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“A political thriller of the ’70s” is how Kevin Feige, the man in charge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, described the new Captain America movie his studio was releasing in the spring of 2014. At the time, it seemed like an awfully highfalutin point of reference for a film about a defrosted patriotic superhero who chucks his shield at bad guys. Hadn’t James Mangold tried the same tack a year prior, dubiously citing Ozu as a major influence on his Marvel adaptation The Wolverine? Couldn’t these guys just admit they were making capeshit? As it turned out, there was some…
Lightning has killed at least 14 people in Balochistan and Punjab in Pakistan as torrential rains battered the provinces, media reports said on Saturday. The district disaster management authorities have been alerted while Chief Minister Sardar Sarfaraz Bugti has ordered action to remove encroachments from all natural drainage channels, he said. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said more rain was expected in a number of areas. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.
In daily use of Windows 11 or Windows 10, you might notice that a lot of the things you do are repetitive. As soon as you turn on your PC, you might end up launching a specific app like a web browser. You might even be launching programs in tandem, like Slack, Teams, and Microsoft Office. If you’re hoping to be more productive and save time, automating these tasks to happen on their own without a mouse click or a keyboard as soon as your PC boots up is something to consider. You don’t have to just automate productivity-related tasks,…
The UAE has strongly condemned the stabbing attack in Sydney, Australia, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries to innocent people. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability in contravention of international law. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The Ministry expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Australia, and to the families of the…
Israel said on Saturday that a salvo of Iranian pilotless aircraft had been launched at it and that defence systems were poised to shoot them down or to sound sirens ordering residents in any threatened areas to take shelter. The drones’ flight time would take several hours, chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised briefing. He confirmed media reports that “Wing of Zion”, Israel’s version of the US “Air Force One”, was airborne, saying this was due to operational considerations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday Israel was prepared for a “direct attack from Iran” following…
This week at Augusta the player they call the ‘Mad Scientist’ is using approved prototype irons for the first time on one of the biggest stages in the world By Nick Tarratt, Khaleej Times Guest Golf Writer LIVE at The Masters. With The Masters 36-holes at the halfway stage as I write this column the focus today is on the joint-leader Bryson DeChambeau – not his golf game but his equipment. DeChambeau is known as the ‘Mad Scientist’ for tinkering with his equipment and introducing his unique take on the game by using irons all of the same length. We…
Streaming services like Amazon Prime Video are always hypervigilant in their attempt to make sure that you’re aware of what new shows are coming to their platform at any given time. They spend far less time, though, promoting all the things available on their service that they didn’t put any money behind creating. While Prime Video and other streaming services definitely make great shows, their libraries are filled with things that they didn’t make that are often equally as great. Take Hannibal, for example. The series aired on NBC for three seasons, and is now available to stream on Prime…
Nepal batsman Dipendra Singh Airee became just the third man to hit six sixes in one over in an international T20 match when he achieved the feat against Qatar in Al Amerat on Saturday. He joins India’s Yuvraj Singh, who made his runs off England’s Stuart Broad in Durban in the 2007 World Cup, and West Indian slugger Kieron Pollard who hammered Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya in Antigua in 2021. South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs and USA’s Jaskaran Malhotra have achieved the feat in one-day international cricket while no one has ever done it in Test cricket. Stay up to date…
If you’re anything like us, your Apple iPhone is a beast with multiple uses. It can go from an email-firing machine to a dedicated Netflix device in seconds and then into playing video games just as fast. But just because it can do all of those things doesn’t mean it couldn’t stand a little fine-tuning when it comes to optimizing it for productivity. “Productivity” can mean a lot of things, whether it’s sending emails, making tweaks to documents and spreadsheets, or just planning for your day ahead. Whatever being productive means to you, there are apps that will make it…
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Saturday said that its public transport means, taxis and shared mobility vehicles transported about 5.9 million passengers during the Eid Al Fitr break. The breakdown indicates that Dubai Metro’s Red and Green Lines served 2.32 million riders, Dubai Tram transported 115 thousand riders, public buses were used by 1.2 million passengers, and marine transport means ferried 416 thousand riders. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Taxis transported 1.6 million passengers, and shared mobility vehicles served 308,000 passengers.