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Global airline carriers scrap more than 2,000 flights - FlightAware 24 Dec 2021 - 06:52 pm

Global airline carriers canceled more than 3,000 flights over the Christmas weekend, the FlightAware website said, as a spike in COVID-19 cases due...

Bus or train? World's first 'dual-mode vehicle' to begin operating in Japan 24 Dec 2021 - 05:59 pm

TOKYO- It's a bus, it's a train, it's a DMV! The world's first dual-mode vehicle, equally at home on road and rail, is...

Waymo, TikTok join retreat from CES over rising COVID-19 cases 23 Dec 2021 - 08:56 pm

Waymo, the Alphabet Inc-owned self-driving auto-technology company, and ByteDance's social video app TikTok on Thursday joined the companies no longer attending the Consumer...

US FDA authorizes Merck's at-home antiviral COVID-19 pill 23 Dec 2021 - 06:20 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck & Co's antiviral pill for COVID-19 for certain high-risk adult patients, a day...

AAB presents line up of Lexus hybrid models in Qatar 23 Dec 2021 - 09:27 am

Doha: Lexus has been a pioneer in the development of self-charging hybrid electric vehicle technology and today Lexus Hybrid Drive delivers an unparalleled...

China's electric car sales war is being waged inside the cabin 22 Dec 2021 - 06:03 pm

Around lunchtime at an Xpeng showroom in Beijing last month, a man in a three-piece suit strolled inside and straight past rows of...

Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest drop CES plans over COVID-19 concerns 22 Dec 2021 - 12:32 am

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc , Twitter Inc and Pinterest Inc separately said on Tuesday that they will not send teams to the...

SpaceX headquarters hit by Covid outbreak with 132 infected 21 Dec 2021 - 11:22 pm

At least 132 employees at SpaceX’s California headquarters have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent months, the largest non-residential confirmed case count in...

"Merry Christmas" - First SMS sells for over 100,000 euros in Paris auction 21 Dec 2021 - 07:26 pm

PARIS- The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold on Tuesday for 107,000 euros ($121,000) as a 'Non-Fungible Token' at...

This extra-creamy vegetable quiche stars squash or mushrooms - your choice 20 Dec 2021 - 10:53 am

I can't tell you the last time I made quiche. It's not that I don't like it - a good one, eggy and...

This chocolate orange Swiss roll recipe takes all the stress out of the seasonal treat 18 Dec 2021 - 02:26 pm

If there is a dessert more festive than a Swiss roll, I've yet to be introduced. A Swiss roll - which also answers...

Google smart-city spinoff folding over founder's health 17 Dec 2021 - 08:48 pm

Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup's founder steps down to confront a neurological...

AAB launches Toyota Raize at Doha Festival City 16 Dec 2021 - 08:27 am

Doha: Marking the entry of an exceptionally practical vehicle that is set to redefine the compact SUV segment, Toyota has unveiled the brand-new...

Apple shuts three stores in U.S., Canada after rise in COVID-19 cases 16 Dec 2021 - 12:12 am

Apple Inc has temporarily closed three retail stores in Miami, Annapolis and Ottawa after a rise in COVID-19 cases and exposures among employees,...

Amazon's AWS recovers from brief outage affecting third-party services 15 Dec 2021 - 08:13 pm

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it had recovered from a brief outage at its Amazon Web Services cloud unit that affected internet connectivity...

Amazon's AWS hit again, affecting third-party services 15 Dec 2021 - 07:46 pm

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that its cloud service, Amazon Web Services, is facing internet connectivity issues in two regions on the U.S....

British tourists head to snowy Lapland seeking Santa Claus 15 Dec 2021 - 03:23 pm

Helsinki: Santa Claus and heavy snowfalls are attracting British tourists back to Lapland, bolstering Finland's industry that has been hit hard by the...