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A search was underway Wednesday for 27 miners missing after a landslide struck buses and houses in a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, officials said. It’s not clear how many people may have been trapped in their homes when part of a mountainside cascaded down Masara village Tuesday night in the far-flung town of Maco in Davao de Oro province, provincial government spokesman Edward Macapili said, but 11 residents were injured. Eight miners who were among those waiting on two parked buses that would have taken them home from work Tuesday night jumped out of the bus windows or…
Klipit, a digital solutions provider, has unveiled its blockchain-based paperless receipt application for the retail and service sectors. This platform, launched in UAE, aims to redefine commerce with its efficient, eco-friendly approach to transaction management. Addressing the pressing need for digital solutions – with 76 per cent of GCC consumers showing a preference for digital receipts, according to klipit’s survey – this launch marks a significant step towards sustainable business practices. Statistics show that 76 per cent of people in the GCC are in favor of digital receipts solutions. Klipit’s launch is strategically timed to meet this. With a staggering…
Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…
After enjoying a week of excellent weather with overcast skies and a nip in the air, UAE residents will be greeted with heavy rain and lightning next week, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). From Sunday to Tuesday, the upper air depression will deepen gradually, leading to increased cloudiness in scattered areas. These clouds are likely to bring convective activity, resulting in rainfall of varying intensity, lightning, thunder, and possibly hail in some areas, the Met Department said. Temperatures are expected to decrease as well. Wind patterns will shift from southeasterly to northeasterly, ranging from fresh to strong…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday, where he was expected to press for what he called an “essential” truce agreement as the war with Hamas entered its fifth month. The diplomat was due to meet Israel’s leaders as part of a Middle East tour after earlier stops in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar. Qatar, which mediated a temporary ceasefire earlier in the conflict, said Hamas had given a response to a new proposed deal to pause the fighting. “The reply includes some comments, but in general it is positive,” Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman…
Oil and natural gas giant BP beat expectations on Tuesday with earnings of $3 billion in the last three months of 2023, bringing last year’s total to half its record 2022 profit as energy prices have fallen since spiking after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. London-based BP reported its underlying replacement cost profit, which excludes one-time items and fluctuations in the value of inventories, down from $3.3 billion in the previous quarter. It brought in $13.8 billion for all of last year, a huge drop from the $27.7 billion it earned in 2022, when Russia’s war in Ukraine sent oil and…
Dubai to welcome EcoLearn Summit 2024 in March Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6 February 2024: The much-anticipated EcoLearn Summit 2024, a unique convergence of wealth, wellness, wisdom, and worth, is all set to open its doors to the public on March 23, 2024 at the Grand Millenium Business Bay Hotel, Marasi Drive in Dubai, the leading event in the region, aims to shed light on crucial topics that impact the business and economic landscape of the UAE. After a success in Lebanon and helping thousands of people from around the globe Abdallah Harfouch, Economist, Financial & Investment orientation expert, and Founder of…
While astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) spend most of their time conducting science experiments in microgravity conditions, some of their work also includes capturing images of Earth for the purposes of research and monitoring — and also so us folks back on terra firma can appreciate just what a beautiful place it is. NASA astronauts have mostly used Nikon film and DSLR cameras for snapping those shots, but a recent delivery to the ISS marks a new era for handheld photography aboard the orbital outpost. That’s because the shipment, which arrived at the station aboard a Cygnus cargo…
Dubai witnessed a record-breaking year in tourism in 2023, as it welcomed 17 million international visitors. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, took to X to make the announcement today. He said that the city is at the “forefront of the global tourism sector”, and has one of the world’s highest hotel occupancy rates of 77.4 per cent. Hotel capacity also reaches more than 150,000 rooms. The Dubai Economic Agenda D33, aims to position the city as one of the top 3 cities for business and tourism.
Adam Neumann, the ousted co-founder of WeWork, is exploring a deal to buy back the office sharing company after expressing dismay over its bankruptcy process. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, an attorney representing Neumann and Flow Global Holdings said that WeWork’s former CEO had partnered up with capital sources like Dan Loeb’s Third Point and “stands ready to submit a detailed proposal to purchase the Company or its assets.” WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November, just months after sounding the alarm on its ability to stay in business — as the company pointed to increased…