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14-year-old among new HBKU Press authors at DIBF 13 Jan 2020 - 08:43 am
Where Is My Teacher? by Dalal Ghanim Al-Romaihi is a delightfully inventive tale that takes readers on a literary adventure.
'Space unites us': First Iranian-American astronaut reaches for stars 13 Jan 2020 - 01:57 am
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrates during astronaut graduation at Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas, on January 10, 2020.  AFP / Mark Felix
China’s bid to challenge Boeing and Airbus falters 12 Jan 2020 - 11:39 pm
The fifth prototype of China's home-built C919 passenger plane takes off for its first test flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China October 24, 2019. Reuters
Future of mobility: some wild rides seen ahead at tech show 12 Jan 2020 - 11:38 pm
The Rinspeed concept vehicle MetroSnap is unveiled January 7, 2020 at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The autonomous urban mobility concept is based on a modular design with the chassis and body being removable and swappable. AFP / Robyn
Scientists paint Australia fires as red alert on climate change 12 Jan 2020 - 11:31 pm
Soldiers sit on a beach amongst burnt trees where people had previously taken shelter during a fire on New Year's Eve in Mallacoota, Australia January 10, 2020. Reuters/Tracey Nearmy
Citizens battle to save China's sickly 'mother river' 12 Jan 2020 - 09:49 pm
This photo taken on November 8, 2019 shows a worker handling a cow hide at the Boyin leather tannery in Shenqiu, in China's central Henan province.  AFP / Greg Baker
Hell and ice water: Glacier melt threatens Pakistan's future 12 Jan 2020 - 09:18 pm
This picture taken on June 28, 2019 shows men pointing at the black Shisper glacier in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
The 97 kms between China and mastery of the Mekong 12 Jan 2020 - 09:18 pm
Niwat Roikaew, conservationist and head of the Rak Chiang Khong group, on a boat in the Chiang Khong district in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai on September 20, 2019.  AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
'Everything is lost': Life on the edge of the Brahmaputra 12 Jan 2020 - 09:18 pm
This picture taken on September 17, 2019 shows soil erosion caused by the waters of Brahmaputra river at Majuli island in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. AFP / Diptendu Dutta
Dispatches from the wettest place on earth 12 Jan 2020 - 09:18 pm
A woman carrying a bucket after collecting drinking water from a steam at Nongthymmai-Lumthangding village on the outskirts of Shillong in Meghalaya September 19, 2019. AFP / Diptendu Dutta
River people: Life along Asia's key waterways 12 Jan 2020 - 09:18 pm
Fisherman Kome Wilai fishing from his boat along the Mekong River between Chiang Rai province in Thailand (R) and Laos (L) on September 20, 2019. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Are young crusaders and heroes fair game for critics? 12 Jan 2020 - 08:08 pm
Greta Thunberg watches as US President Donald Trump enters the UN to speak with reporters in a still image from video taken in New York City, September 23, 2019. Reuters / Andrew Hofstetter
This spicy, streamlined chicken Parmesan is saucy and crispy in all the right ways 12 Jan 2020 - 01:44 pm
Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post.
How a lifelong obsession with snow leopards led me to northern India 12 Jan 2020 - 11:35 am
Tsewang Norboo at work scanning for snow leopards and other wildlife in the Ulley Valley, Ladakh, India. Photo for The Washington Post by Dina Mishev
Tesla challenges hackers to find bugs and win Model 3 car 12 Jan 2020 - 09:47 am
 Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Spanish delivery firm Glovo out to conquer the world 12 Jan 2020 - 09:22 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 03, 2019, a worker of Glovo, rides his bike during a delivery, on December 3, 2019 in Barcelona. AFP / PAU BARRENA
Instagram introduces new SloMo, Echo, Duo effects for Boomerang 12 Jan 2020 - 09:07 am
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Steve McQueen’s 1968 ‘Bullitt’ Mustang sells for $3.74 million 11 Jan 2020 - 06:08 pm
In this file photo taken on October 01, 2016 the 1968 Ford mustang GT 390 car used for Steve McQueen film