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Afghanistan secured automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup with a win over Ireland on Monday, leaving twice champions West Indies to go through qualifiers for the third successive edition of the 50-overs tournament.The top eight teams in the one-day rankings on September 30, excluding co-hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe, qualify directly for the event.Afghanistan’s win in Belfast ensured they will finish among those teams, joining Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England and Bangladesh.The West Indies are ranked 10th and cannot make up enough ground to qualify directly despite having two ODIs against India left to play before…
BRUSSELS, 11th August, 2026 (WAM) — The European Union will begin banning the use of PFAS chemicals in food packaging from Wednesday, 12th August, in one of the first steps towards implementing sweeping new EU packaging rules that will gradually reshape packaging and waste management across the bloc through 2040. PFAS is a group of chemical substances (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also known as the Forever Chemicals, because they persist in the environment and do not break down easily. They have been widely used in paper and cardboard food packaging to make the materials resistant to water and grease. These…
BHM Capital, the leading financial institution in the capital markets of the United Arab Emirates, announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, marking another period of strong performance as the Company continues to scale its business, strengthen its financial position, and reinforce its market leadership across the UAE’s capital markets. For the six months ended 30 June 2026, BHM Capital reported revenue of AED 118.99 million, representing a 25% increase compared to AED 95.26 million in the corresponding period of 2025. Net profit reached AED 25.20 million, an increase of 14% year-on-year. The Company’s financial position also…
DUBAI,10th August, 2026 (WAM) — Ahmed Mohammed bin Thani, Director General of the Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA), announced that the Authority is collaborating with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to prepare and evaluate a guide to natural reserves. The initiative is among a series of high-quality initiatives and projects featured at the first edition of the Dubai Environment Conference and Exhibition 2026, which will take place on September 7 and 8. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of a press conference held today in Dubai to announce the organisation of…
Adnoc Logistics and Services reported a 303 per cent surge in second-quarter net profit to $951 million (Dh3.49 billion), driven by strong shipping markets, higher chartering activity and additional services supporting energy exports from the UAE.Second-quarter revenue jumped 98 per cent year-on-year to $2.58 billion, while EBITDA rose 176 per cent to a record $1.11 billion.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.For the first half, revenue increased 46 per cent to $3.67 billion, EBITDA rose 98 per cent to $1.48 billion and net profit climbed 179 per cent to $1.17 billion. The EBITDA margin…
Businesswoman and reality TV star Kylie Jenner has turned a year old, receiving an outpouring of greetings and warm wishes from her friends, family, and well-wishers. Among them was Kylie’s mother, Kris Jenner, who penned a heartfelt note on Instagram and showered much love. “Happy birthday to my amazing baby girl @kyliejenner!! You are so very beautiful inside and out and you have been making me laugh, keeping me on my toes, and filling my heart with so much love and joy since the day you were born,” Kris wrote alongside a string of pictures that capture Kylie’s childhood and…
US President Donald Trump on Monday backed Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who is in hot water over allegations of a workplace affair and criticism of a failed private investment scheme.”Fifa would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, calling the Italian-Swiss lawyer “fantastic” and saying he “presided over the most successful World Cup, by four times, ever presented.”Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.”If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again!”Trump’s backing of…
Sony Group and Taiwan’s TSMC plan to spend around 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) to jointly make next-generation microchips used in image sensors, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.A joint venture owned about 60% by Sony and 40% by TSMC will start commercial production as early as 2029 in southern Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, the paper said. The two tech giants said in May they planned to form a joint venture in Japan to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors, combining Sony’s sensor design expertise with TSMC’s manufacturing and process technology strengths.Sony and TSMC also said then that the partnership…
Ben Jones, who featured in CBS action series ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ before serving two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, has passed away at the age of 84. The news of his demise was announced by his wife Alma Viator via a Facebook post. Jones died from a “massive heart attack” at home while preparing to watch a baseball game on TV, as per The Hollywood Reporter. “I lost the love of my life today. Ben passed from a massive heart attack. He was home resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and…
World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open with a right knee injury, tournament organisers said on Sunday, handing the Italian a blow in his preparations for this month’s US Open.The 24-year-old Italian, who claimed his fifth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last month, had also pulled out of the Canadian Open, a key warm-up event for the US Open.Sinner won the Cincinnati title in 2024 and finished runner-up to seven-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz there last year.”After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from…