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Amazon and Nestle join public-private plan to save world's forests 22 Apr 2021 - 06:01 pm

LONDON: The United States, Norway and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle on Thursday to launch a project aimed at...

How long does protection from Covid-19 vaccines last? 22 Apr 2021 - 04:40 pm

New York: How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? Experts don't know yet because they're still studying vaccinated people to see when...

Jaguar Land Rover output at two UK plants hit by chips shortage 22 Apr 2021 - 01:35 pm

LONDON - Output at two of Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) British car factories will be temporarily halted from Monday, due to COVID-19 supply...

NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air 22 Apr 2021 - 12:32 pm

Los Angeles: NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure,...

Nigerian teen climate activists create fashion from waste to fight pollution 22 Apr 2021 - 11:59 am

Lagos: In a district of Lagos, Nigeria's megacity, a group of teenagers wade through a mass of plastic bottles, food containers and bags...

Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee attends trial amid calls for pardon 22 Apr 2021 - 11:19 am

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Thursday made his first public appearance since being jailed in January,...

2020 was Europe's hottest year as Arctic wildfires raged - EU scientists 22 Apr 2021 - 10:59 am

Brussels: Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year, while the Arctic suffered a summer of extreme wildfires partly due to low...

Beyond Oscars glitz, movie theaters face uncertain future 21 Apr 2021 - 09:04 pm

LOS ANGELES: Maryo Mogannam snuck into the Empire theater in San Francisco with his older cousins to watch "Animal House" when he was...

Keeping up with T. Rex was easy, Dutch researchers say 21 Apr 2021 - 06:56 pm

THE HAGUE: Unlike its popular movie incarnations, Tyrannosaurus rex - the giant meat-eating dinosaur from the Cretaceous period - walked slower than previously...

Ferrari unveils first details of special edition V12 car based on 812 Superfast 21 Apr 2021 - 06:50 pm

MILANL Luxury carmaker Ferrari on Wednesday unveiled initial details of its new supercar, the first of three new models it has promised for...

Fire up for the feast at home with Nando’s 21 Apr 2021 - 05:28 pm

Order Iftar and Suhoor meals with Nando's Qatar app and website to get free delivery Doha: This Ramadan, Nando’s Qatar has introduced something...

Instagram launches feature to tackle hate speech, abuse 21 Apr 2021 - 01:29 pm

Facebook Inc's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis...

Faith, flora and fabric: How a Senegalese village became a desert oasis 21 Apr 2021 - 12:09 pm

NDEM, Senegal: Beneath the scorching sun that beats down on Senegal's savannah, the verdant gardens of Ndem village are a sanctuary. Within a...

Apple targets remote workers with new iPad Pro, slim iMacs using own chips 20 Apr 2021 - 09:41 pm

Apple Inc announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as it speeds its...

Apple announces AirTags for lost items, podcast subscriptions at iPad launch event 20 Apr 2021 - 08:30 pm

Apple Inc announced AirTags to find lost items and podcast subscription services that will compete with rival Spotify at an event also likely...

Astra is yellow, Pfizer is green: Hungarian pastry shop offers vaccine-themed treats 20 Apr 2021 - 04:04 pm

Veresegyhaz, Hungary: A Hungarian pastry shop has launched a range of COVID-19 vaccine-themed sweet mousses as a light-hearted antidote to angst over the...