October 13, 2019

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San Francisco: On October 29, 1969, professor Leonard Kleinrock and a team at the University of California at Los Angeles got a computer to “talk” to a machine in what is now known as Silicon Valley. ### The event gave birth to a network that later became known as the internet – hailed at first…

### Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has moved to expand a recently-launched tourist visa system aimed at drawing holidaymakers to the kingdom. ### Last month, Saudi authorities unveiled the tourist visa scheme allowing the nationals of 49 countries from Europe, Asia and America to apply for a multiple visa. ### The instant tourist visa is obtainable online…

Another end-of-an-era event for Pearson Towers. Two Sundays ago, we dropped the Boy at what I will never willingly call “uni”. I mean, I have to say “uni” in front of the kids, because using the term “university” marks you out as being as old as … well, as old as I am, funnily enough….

DUBAI: An Indian man in Dubai has been left devastated after his wife and teenaged daughter were strangulated to death in their hometown Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, around 270 kilometres from the state capital Lucknow in India. ### The bodies of Nooran, 40, and Ghazala, 18, were found dumped separately in waterlogged paddy fields on…

Seattle: A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to understand an automated flight system implicated in two deadly crashes of Max jets. ### In its report issued on Friday, the panel made 12 recommendations…

Abu Dhabi: Department of Health (DoH) in Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Saal.ai, an innovative artificial intelligence company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)on Sunday to collaborate in developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi. ### In…

Dubai: The Dubai Police’s emergency hotline 999 received 1,643,493 calls during the third quarter of this year, while the force’s non-emergency hotline 901 received 121,785 calls in the same period. ### The figures were revealed during the Operations Department performance appraisal meeting, headed by the Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief, Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, in…

DUBAI Dubai Police have transferred two young girls injured in a car accident in Oman to Rashid Hospital for treatment. The nine-year-old and 15-year-old girls were travelling with their family members to Salalah when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Three people lost their lives in the crash while three injured girls were taken…

Sydney: Australian Test skipper Tim Paine has ended a 13-year drought, scoring his first century since 2006 on his return to domestic Sheffield Shield cricket after a gruelling Ashes series in England. ### The Tasmanian last reached three figures as a 21-year-old when he scored his maiden first-class ton — also against Western Australia. ###…