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Bahrain : Sixteen-year-old Littler continues his incredible rise in the world of darts and wins title in second edition of Kingdom’s World Series of Darts. Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler continues to make history as he was tonight crowned champion of the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters, which came to a thrilling close at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.Just weeks after making it to the final of the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, 16-year-old Littler secured the coveted crown in Bahrain after defeating three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen 8-5 in an exciting final, which was played best-out-of-15 legs. Following…

London : Google will invest $1 billion on building a data centre just outside of London, the U.S. technology giant said on Thursday, in its latest investment in Britain as it meets growing demand for internet services in the region. The data centre, located on a 33-acre (13-hectare) site bought by Google in 2020, will be located in the town of Waltham Cross, about 15 miles north of central London, the Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O), opens new tab company said in a statement. The British government, which is pushing for investment by businesses to help fund new infrastructure, particularly in growth industries…

Tokyo : Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when its spacecraft landed on the lunar surface early Saturday, officials said. But an issue with the power supply means that the mission could be in jeopardy. Officials also said they needed more time to analyze whether the spacecraft, which wasn’t carrying astronauts, made a pinpoint landing — one of the priorities of the mission. Hitoshi Kuninaka, head of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, said they believe that rovers were launched and data were being transmitted back to Earth from the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or…

Riyadh : The Real Estate Future Forum 2024, to be held in Riyadh on January 22-24, will see discussions and dialogues on strategies of the real-estate sector at the local and global levels with the participation of more than 300 speakers from over 85 countries. The closing day of the three-day forum will witness the signing of several deals and memoranda of understanding in real-estate development, housing unit construction, and the establishment of real-estate funds and alliances which will impact real-estate development at the local and global levels. The Real Estate Future Forum 2024 seeks to enable its participants to…

Dubai : HH Shaikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, crowned the winners of the 14th Dubai Globe Soccer Awards. The event, held as part of the Dubai International Sports Conference, recognises excellence in playing, coaching, and management in global football. Notable winners included Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who was named Best Player, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo who won three awards, and Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola who was named Best Coach. The event started with the presentation of the Dubai Globe Soccer Digital Awards. Asgari_freestyle received the award for the Best Video Creator, Msdossary7…

China’s ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy’s long-term growth prospects. A record low birth rate in 2023 and a wave of COVID-19 deaths resulted in a second consecutive year of population decline, accelerating concerns about China’s demographic downturn.Large groups of the 1.4 billion people living in the world’s second-largest economy will exit the labour pool and age past a prime period of their lives for consumption, exacerbating structural imbalances that policymakers have vowed to address. Household consumption’s share of economic output in…

In the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a dialogue session on the “Al-Madar Center and the Formulation of Analytical Perspectives on Global Events,” as part of the Diplomacy Forum. The session was attended by several ambassadors and consuls abroad, as well as senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chief of Al-Madar Centre, Ali Khalid Al Araifi, explained the centre’s role in monitoring regional and global events, coordinating with ministries and diplomatic missions, as well as serving Bahraini diplomacy goals. He highlighted the centre’s distinguished…

New York : Google is laying off hundreds of employees in its advertising sales team, the Alphabet-owned new tab company said on Tuesday, marking the latest cuts at the search giant. The move adds to signs that job cuts will continue this year, as companies look to adopt artificial intelligence software and automation to lighten workloads. Last week, Google said it would lay off several employees in its Voice Assistant units, hardware teams responsible for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit, as well as in its augmented reality team.

Kuwait : His Highness Shaikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, signed a decree forming a new government headed by Shaikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah as the Prime Minister. Shaikh Dr. Mohammad will be heading a government consisting of 13 ministers, and they are as follows: · Fahad Yusuf Al Sabah as Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior. · Dr. Emad Mohammad Al Atiqi as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil. · Abdulrahman Badah Al Mutairi as Minister of Information and Culture. ·Dr. Ahmad Abdulwahhab Al…

Manama :he High Committee for Hajj and Umrah Affairs held a meeting chaired by Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Maawda, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Affairs, to follow up on the progress of preparations for this year’s Hajj season 2024/1445 AH, in line with the schedule and the plan set by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The meeting discussed the development of regulatory procedures related to the affairs of pilgrims of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The committee reiterated the call urging citizens and residents wishing to perform Hajj rituals this year to register with licensed Hajj campaigns and reserve…