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Toyota Mirai sets new Guinness World Record with 1,360 km zero emission journey 02 Nov 2021 - 08:48 am

Doha: Toyota’s deep-rooted commitment to sustainable mobility was in the spotlight recently as the 2021 Toyota Mirai set a new world record for...

Novavax Covid shot could be an ‘ideal’ booster, CEO says 02 Nov 2021 - 12:21 am

Novavax Inc.’s top executive said the company’s Covid-19 vaccine could be a good booster option for people who have received other shots, as...

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 02 Nov 2021 - 12:13 am

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared his coronavirus vaccination order for emergency responders a success, with no disruption to city services,...

Musk offers $6B if UN shows how it will solve world hunger 01 Nov 2021 - 07:33 pm

Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, says he will sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to...

Fully vaxxed, anti-vax: Vax is Oxford’s 2021 word of the year 01 Nov 2021 - 01:14 pm

Vax has been chosen as theOxfordEnglish Dictionary’s word of the year for 2021, with the term for vaccine capturing the essence of the...

Roblox says service back up after days of outage 01 Nov 2021 - 09:53 am

Roblox Corp. has fixed its outage that has plagued the video game company for days. The San Mateo, California-based company said the problem...

2021 among Earth’s hottest years, UN says as climate meetings start 31 Oct 2021 - 10:42 pm

The year 2021 is now expected to qualify among the hottest seven in history, all of them recorded since 2014, according to an...

How soon can your child get a Covid shot? here’s what we know 31 Oct 2021 - 08:42 pm

A panel of leading vaccine experts has backed the Covid-19 vaccine for kids age 5 to 11 from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE....

Self-driving "Roboats" ready for testing on Amsterdam's canals 31 Oct 2021 - 03:30 pm

AMSTERDAM- Visitors to Amsterdam may soon spot a self-driving watercraft the size of a small car cruising silently through its ancient canals, ferrying...

MG Qatar launches all-new ‘rebellious sports sedan’ 2022 MG GT at NMoQ 31 Oct 2021 - 09:04 am

Doha: MG Qatar, represented in Qatar by Auto Class Cars, has launched the all-new MG GT, reflecting the British-born brand’s commitment to diversify...

Japan start-up designs wind turbine that can harness typhoon energy 29 Oct 2021 - 08:30 pm

TOKYO: As governments and companies globally rush to install as much renewable energy capacity as possible to cut carbon emissions, areas often not...

Rare white-cheeked gibbon born in Polish zoo 29 Oct 2021 - 07:44 pm

WARSAW: A rare white-cheeked gibbon named Dao has been born in a zoo in the Polish city of Wroclaw, moving the critically endangered...

How Apple is gaining smartphone customers during a chip shortage 29 Oct 2021 - 05:34 pm

Apple Inc is eating into its rivals' smartphone market share as the iPhone maker navigates through a global chip crunch better than other...

What's in a name? Meta Materials soars after Facebook identity switch 29 Oct 2021 - 04:49 pm

Facebook may have unveiled its new identity at a glitzy event on Thursday, but shares of a lesser-known Canadian industrial materials company surged...

Facebook Inc. rebrands as Meta to stress ‘metaverse’ plan 29 Oct 2021 - 12:15 am

OAKLAND, Calif - An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO...

Gordon Ramsay's social media project culminates in cookbook 28 Oct 2021 - 03:20 pm

New York: How did Gordon Ramsay spend his pandemic lockdown? Getting frenetic in a kitchen, of course. The chef with a dizzying number...

AAB holds Toyota ‘Hybrid Electric Vehicle Experience’ event 28 Oct 2021 - 09:56 am

Doha: Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. (AAB), the distributor for Toyota vehicles in Qatar, recently organised a 'Hybrid Electric Vehicle Experience' event for...