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After delay, NASA astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna 02 Dec 2021 - 10:16 am

Two NASA astronauts were set to embark on aspacewalk on Thursday to replace a faulty antenna on the International SpaceStation (ISS), after a...

Apple tells suppliers iPhone demand has slowed as holidays near 02 Dec 2021 - 07:40 am

AppleInc., suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand. The company has told its component suppliers that...

Vaccines likely to protect against severe cases of omicron, WHO Scientist says 01 Dec 2021 - 08:32 pm

Vaccines will likely protect against severe Covid-19 cases from the new omicron variant, a World Health Organization official said, seeking to ease concerns...

Prada sees second-hand fashion as opportunity, weighs partnerships 01 Dec 2021 - 12:48 pm

Valvigna, Italy: Italian fashion group Prada sees opportunity in the booming second-hand fashion sector which it can develop both in-house and through partnerships,...

Twitter prohibits sharing of personal photos, videos without consent 30 Nov 2021 - 09:02 pm

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it will not allow sharing of personal media such as photos and videos on its platform without the...

The race is on to trace the new COVID-19 variant 30 Nov 2021 - 08:29 pm

LONDON/BRUSSELS/SINGAPORE- Governments around the world are urgently scouring databases for recent cases of COVID-19 infections, screening travellers and decoding the viral genomes of...

Karl Lagerfeld's fingerless gloves to go under hammer 30 Nov 2021 - 07:54 pm

MONACO- Personal belongings of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, including his trademark fingerless leather gloves and the cushions his cat Choupette sat on,...

New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile 30 Nov 2021 - 12:22 pm

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile and politically volatile...

Citing debris risk, NASA delays spacewalk to fix space station antenna 30 Nov 2021 - 12:00 pm

A spacewalk planned for Tuesday to repair a faulty antenna on the International Space Station was postponed indefinitely, NASA said, citing a "debris...

Fracking fashion: Argentine designers turns shale sand bags into handbags 30 Nov 2021 - 10:30 am

BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine fashion firm has found a new source of inspiration - and materials - in an unlikely location: oil industry...

Elon Musk replies to tweet on SpaceX staying private with ‘lot has happened in 8 years’ 29 Nov 2021 - 11:49 pm

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says "a lot has happened in 8 years” after a Twitter user sent out a 2013 memo from Musk...

Global spread of Omicron cases and associated travel curbs 29 Nov 2021 - 09:38 pm

LONDON- The World Health Organization said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries...

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO 29 Nov 2021 - 07:18 pm

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as CEO of the social media platform, the company announced. He will be succeeded by Twitter's...

Moderna can take months to ship Omicron-specific vaccine, CEO says on CNBC 29 Nov 2021 - 04:54 pm

Moderna Inc could take months to begin shipping a COVID-19 vaccine that works specifically against the Omicron variant, its chief executive officer, Stéphane...

Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year 29 Nov 2021 - 08:17 am

New York: With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year:...

Why you should go for the Huawei MateBook 14s 29 Nov 2021 - 08:13 am

Doha:Huawei recently announced the launch of the new 14.2-inch Huawei MateBook 14s – the 2.5K high performance intelligent laptop. As a new addition...

Star designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer after private battle - LVMH 28 Nov 2021 - 10:03 pm

PARIS-VirgilAbloh, fashion's highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collections, died on Sunday of cancer, Vuitton's owner LVMH...