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Omega 3 supplements may not protect your heart: Study 19 Jul 2018 - 12:38 pm

London: Taking omega 3 through food or supplements is likely to have little or no effect on our risk of experiencing heart diseases,...

Shooting stars on demand: Japan start-up plans 2020 meteor shower 19 Jul 2018 - 11:56 am

Tokyo: A Japanese start-up developing "shooting stars on demand" says it will be ready to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower in...

Tesla Model 3 buyers lose patience and maybe tax credits 18 Jul 2018 - 09:58 pm

DETROIT: In March of 2016, Keith Reynolds flew from California to Atlanta so he could claim his spot in line at 4 a.m.,...

Google shrugs off EU fine; damage to hinge on rivals' next moves 18 Jul 2018 - 09:21 pm

Europe’s record $5 billion fine against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, levied Wednesday morning, marks the biggest regulatory attack yet on technology giants. But investors...

Study links air pollution to drop in national park visitors 18 Jul 2018 - 09:21 pm

DENVER: Visitors appear to be steering clear of some U.S. national parks or cutting visits short because of pollution levels that are comparable...

Song, dance and tears as historic Ethiopian commercial flight lands in Eritrea after two decades 18 Jul 2018 - 08:17 pm

Asmara, Eritrea: Ethiopia and Eritrea on Wednesday resumed commercial airline flights for the first time in two decades, with emotions spilling over into...

Twitter suspended 58 million accounts in 4Q 18 Jul 2018 - 12:34 pm

NEW YORK: Twitter suspended at least 58 million user accounts in the final three months of 2017, according to data obtained by The...

Model breastfeeds baby on catwalk and stirs debate 17 Jul 2018 - 10:36 pm

Miami: An American model has made a splash by breastfeeding her baby daughter on a Miami catwalk -- no small gesture in a...

Business that lends sight to the blind wins tech award 17 Jul 2018 - 09:28 pm

LONDON: A phone app that enables blind people to video call sighted volunteers to help them won a technology award on Tuesday, amid...

Rolls-Royce unveils hybrid flying taxi at Farnborough 17 Jul 2018 - 11:52 am

Farnborough, United Kingdom: British engine maker Rolls-Royce revealed plans this week to develop a hybrid electric vehicle, dubbed the "flying taxi", which takes...

Google boils down water data for new U.N. environment site 17 Jul 2018 - 08:43 am

TEPIC, Mexico: Vast quantities of raw satellite imagery and data will be distilled into an online platform showing how water ecosystems have changed,...

Paris subway changes names to honour World Cup champs 17 Jul 2018 - 02:06 am

PARIS: France's soccer coach will have a subway train station named after him to celebrate his World Cup win and poet Victor Hugo...

No refuge from politics but France victory a fitting climax 17 Jul 2018 - 01:44 am

MOSCOW: Kylian Mbappe high-fived a political protester who invaded the field during the World Cup final. French President Emmanuel Macron leapt out of...

Ruling from your home: Inside Australia's micronations boom 16 Jul 2018 - 10:48 pm

Sydney: Lounging on a sofa in his flowing robes, a gold crown resting on his snowy hair and a stuffed white toy tiger...

Spanish bid for gender neutral constitution sparks row 16 Jul 2018 - 10:41 pm

Madrid: Spain's Socialist government is seeking to erase gender bias in the constitution but the head of the Royal Spanish Academy, the custodian...

Tanzanian ambulance driver arrested for transporting khat 16 Jul 2018 - 10:41 pm

Nairobi: A Tanzanian ambulance driver has been arrested after it emerged he was carrying a hefty load of the leafy narcotic khat, with...

US investigates possible gender bias at Uber 16 Jul 2018 - 09:43 pm

San Francisco: Uber is facing a federal investigation on alleged discrimination against women working at the smartphone-summoned ride service, a source familiar with...