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Are you kidding? Baby goat wows fans with 22-inch ears 08 Jul 2022 - 03:20 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Some social media stars win their fame through their looks, others through their jokes. Simba the baby goat has won over...

Nigerian soccer joins video game big league as local stars get avatars 08 Jul 2022 - 12:42 pm

LAGOS: A sports fan and computer coder, Nigerian Victor Daniel became adept at soccer video games at university. But he grew frustrated that...

76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in New York 05 Jul 2022 - 06:27 pm

New York: The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in...

For pandas, it's been two 'thumbs' up for millions of years 30 Jun 2022 - 08:15 pm

Washington: Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one of the marvels of evolution: the giant panda's false...

German porcelain maker faces fragile future due to Ukraine war 29 Jun 2022 - 09:48 pm

Frankfurt: For family-owned German porcelain maker Kahla the recent cuts in Russian natural gas supply to Germany and high energy prices due to...

Disney unveils first new cruise ship in a decade, dips toe into metaverse 29 Jun 2022 - 07:24 pm

Port Canaveral, Florida:Chief Executive Bob Chapek introduced Walt Disney Co's first new cruise ship in a decade on Wednesday, the culmination of the...

On and off-screen, Aquaman's Jason Momoa fights for world's oceans 26 Jun 2022 - 07:56 pm

Carcavelos, Portugal: In the superhero blockbuster Aquaman, popular Hollywood actor Jason Momoa plays the role of protector of the deep, but with the...

Huge diamonds, Hepburn dress bring Tiffany luster to London exhibition 09 Jun 2022 - 03:05 pm

Tiffany is celebrating its 150th anniversary in London-and next chapter under owner LVMH-with a massiveexhibition at the Saatchi Gallery called "Vision & Virtuosity”....

Winfrey picks Leila Mottley's 'Nightcrawling' for book club 07 Jun 2022 - 08:00 pm

NEW YORK- Oprah Winfrey has chosen 19-year-old Leila Mottley's "Nightcrawling,” a debut novel about a young Black woman from East Oakland and her...

Rare inlaid Stradivari violin could fetch $11 million at auction 06 Jun 2022 - 01:36 pm

London: A rare 1679 violin made by renowned Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari is headed for auction next month where it could fetch up...

A watch worn by Elvis lists for $495,000 as hype for film builds 05 Jun 2022 - 07:21 pm

In the build up to the splashy biopic "Elvis,” which premieres in theaters on June 24, Elvis-mania has started to take hold. The...

The Revenant: Harini Logan rallies for spelling bee title 04 Jun 2022 - 01:48 pm

Oxon Hill, Md.:HariniLogan kept trying to learn from her near-misses in online spelling bees. Recognized for years as one of the best spellers...

South African company helps hang local art in virtual world 02 Jun 2022 - 02:31 pm

Johannesburg: As South African artist Fhatuwani Mukheli paints a portrait of a woman at his Johannesburg studio, he is creating not only the...

Christie's to offer rare first edition 'Harry Potter' book in private sale 31 May 2022 - 05:40 pm

London: A first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone", with some errors and signed by author JKRowling, is going up for...

From baristas to inspectors: Singapore's robot workforce plugs labour gaps 31 May 2022 - 10:43 am

Singapore: After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, businesses in Singapore have increasingly turned to deploying robots to help carry out a...

Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa 30 May 2022 - 03:43 pm

Paris: A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting theMona Lisaat...

For Ukrainian street artist, paintbrush is mightier than the rifle 30 May 2022 - 11:44 am

Kharkiv, Ukraine: Gamlet Zinkivskiy is fighting the Russian invasion with a paintbrush, creating murals he hopes can boost morale and provide a brief...