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The Welsh player said he was overall very happy with his game despite a couple of missed putts in the first round By Nick Tarratt, Khaleej Times Guest Golf Writer Joe Jones shot a first-round four under par 68 to lead the second edition of the Robert Rock Abu Dhabi Championship over the National Course at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The Welsh player has a four-shot lead over Dominic Morton (Trump International) who shot a level par 72, Morton came home in an impressive 33, finishing with an eagle two on hole 14 and two birdies in his final four…
Google could soon be on the hook for deleting the private data of millions of users if the proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit is approved, according to The Verge. The settlement proposal is part of the Brown v. Google lawsuit, for which the tech giant has agreed to “destroy or de-identify” the web browsing data it has saved from people utilizing the “Incognito Mode” feature on the Google Chrome browser. Google would be responsible for deleting billions of records and making sure undeletable records are not associated with individual users. While the proposal was filed in a California…
Pakistan police detained more than 12 people, including Afghan nationals, in connection with a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and their driver last week, a senior law enforcement source said on Tuesday. Beijing is Islamabad’s closest regional ally and a key investor in Pakistan’s faltering economy, but Chinese citizens have frequently been targeted by militants in recent years. The engineers and their Pakistani driver were travelling towards the Dasu hydroelectric dam under construction by a Chinese firm in northwest Pakistan when a bomber rammed their vehicle and detonated. “More than a dozen suspected individuals have been taken into…
The UAE’s national carriers have witnessed significant growth in their destination network. By the end of the first quarter of 2024, they reached approximately 603 destinations worldwide, compared to 586 at the close of 2023. This three per cent increase reflects the rebounding aviation sector and caters to the rising demand for travel. The UAE’s position as a preferred global destination for tourism and business is further strengthened by this expansion. Based on official data from the national carriers obtained by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), these national carriers have consistently outperformed many of their regional and global counterparts. They…
The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monster merger from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry brought the second-highest opening in what has been a robust year, falling just short of the the $81.5 million debut of “Dune: Part 2.” Projections had put the the opening weekend of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which sees the monsters teaming up instead of squaring up, at closer to $50 million. “It’s…
Manchester United centre-backs Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez will be out for at least a month with muscle injuries, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Sweden captain Lindelof went off in the second half of Saturday’s draw with Brentford with a hamstring problem. Martinez replaced him in the 69th minute, making his first appearance since early February after recovering from a knee injury. However, the Argentina international then suffered a calf strain in training and will not be available for the next games. United, who are sixth in the table on 48 points with nine league games remaining, face…
If the many rumors are true, Apple will announce and start selling the next version of its wildly popular AirPods in 2024. While the details remain thin, here’s what we know (and what we think we know) about the fourth-generation Apple AirPods. AirPods 4? Let’s start with the obvious: the name. Keep in mind, we’re talking about the successor to the two AirPods models that Apple sells that do not have active noise cancellation—the AirPods 2 and AirPods 3, or AirPods second- and third-gen as Apple prefers to refer to them. In other words, the non-“pro” version of the AirPods. Apple…
UAE families have been flocking to Sharjah Ramadan Festival (SRF) markets to buy essentials ahead of Eid Al Fitr, availing themselves of the premium offers and products at competitive prices. The festival is witnessing a remarkable turnout of shoppers across diverse shopping centres in the emirate. Visitors can enjoy discounts and win prizes and shopping vouchers in various raffle draws while indulging in heritage-themed programmes and activities complementing the myriad of enticing promotions offered by exhibitors. Offering an exciting array of captivating surprises in the world of shopping, the 34th edition of Sharjah Ramadan Festival is proceeding with the giveaways…
A Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s third largest oil refinery on Tuesday about 1,300 km from the front lines, hitting a unit that processes about 155,000 barrels of crude per day though an industry source said it had caused no critical damage. Russian officials said its jamming devices locked onto a Ukrainian drone near Tatneft’s Taneco refinery, which has an annual production capacity of more than 17 million tonnes (340,000 barrels per day). Pictures from the scene indicated the drone hit the primary refining unit, CDU-7, at the refinery in Russia’s highly industrialised Tatarstan region, though it did not appear to…
The gross banks’ assets, including bankers’ acceptances, increased by 0.8 per cent, from Dh4.075 trillion at the end of December 2023 to Dh4.109 trillion at the end of January 2024, according to the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The bank in its monetary and banking developments for January 2024 reported that gross credit grew by 0.2 per cent from Dh1.991 trillion at the end of December 2023 to Dh1.996 trillion at the end of January 2024. CBUAE reported that the gross credit rose due to an increase in foreign credit by 1.9 per cent, overshadowing a lessening of domestic…