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Tesla has been charging an idle fee for years in a bid to free up its Superchargers and prevent traffic jams at charging stations. But now it’s introducing a new congestion fee, which in some places will replace the idle fee. To recap, idle fees kick in when a Supercharger station is at 50% capacity. It means that if a car is left plugged in after it’s become fully charged, the owner has to pay 50 cents a minute until they leave. If the station is 100% occupied, the fee doubles to $1 a minute. The Tesla app lets owners…

UAE’s low-cost carrier Air Arabia announced the start of its first non-stop flight from Ras Al Khaimah to Kozhikode (Calicut) in Kerala, India. On Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, G9 728 will depart from Ras Al Khaimah at 2.55pm and arrive in Kozhikode at 8.10pm. The return flight — G9 729 — will depart from Kozhikode at 8.50pm to arrive in Ras Al Khaimah at 11.25pm. Prior to the inaugural flight, which departed on November 22, an inaugural ceremony took place at RAK International Airport in attendance of key dignitaries, including Engr. Sheikh Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the…

I come from a place, Kerala, which is synonymous with monsoons; the kind of rain that until a few years ago served as a motif to love and melancholy in movies and poetry. At its best, it was a revelry and at its worst, it was an annoyance, like a love-hate matrimony. And then, in 2018, things changed. The rain became an ugly orgy that swept away lives and livelihoods in a deluge that the people had never seen before. Monsoons suddenly stopped being a literary trimming and people’s sentiment towards it turned ambivalent. The fear of rain lingered in…

Saudi Arabia demands the start of a serious and comprehensive peace process to establish a Palestinian state along the borders of 1967, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told a virtual summit of the Brics group on Tuesday. “The Kingdom’s position is constant and firm; there is no way to achieve security and stability in Palestine except through the implementation of international decisions related to the two-state solution,” Prince Mohammed said. Riyadh was invited to the join the Brics bloc earlier this year.

While airlines and manufacturers are committed to reducing emissions, there’s no denying that the production and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is still challenging and costlier for airlines or passengers. Dubai-based Emirates airline, on Wednesday, operated the world’s first test flight of the largest passenger aircraft, Airbus A380, using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in one of four engines to test performance. Speaking to reporters at the Dubai International airport, Adel Al Redha, chief operating officer of Emirates airline, said, “The cost of producing SAF is a challenge. Producing (enough) quantity and distributing it along all airports…

SpaceX continues to share incredible footage and images from Saturday’s uncrewed test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket. The Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft — collectively known as the Starship — roared toward space from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, powered by around 17 million pounds of thrust — about twice that of the Saturn V rocket used for the Apollo missions and NASA’s new Space Launch System lunar rocket. SpaceX on Wednesday released some remarkable slow-motion video (below) showing the spacecraft successfully separating from the first-stage booster. Watch carefully and you can even see most…

The weather in the UAE will be partly cloudy in general, with convective clouds forming over some northern and eastern areas, as well as over islands. These clouds are associated with rainfall. Temperatures are set to reach 31°C in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The emirates will see lows of 22°C and 23°C. Light to moderate winds will cause blowing dust and sand. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in the Oman Sea. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.

Gaza’s government said Tuesday the death toll in the Palestinian territory had reached 14,128 since war began on October 7 between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. The government said 5,840 children and 3,920 women were among the dead, with another 33,000 people wounded. Its health ministry has previously said it can no longer give exact tolls as intense fighting has prevented bodies from being recovered.

An eco-friendly Green SIM Card for its UAE customers has been introduced by e& for the upcoming 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai. As the Principal Technology Partner of the event, sustainability remains a key factor in e &’s overall mission to meet its 2030 net-zero target as it accelerates the implementation of climate action projects in its UAE operations. With the country hosting COP28 and declaring 2023 as the ‘Year of Sustainability’, e& is accelerating the pace of its green initiatives to enable a low-carbon society, reduce environmental impact and promote sustainability. Manufactured from…

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in New York City on Wednesday that alleges he groped a woman at a rooftop bar and restaurant in Manhattan in August 2015. The plaintiff, identified in the complaint only as Jane Doe, said the assault occurred in a secluded corner of the Catch NYC rooftop lounge after she and a friend had approached the film star and had their pictures taken with him. Foxx’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages. The lawsuit said Foxx began…