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Expats living in Dubai often face the need to change residences due to various factors, including proximity to their workplace, a child’s school, or financial considerations. Moving to a new house can be an exciting yet challenging experience. This checklist serves as a guiding compass for those looking to move houses in Dubai and helps them remain organised, ensuring the process is completed without any hurdles. Here are 10 things to know before changing houses: Lease agreement: Speak to the landlord or agent about your intention to move out. Carefully review and understand your lease agreement with your present landlord.…
A Russian girl shot several classmates at school on Thursday, killing one person and wounding five others before killing herself, state news agencies and authorities said. The shooting happened at a school in Bryansk, a city in a region of the same name that borders Ukraine, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. One of the people wounded was in serious condition, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said. A fellow student told RIA Novosti that the girl brought the gun to the school in a tube for carrying papers. She told the state news agency that when the shooting began, two girls,…
Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced on Thursday. Such encryption means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages. Encrypted chats, first introduced as an optional feature in Messenger in 2016, will now be the standard for all users going forward, according to Messenger head Loredana Crisan. “This has taken years to deliver because we’ve taken our time to get this right,” Crisan wrote in a blog post. “Our engineers, cryptographers, designers, policy experts and product…
Kyle Mayers cracked a brilliant 61 runs to help Team Abu Dhabi pull off a thrilling last-ball win over Delhi Bulls in the 27th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. Their seven-wicket win ended their six-match losing streak after Delhi Bulls elected to bat and were restricted to 97 for 3 in 10 overs. Mayers’ knock of 30 balls studded with five boundaries and five sixes also resulted in Delhi Bulls being ousted from the race for a place among the last four. They ended up in the fifth place with only six points. Team…
The first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament is headed to Sin City for the semifinals. After the Pacers and Bucks play in the early game, the second semifinal pits Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. The game tips off at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Thursday, December 7, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Pelicans defeated the Kings by four to advance to the semifinals, and the Lakers outlasted the Suns to reach the final four. While the first semifinal will be on ESPN, the second semifinal featuring the Pelicans and Lakers…
Dear Children, Let’s look at something that the whole of the UAE is now talking about — the COP28 summit. For those in the dark, it is the United Nations Climate Change Conference where the world has come together to find solutions to the challenges of climate change. It is a subject you may all have heard endlessly at school and on various other platforms. But hearing and knowing about it is different from absorbing the enormity of it and taking positive action. Let me put it succinctly to give you a reality check once again. Earth is dying; it…
The United States has resumed military drone flights over Gaza to aid in the search for hostages taken by the Palestinian group Hamas, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The flights had been paused during the truce between Israel and Hamas, which collapsed last week. “In support of hostage recovery efforts, the U.S. has resumed unarmed UAV flights over Gaza, and we continue to provide advice and assistance to support our Israeli partner as they work on their hostage recovery efforts,” Lisa Lawrence, a Pentagon spokesperson, said in a statement, using an acronym for drones.
Sirius International Holding (Sirius), a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), and The National Digital Transformation Authority of Vietnam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore and harness opportunities for digital transformation. This step towards technological advancement and digitalization signifies the commitment of both Vietnam and Sirius to leverage their collective strengths and expertise for mutual benefit and cooperation. The MoU aims to engage in discussions and evaluate potential areas of digital transformation. The purpose of this collaboration is to drive business and technical models for government service delivery such as national blockchain, digital twins, Big Data and…
It was a day of the qualifiers as Isabella Shinikova and Ksenia Zaytseva knocked off the top two seeds at the 26th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge at the Habtoor Grand Resort on Thursday. Shinikova took an hour and 50 minutes to pack off top seed Viktoria Hruncakova 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3, while Zaytseva was on an effortless mode sending 2021 champion and former junior Wimbledon winner Daria Snigur back home 6-3, 6-2 in exactly one hour. In the day’s top attraction, Great Britain’s Heather Watson brushed off former multiple doubles Grand Slam champion Kristina Mladenovic 6-1, 6-2 to ensure a…
With the collaboration of Lego and Fortnite resulting in a new hit experience, it only makes sense that some new outfits would be added as well. Two special Lego skins are up for grabs during the launch of Lego Fortnite; the Explorer Emilie and Trailblazer Tai outfits, but each have different requirements and methods to unlock them. While they are both free right now, they may not be available forever, and Trailblazer Tai will take some work. Make sure you get both in your locker before they vanish! How to unlock Explorer Emile in Lego Fortnite Explorer Emile is the…