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Surgical interventions included cataract, glaucoma, corneal, and pterygium surgeries, alongside other therapeutic procedures tailored to cases evaluated by the medical teams. Sharjah: Sharjah Charity International (SCI) performed 4,309 eye surgeries at a total cost of AED2.2 million across 27 specialist medical campaigns conducted during the first half of this year in several recipient countries under its foreign aid programmes. Mohammed Rashid bin Bayat, Vice President of the SCA Board of Directors, affirmed that these campaigns form part of targeted medical programmes aimed at reaching patients in the most in-need communities. He explained that surgical interventions included cataract, glaucoma, corneal, and…
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to six on Monday, compared with a 10-day average of about 11 vessels, shipping data showed, amid fading hopes of a peace deal between the US and Iran.Four commodity vessels, including two empty oil product tankers, entered the waterway, data from Kpler showed on Tuesday as of 0420 GMT. Two vessels — a small tanker laden with liquefied petroleum gas and another carrying residual fuels — exited the Strait, the data showed. In pre-war days, about 130 to 140 ships typically transited the strait.On Monday, 25 vessels transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait…
Chris Evans has shared new details about his return as Steve Rogers in Avengers: Doomsday, teasing a difficult storyline for Captain America in the upcoming Marvel film.Speaking during a Q&A at Fan Expo Boston, Evans discussed reuniting with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, who previously worked with him on several Marvel films.“The Russos love beating up Steve Rogers,” Evans said. “Their favorite thing to do is to just beat him up”Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.According to Evans, the directors have always been interested in showing Steve continuing to fight regardless of how many…
Alexia Danielsson was 14 when she first drove a Formula One car, a modified 2007 Williams owned by a family friend.Now 17 and competing in the Central European F4 series where rivals include 15-year-old Ella Hakkinen, McLaren-backed daughter of retired double F1 world champion Mika, the Swede hopes one day to be on the grand prix starting grid for real.”I don’t think anything is impossible, you just have to really go for it. How long? I have no idea,” Danielsson, currently 26th of 49 in the standings, told Reuters.The youngster is one of many chasing a dream that only a…
Former US President Barack Obama is turning the page on a new chapter in audio storytelling. He is set to host ‘A Great Book with Barack Obama’, a six-part podcast series exploring the books that shaped his worldview as a young man. Produced by the Obamas’ Higher Ground production company, the series will debut exclusively on Audible on September 24. In the intimate new format, Obama will revisit literary works that prompted him to think more deeply about race, family, faith, politics and American society — subjects that have long informed both his personal story and public life. The reading…
ABU DHABI, 11th August, 2026 (WAM) — ADI Chain and Shipfinex have entered an exclusive partnership to establish the first regulated, institutional-grade tokenised maritime asset class, creating a new on-chain market for vessel-backed finance, charter-linked income and economic interests in ships. Maritime Asset Tokens developed under the partnership will be issued through a regulated route and made available exclusively on ADI Chain. Although maritime transport carries over 80 percent of international trade in goods by volume, investment in the vessels supporting that economy remains concentrated among shipowners, banks and specialist financial institutions. This creates a significant financing opportunity. The commercial…
SHARJAH, 11th August, 2026 (WAM) — Sharjah Charity International (SCI) performed 4,309 eye surgeries at a total cost of AED2.2 million across 27 specialist medical campaigns conducted during the first half of this year in several recipient countries under its foreign aid programmes. Mohammed Rashid bin Bayat, Vice President of the SCA Board of Directors, affirmed that these campaigns form part of targeted medical programmes aimed at reaching patients in the most in-need communities. He explained that surgical interventions included cataract, glaucoma, corneal, and pterygium surgeries, alongside other therapeutic procedures tailored to cases evaluated by the medical teams. Bin Bayat…
NTT Docomo and Samsung Electronics announced the recent validation of AI-RAN technology which helps optimises user experience at an individual level to cut service issues. The pair went on to assert that this feat is an important step towards predictive architecture expected to be prevalent in 6G. The companies explained the technology tested in a trial earlier this year in Japan uses AI to analyse a user’s movement patterns and behaviour to predict potential service degradation before it happens. Rather than applying the same network configuration to every device connected to a base station, the technology tested is meant to…
Agreement will enable Jaywan mono-badged cardholders to access more than 100 million merchant locations and 1.8 million ATMs across 183 countries and regionsAbu Dhabi: Al Etihad Payments (AEP), the owner and operator of the UAE’s national switch and the Jaywan domestic card scheme, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UnionPay International to enable the global acceptance of Jaywan mono-badged cards through UnionPay’s international network.The agreement will allow Jaywan cardholders to use their cards at more than 100 million points of sale and 1.8 million ATMs across 183 countries and regions worldwide.The MoU was signed at UnionPay International’s headquarters…
As US tech companies race to build the data centers fueling the AI boom, they are increasingly putting up their own power plants — off the grid and running on gas — to get online faster.Analysis by the research firm Cleanview, shared with AFP, identified around 60 data centers planned for the coming years with a combined 97 gigawatts of “behind-the-meter” generation into the early 2030s — around the total installed capacity of Mexico.The climate implications could be enormous.The precise figure depends on how many are built, how efficient the turbines are and how often they run, but even with…