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Play was briefly held up in the second Australia vs Pakistan Test on Thursday after third umpire Richard Illingworth got stuck in a lift at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Players returned to the field after the second day’s lunch break but on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Michael Gough would not allow action to resume with Illingworth not in his position in the grandstand. “The game is delayed because the third umpire…is stuck in the lift,” Cricket Australia posted on social media platform X, which elicited a prompt post from the MCG saying “Sorry”. Stay up to date with the latest…
High Five Bar and Lounge Takes Dubai’s Nightlife to New Heights Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 December 2023 – High Five Bar and Lounge, the city’s freshest and most exciting nightlife venue, has officially opened its doors on the 5th floor of Four Points by Sheraton Production City Dubai. With its soft launch, High Five Bar and Lounge aims to redefine the city’s nightlife scene, offering a one-of-a-kind experience for party enthusiasts. Open from Tuesday to Sunday, 5:00 PM to 3:00 AM, High Five Bar and Lounge beckons patrons to embark on an unparalleled journey of entertainment. The establishment’s prime…
Get ready because there are exciting drama series coming in 2024. Popular shows in this genre will return, like The Bear, which will premiere its third season on FX and Hulu before year’s end. When it comes to new shows, premiere dates for some of them are not yet set in stone. But with a few, you can already mark your calendar for the day that the first episode or even the entire season will be available to stream. While the most anticipated drama TV shows of 2024 are new series, there’s one exception: True Detective has had a five-year…
Suppliers in the UAE have been prohibited from incorporating any clauses in contracts that could harm consumers later. As per provisions of a consumer protection law that went into effect in October, consumers can seek compensation for any moral or material damages from using goods or services. Individuals violating the new consumer protection law face up to Dh2 million in fines and 2-year imprisonment. The new consumer protection law addresses several gaps and issues which were missing in the old one, according to legal experts. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Federal Law…
No casualties as the Soviet-era aircraft carrying 30 passengers lands safely on the Kolyma river near Zyryanka in the Yakutia region A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia’s far east on Thursday because of pilot error, transport prosecutors said. The Polar Airlines An-24 landed safely on the Kolyma river near Zyryanka in the Yakutia region, the prosecutors said. “According to preliminary information, the cause of the aviation incident was an error by the crew in piloting the aircraft,” a spokesperson for the Eastern Siberian transport prosecutor said in a statement.…
AstraZeneca inaugurated its new sustainable offices in Dubai Science Park, a member of the Tecom group PJSC. The offices mark a critical milestone along the company’s carbon footprint reduction journey in the UAE. The offices are part of a raft of measures by AstraZeneca to accelerate the transition to sustainable healthcare in the UAE, aligned with the company’s global Ambition Zero Carbon programme. Key plans include transitioning to electric vehicles (EV100) by 2025 and launching its first next generation inhaler with a near-zero global warming potential propellant in the UAE market. The inauguration brought together Dr Amin Al Amiri, Assistant…
Four promising youngsters have earned their spots in the 14-member UAE T20I squad for the three-match bilateral series against Afghanistan which starts on Friday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Dhruv Parashar, Omid Rahman, Tanish Suri and Samal Udawaththa were all rewarded for impressive performances in the recent ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup and on the domestic circuit. Parashar and Omid performed exceptionally well in UAE’s historic run to the final of the rAsia Cup, where they lost ito Bangladesh. Off-spinner Parashar, who is also a handy batter, took 10 wickets in the tournament while Omid took five wickets with his…
I wouldn’t have believed it if someone told me 10 years ago that the best TV and movies I would see in 2023 would be adaptations of video games. And yet, here we are. It’s been a slow, grueling road filled with more downs than ups, and yet the code seems to have been cracked. Video game adaptations aren’t just good now; they’re often spectacular. While we got a few hits here and there in years prior, such as the animated Castlevania series and Witcher show, it was in 2023 that shows like The Last of Us on HBO really…
Iman Al Masry is simply exhausted after giving birth to quadruplets in a hospital in southern Gaza, miles away from her home in the north of the war-torn Palestinian territory. Days into the Israel-Hamas war sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, the young woman fled the family home in Beit Hanun on foot with her three other children seeking safety. They walked five kilometres to the Jabalia refugee camp, looking for a means of transport that would take them to Deir Al Balah further south. Iman was six months pregnant and “the distance was too long”, she told…
The head of the district police force that investigated South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun over allegations of illegal drug use on Thursday defended the tough questioning of him before he was found dead. Incheon Metropolitan Police chief Kim Hui-jung told a news briefing the entire process was justified and done with Lee’s consent. He expressed “deep regret” over his death and offered his condolences to his family. Lee, 48, who played the wealthy patriarch in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite”, died on Wednesday. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. His death brought an outpouring…