that…
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.…
Residents in parts of Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi woke up to thick fog blanketing their surroundings as the National Centre of Meteorology issued red and yellow alerts in areas of UAE. Taking to X, the authority highlighted the regions most likely to be affected. Motorists hitting the road in Dubai experienced fog in areas like Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Road, Al Minhad, Jebel Ali, Al Faqa and Expo. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Residents have been warned of lowered visibility until 9am today. The Abu Dhabi Police warned motorists to exercise…
We have the solution to Wordle on April 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 “TABOO.” So we can say that the Wordle answer today definitely…
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…
This is the first Ramadan away from home for 21-one-year-old Sameera Kadr, who arrived in Dubai in June 2023. The Ethiopian expat works six to eight hours during Ramadan, while her employer allows her adequate break time for prayers and rest. “My employers follow the same religion as me; therefore, work during Ramadan tends to be lighter, as minimal cooking is required during the daytime. In the evenings, my madam involves me in preparing Ramadan meals. I really like the family I live with; they are kind,” said Sameera. However, Sameera started to work and support her family only after…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner won the ATP Miami Open Masters 1000 title on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the final. Sinner’s third title of the season means the Australian Open champion will move to a career-high second in the ATP world rankings on Monday ahead of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. On Saturday, American Danielle Collins overcame fourth seed Elena Rybakina to win the women’s singles final 7-5 6-3 and claim the title on home soil in her farewell season. Collins won nearly 75% of her first-serve points while claiming three of her seven break points on…