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Security has been beefed up at Champions League quarterfinal matches on Tuesday and Wednesday after a communication outlet supporting the Daesh group published threats against stadiums. European football’s governing body Uefa said all four games in Paris, Madrid and London would go ahead despite the threat. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said security would be “considerably reinforced” when Paris Saint-Germain take on Barcelona in the first leg at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. “The police, whom I spoke to very early this morning, have considerably reinforced the security measures,” the minister told reporters. PSG coach Luis Enrique said in…
United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket launched for the final time on Tuesday, bringing an end six decades of service by the Delta family of rockets. The Delta IV Heavy, which first flew in 2004, launched early afternoon from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying an intelligence satellite to a geostationary orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office. You can watch footage of the launch via the video player embedded at the top of this page. It shows a close-up of the rocket’s engines firing up and pushing the vehicle skyward with 2.1 million pounds…
World number one Novak Djokovic made an emphatic start at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-1 6-2 win over Russia’s Roman Safiullin to ease into the third round at a rain-delayed day three on Tuesday. Djokovic, who pulled out of the recent Miami Open as he tries to balance his schedule, looked fresh as he broke Safiullin’s serve three times in the opening set, and a further two breaks in the second was enough to seal the win. The Serb, winner in 2013 and 2015, will meet the victor between France’s Arthur Fils and Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti who defeated…
AI chatbots are already capable of “seeing” the world through images and video. But now, Google has announced audio-to-speech functionalities as part of its latest update to Gemini Pro. In Gemini 1.5 Pro, the chatbot can now “hear” audio files uploaded into its system and then extract the text information. The company has made this LLM version available as a public preview on its Vertex AI development platform. This will allow more enterprise-focused users to experiment with the feature and expand its base after a more private rollout in February when the model was first announced. This was originally offered…
The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the arrival of the first UAE aid convoy, comprising 17 trucks, bound for the northern Gaza Strip, as part of Operation “Chivalrous Knight 3”. It is the first aid convoy by a country to arrive in the northern Gaza Strip, entering through the Rafah Border Crossing before arriving through the Karam Abu Salem border crossing to deliver aid to the Palestinians. A part of Operation “Chivalrous Knight 3”, the convoy carried over 370 tonnes of relief aid, including food and medical supplies, food supplements, clothing, shelter materials and other necessities.…
HSBC is selling its business in Argentina and booking a $1 billion loss on the deal, the bank said on Tuesday, as it continues to shrink its once globe-spanning empire to focus on Asia. HSBC is selling the business, which covers banking, asset management and insurance, to Argentina’s fifth largest bank Grupo Financiero Galicia for $550 million, the British bank said. HSBC CEO Noel Quinn has sought to simplify the sprawling lender to improve performance by exiting several markets in which it has under-performed, including France and Canada. The sale also fits with the bank’s Asia pivot strategy as it…
Paris St Germain are still seeking their first Champions League trophy but they need ambition rather than pressure in the first leg of their quarterfinal against Barcelona, manager Luis Enrique said on Tuesday. PSG last reached the semifinal stage in 2021, and with the Ligue 1 title more or less wrapped up along with a place in the Coupe de France final, focus now turns to the competition which the club wants to win more than any other. “I hope that our ambition overcomes the pressure,” Luis Enrique told a press conference before Wednesday’s game. “We aren’t feeling pressure at…
The Rivian R2 has finally been announced, and it could end up being the go-to EV for drivers who want a decently affordable electric car with a rugged look and feel. But when it finally launches to the public, it won’t be the only option in its price range — the Ford Mustang Mach-E could be one of its main competitors. The Mustang Mach-E may not be quite as rugged-feeling as the Rivian R2, but it does have a lot going for it — like an increasingly low price, sleek design, and comfortable interior. Is one of these EVs better…
The pandemic brought the world to a standstill and threw new challenges for humanity to deal with. Wading through the challenging days of 2020, where there was uncertainty in everybody’s mind, things weren’t any different at the under-construction BAPS Hindu Mandir. However, a four-page handwritten letter by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha’s current spiritual leader His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj at the peak of the pandemic, gave hope, vision, and direction to inspire his team to create what is today the first traditional stone temple in the Middle East. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.…
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other Gulf countries have declared that Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated on April 10. The date of the Eid celebration depends on the sighting of the Shawwal crescent moon. In India, the crescent was not spotted in Delhi, Hyderabad, and Lucknow. Hence, Eid will be celebrated on April 11. However, a few places will mark the festival on Wednesday, April 10 as the crescent moon of Shawwal was sighted on April 9. So far, Kerala, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir have confirmed the sighting. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT…