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A Japanese rocket exploded just seconds after launching on its maiden flight on Wednesday. The vehicle was uncrewed and no one was hurt in the incident. Footage of the launch, which was supposed to deploy a government test satellite, shows the 18-meter-tall Kairos rocket erupting into a huge fireball just five seconds after getting airborne. Burning debris falling to the ground also caused a blaze back at the launch site. BREAKING: Space One rocket explodes during launch from southern Japan pic.twitter.com/8IWiu2bRKa — BNO News (@BNONews) March 13, 2024 The rocket’s maker, Tokyo-based Space One, said in a statement: “The launch…

Emirati businessman Gheyath Mohammad Gheyath, owner of the GINCO Group, announced a contribution of Dh5 million towards the Mothers’ Endowment campaign launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The Dh1-billion fund was established to honour mothers by supporting the education of millions around the world. Organised by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, the Mothers’ Endowment campaign reflects the UAE’s mission of extending aid to communities and vulnerable populations around the world. Gheyath Mohammad Gheyath said that the…

More children have been reported killed in the war raging in Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday. “Staggering. The number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in #Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined,” Philippe Lazzarini said on X, formerly Twitter. His post referenced United Nations numbers showing that 12,193 children had been killed in conflicts worldwide between 2019 and 2022. It compared that to reports from the health ministry in…

Gold prices opened higher in the UAE on Wednesday morning after falling by nearly Dh3 per gram on Tuesday. The Dubai Jewellery Group data showed 24K trading at Dh261.50 per gram at the opening of the markets on Wednesday as compared to last night’s close of Dh261 per gram. Among the other variants of the yellow metal, 22K opened at Dh242, 21K at Dh234.25, and 18K at Dh200.75 per gram. The precious metal prices fell Dh2.75 per gram on Tuesday after hitting a record high last week as prices dropped globally on Tuesday after the US inflation report. [Editor’s Note:…

بالتعاون بين مؤسسة زايد العليا،  هيئة المساهمات المجتمعية – معاً و منصة أم انكلوسيف معرض التوظيف (أطمح) لأصحاب الهمم يشهد نجاحاً كبيراً المعرض الأول من نوعه يستقطب مشاركة مجموعة واسعة من مسؤولي الموارد البشرية فتح باب التسجيل أمام جهات التوظيف اعتباراً من 30 مارس للمشاركة في الدورة الثانية من معرض التوظيف في سبتمبر 13 مارس 2024؛ أبوظبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة – أعلنت إم انكلوسيڤ، أول منصة رقمية معتمدة للربط بين أصحاب الهمم الإماراتيين وجهات التوظيف، عن اختتام فعاليات أول معرض لتوظيف أصحاب الهمم في العاصمة الإماراتية أبوظبي. ويمثل المعرض خطوة مهمة في مسيرة أبوظبي لدمج تلك الفئات في سوق العمل،…

Minecraft is known for many qualities, but graphics are not typically among them. The incredibly flexible and dynamic building game chose a more simple yet pleasing art style to better serve its mechanics. That being said, while that blocky aesthetic will never go out of style, there are plenty of ways to improve the looks since it originally came out in 2011. Aside from graphics packs and shaders, the most impressive visual update you can add to Minecraft is ray tracing. Ray tracing is one of the latest and most impressive graphical improvements video games have seen in the last…

Ramadan is a highly anticipated month for Muslims around the world, and for Cinta Budiarsya, a 45-year-old Indonesian expat residing in the UAE with her husband and four children, it holds a special place in their hearts. It is the time where they unite together as a family for Iftar and even to pray Maghrib and Taraweeh together. Having lived in the UAE for the past 20 years, Cinta and her family have embraced the traditions of Ramadan and find joy in the spirit of togetherness it brings. As a working couple, Cinta and her husband have adjusted their schedules…

Responding to a US government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have violated company manufacturing procedures to make sure they understand instructions for their jobs. The audit comes even as investigations are underway into the latest incident when a Boeing 787 operated by LATAM Airlines dropped abruptly mid-flight from Sydney to Auckland injuring at least 50 people on Monday. The aircraft maker detailed its latest steps to correct lapses in quality in a memo to employees from Stan Deal, president of Boeing’s commercial plane division. The memo went out after the Federal Aviation Administration…

Cisco’s Pioneering Identity Intelligence Defends Against Most Persistent Cyber Threat Continues drive towards making AI pervasive in the Cisco Security Cloud News Summary: New innovations mark significant momentum for the Security Cloud, Cisco’s unified, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform. Cisco introduces first-of-its-kind Identity Intelligence to help protect against identity-based attacks. With new AI capabilities, Cisco is tipping the scales in favor of defenders by helping make informed decisions, augmenting existing capabilities and automating complex tasks. Dubai, UAE – Mar. 12, 2024 — Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in security and networking, unveiled at Cisco Live in Amsterdam new innovations within the Cisco…

If you’ve picked up a new Nintendo Switch OLED, you already know that it’s a substantial upgrade from the previous iterations of the console. What you may not know, however, is how to transfer your data from your old Switch to your new Switch OLED. Unfortunately, the transfer process isn’t as straightforward as you might expect, so it can be confusing to get things going. However, we’ve got all the details on how to migrate your user data from one Switch to another, even if you don’t have access to your previous system and best Switch games. Here’s how to…