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Up for a trip to Mars? Apply to become an astronaut. On Tuesday, NASA announced that it’s looking for its next class of astronauts, and some of those who make it through the selection process could indeed find themselves on a spacecraft to the red planet. And before then, a trip to the moon is certainly on the cards. “NASA astronauts have been traveling to space for more than six decades and living there continuously since 2000,” the agency says on a webpage calling for applicants. “Now, NASA’s Artemis program is preparing to land the first woman and the next…

A Dubai school student has developed an application designed to alleviate parental concerns, ensuring they can track whether their children have entered the school premises or chosen to skip school. The app also promotes punctuality, and student safety while at school, enhances operational efficiency, allows parental involvement, and simplifies administrative processes. Developed by Saad Muhammad Safeer, a senior school student of DPS Dubai, this app aims to facilitate transparent communication between the school and the parent community by providing real-time updates on student attendance. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Speaking to Khaleej…

Struggling England batsman Jonny Bairstow looks to be fighting to save his Test career when the fifth and final match against India begins in Dharamshala on Thursday. Bairstow will win his 100th cap as England, who have already lost the series 3-1, try to salvage some pride in the high-altitude and chilly Himalayan hill town. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is also in line to play his 100th Test, having already passed the milestone of 500 Test wickets during the series. Former wicketkeeper Bairstow is in the side as a specialist batsman after Ben Foakes took over behind the stumps, but…

Winners of six straight, the Denver Nuggets open up a four-game homestand against the Phoenix Suns tonight. While Denver makes its run for the top seed in the West, the Suns are simply trying to stay above the play-in line. Tonight’s game starts in just a few minutes, at 10:00 p.m. ET, and will be televised on TNT. But if you’re looking to watch a live stream, there are plenty of different ways you can do that, including some free options. The Best Way to Watch the Suns vs Nuggets Live Stream If you don’t mind spending a little bit…

The next time your heart melts on seeing a seemingly poor person begging for alms, chances are he/she is richer than you. In separate instances, the Dubai Police arrested two women with Dh60,000 and Dh30,000 cash, respectively, that they made solely by begging. One of the women used her child to gain sympathy and, in the process, make thousands of dirhams. Both women had come to the UAE on visit visas. The Dubai Police said 99 per cent of beggars they arrested considered begging a ‘profession’. This came as the police launched its anti-begging campaign ahead of the holy month…

The Dubai branch of BD (Becton, Dickinson, and Company) , one of the leading global medical technology companies, and the Emirates Nursing Association (ENA) have announced a collaboration aimed at advancing patient safety and healthcare worker protection across the UAE. The groundbreaking initiative will focus on critical areas such as infection prevention, complications reduction, medication management, and ensuring the highest standards in vascular access management. The partnership was formalised in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), that was signed in the presence of Dr Sumaya Al Blooshi, President of the Emirates Nursing Association (ENA), ENA members Mariam Rashed…

Following the resounding success of the recently concluded ILT20 Season 2, rising cricket stars from the UAE reflect on their treasured experience at the marquee tournament widely acknowledged as one of the fastest growing T20 leagues in the world. Desert Vipers’ Ali Naseer, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders’ Alishan Sharafu, and Gulf Giants’ Zuhaib Zubair shared insight on how the tournament served as an opportunity to imbibe best practices from some of the greatest names in international cricket such as Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russel, David Warner, Trent Boult, Sam Billings and Sunil Narine while underscoring the DP World ILT20’s role towards…

ChatGPT is completely free to use, but that doesn’t mean OpenAI isn’t also interested in making some money. ChatGPT Plus is a subscription model that gives you access to a completely different service based on the GPT-4 model, along with faster speeds, more reliability, and first access to new features. Beyond that, it also opens up the ability to use ChatGPT plug-ins, create custom chatbots, use DALL-E 3 image generation, and much more. What is ChatGPT Plus? Like the standard version of ChatGPT, ChatGPT Plus is an AI chatbot, and it offers a highly accurate machine learning assistant that’s able…

Intellect Design Arena Ltd, a cloud-native, future-ready, multi-product Financial Technology company for the world’s leading banking and insurance clients, announced the launch of its ‘First Principles’ Technology suite, eMACH.ai, for Technology-suave Bankers in the Middle East and Africa. “With the rapidly evolving business environment, it is imperative for financial services institutions to stay ahead of the competition by providing a delightful customer experience. eMACH.ai offers a broad, comprehensive, composable and contextual platform that delivers capability to compose technology solutions to revolutionize the way financial services institutions operate,” Arun Jain, CMD and Chief Architect of Intellect Design Arena Limited, told Khaleej…

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said on Tuesday he did not share his family’s excitement for his 100th Test appearance, adding a series-ending win over England was more important to him than “just a number”. Ashwin, 37, is set to reach the landmark in the fifth and final match of England’s tour starting on Thursday in the brisk Himalayan hill town of Dharamshala. “It does not mean anything to me,” he told reporters. It means a lot to my wife and my mom. My daughters are more excited than I am. It’s just a number.” The off-spinner already passed the rare…