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Benoun strikes late as Qatar SC beat Al Rayyan 24 Apr 2023 - 09:51 am

Doha: Qatar SC defeated Al Rayyan 1-0 in their postponed match from Week 18 of the QNB Stars League 2022-2023 season at the...

Confusion as Musk's Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies 22 Apr 2023 - 09:17 pm

Chicago: Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime...

A Canadian businessman spent $1 million to offset his carbon footprint 22 Apr 2023 - 03:53 pm

Craig Cohon has had an unusual career. The 59-year-old Canadian helped bringCoca-Cola to Russia in the early 1990s and co-owned Cirque du Soleil...

Scientists save ancient Arctic ice in race to preserve climate history 22 Apr 2023 - 11:34 am

Paris: Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due...

Japan's 'crying baby sumo' festival returns after pandemic 22 Apr 2023 - 11:23 am

Tokyo: Dozens of bawling Japanese babies faced off Saturday in a traditional "crying sumo" ritual believed to bring the infants good health, which...

Trinity the T-Rex bought by art foundation, to go on show in Antwerp 21 Apr 2023 - 02:53 pm

Zurich, Switzerland: An art foundation made the winning $6-million-bid for a composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton at an auction in Switzerland this week and...

Twitter’s legacy blue checks are gone, fulfilling Musk’s promise 20 Apr 2023 - 10:05 pm

Twitter’s legacy blue checkmarks are officially gone - the conclusion of a promise made weeks ago by new owner Elon Musk to remove...

Huawei creates own business software to replace Oracle 20 Apr 2023 - 02:32 pm

Huawei Technologies Co. has developed enterprise IT management software that can replace Oracle Corp.’s, taking another step toward reducing its reliance on US...

'Awesome' solar eclipse wows viewers in Australia, Indonesia 20 Apr 2023 - 11:29 am

Jakarta, Indonesia: Under a cloudless sky, 20,000 eclipse chasers crowded a tiny outpost to watch a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia's...

China's CATL unveils battery planned to power planes 19 Apr 2023 - 03:41 pm

Shanghai: China's CATL said Wednesday it was working with partners to develop electric passenger planes as they unveiled a condensed matter battery it...

WHO warns Covid pandemic still volatile 18 Apr 2023 - 09:14 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be further trouble before the virus...

T. rex skeleton expected to fetch millions at Zurich auction 18 Apr 2023 - 05:16 pm

BERN, Switzerland: Interested investors may have to dig deep into their pockets to claim a giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that was dug up...

AI work sparks fierce debate after winning photo award 18 Apr 2023 - 04:54 pm

Paris: A German artist has sparked an angry row after winning a prestigious photography prize with an entry that was generated by artificial...

Elon Musk says he'll create 'TruthGPT' to counter AI 'bias' 18 Apr 2023 - 03:13 pm

Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity - and claiming that a...

Electric vehicles are key battleground at Shanghai Auto Show 18 Apr 2023 - 02:38 pm

Shanghai: China was the road to the future for foreign brands at the Shanghai Auto Show on Tuesday who are racing to catch...

SpaceX Starship, world's biggest rocket, set for first test flight 17 Apr 2023 - 03:37 pm

Starbase, United States: SpaceX is counting down to the first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed...

Google may lose search on Samsung devices to Microsoft: NYT 17 Apr 2023 - 01:30 pm

Microsoft Corp.’s Bing may replace Alphabet Inc.’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics Co. devices, according to a New York...