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The first trailer for “Grand Theft Auto VI” hit YouTube in a surprise, ahead-of-schedule post on Monday, promising a 2025 release for the latest instalment in the mega-popular video game franchise. True to rumours, the video game will be set in fictional Vice City, reminiscent of Miami, and appears to feature the first playable female character in the franchise. The early release of the trailer, prompted by a leak online, came on the eve of Tuesday’s scheduled first glimpse for GTA VI. “Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing,” Rockstar Games, the company behind GTA, said in…

Arab Health sells out as international exhibitors hit record levels Arab Health will this year welcome over 40 country pavilions, including Serbia and Hong Kong, who will make their debut at the 2024 edition of the event   A total of 73 countries will be represented by exhibitors as Arab Health takes over the Dubai World Trade Centre, with a total of 25 halls occupied More than 110,000 healthcare professional visits are expected for the 49th edition of the show when it returns from 29 January to 1 February 2024 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2023: Arab Health 2024, the…

There’s nothing quite like getting together with the family and watching Christmas movies to celebrate the holidays (except maybe watching them free of charge). Thankfully, there are a handful of terrific seasonal films that can be streamed online without the need to pay, so viewers don’t have to wait for TV channels to broadcast some of their favorite holiday classics. However, they may not be free of charge when December ends, so audiences should watch these seven Christmas films while they still can. A Christmas Story (1983) “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” Even people who don’t celebrate Christmas are…

The day will be partly cloudy in general, the National Centre of Meteorology has said. Low clouds will appear over some areas with a possibility of the formation of convective clouds Northward which might bring rainfall. Light to moderate winds will blow, freshening at times. Temperatures could be as high as 29ºC in the country. Mercury is set to rise to 29ºC in Abu Dhabi and 30ºC in Dubai. However, temperatures could be as low as 21ºC in Abu Dhabi and 19ºC in Dubai and 12ºC in mountainous regions. It will be humid by night and Wednesday morning, with a…

The rupee edged 3 paise lower to hit its all-time low of 22.727 against the UAE dirham (83.41 against the US dollar) in early trade on Tuesday, tracking higher demand for the American currency from importers. Forex traders said investors are awaiting cues from the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy outcome. The Monetary Policy Committee of the central bank will begin its bi-monthly review meeting on Wednesday and announce the decision on Friday. [Editor’s Note: For real-time gold rates, click widget below or visit KT’s dedicated Trading News page here.] The rupee had fallen to its lifetime low of…

In this elderly lady with multiple comorbidities including a permanent cardiac pacemaker on anticoagulants, history of arrhythmias and massive lower GI bleed in shock on inotropes in ICU, the journey was always going to be arduous. I remember she continued to be critical despite fluid resuscitation, multiple blood transfusions and inotropes. There was a spurting arterial vessel bleeding in rectum which could be managed successfully with endoscopic clipping. Thanks to our endoscopy team for being there with their calm demeanor and experience to assist in such a life-threatening procedure. Thanks to the entire ICU team with special mention – Dr…

The 2024 Fiat 500e marks the return of an EV that its maker once asked Americans not to buy. Fiat certainly thought the timing wasn’t right for that original 500e, but the timing of the new version, which is scheduled to arrive in early 2024, seems impeccable. The first Fiat 500e was sold only in California and Oregon, and was built purely to satisfy California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate. Early EV enthusiasts liked it, thanks to an affordable price and retro styling carried over from a concurrent gasoline 500 model. But Sergio Marchionne, then head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (the predecessor…

In a recent amendment in law, the UAE now allows people to opt for childbirth through surrogacy, something that was previously not an option in the country. According to legal experts, the amendment in federal law has ushered in ‘groundbreaking changes’, signifying a notable shift in the country’s approach to reproductive techniques. Surrogacy is a process in which a woman agrees to carry and deliver a baby for a couple or an individual. “Notable amendments (in UAE law) include extending medically assisted reproduction techniques (IVF) to non-Muslim parties without a marriage certificate, permitting surrogacy, and allowing unmarried couples access to…

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was widely felt on Monday (Tuesday morning in UAE) on the Big Island of Hawaii, officials said. Hundreds of people across much of the island reported shaking. The earthquake hit at 5:54pm near the Kilauea volcano at a depth of 1.6km below sea level, according to a statement from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The initial quake and a magnitude 3.0 aftershock were not related to volcanic activity, the statement said. “Aftershocks will likely continue, some large enough to be felt locally. We see no detectable changes in activity at Kilauea as a result of these earthquakes,”…

Gold prices in the UAE were still on an upward trend on Tuesday morning due to the weakness in US dollar and Treasury yields. According to Dubai Jewellery Group data, the 24K was trading at Dh246 per gram on Tuesday morning compared with Dh245.75 when the markets closed on Monday. Among the other variants of the yellow metal, 22K, 21K and 18K opened higher at Dh227.75, Dh220.50 and Dh189 per gram, respectively. Spot gold was steady at $2,032.99 per gram at 9.12am, UAE time, slipping from $2,087.79 per ounce in the early hours. Bullion surged to an all-time high of…