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A sweaty robot may help humans understand impact of soaring heat 22 Jul 2023 - 06:28 pm

Phoenix: What happens to the body when a human gets heatstroke? How can we protect ourselves in a warming planet? To answer these...

Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit US 22 Jul 2023 - 02:55 pm

Athens: Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while...

North Korea fires 'several cruise missiles' into sea 22 Jul 2023 - 12:33 pm

Seoul, South Korea: North Korea fired "several cruise missiles" into the Yellow Sea between China and the Korean peninsula on Saturday, South Korea's...

Monkey business in Pakistan court during smuggling case 22 Jul 2023 - 12:29 pm

Karachi, Pakistan: A baby monkey caused chaos in a Pakistan court after escaping from a troop presented as evidence in a case of...

Jamie Foxx says medical scare put him through 'hell and back' 21 Jul 2023 - 11:02 pm

Los Angeles: Oscar-winning US actor Jamie Foxx said an unspecified medical emergency that thrust his health into the spotlight earlier this year sent...

'Barbie' delayed in Pakistan province over 'objectionable content' 21 Jul 2023 - 06:44 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: The "Barbie" film's release was delayed in Pakistan's Punjab province Friday over "objectionable content", officials said. Films in Pakistan need to...

Donald Trump classified-documents trial set for May 20, 2024 21 Jul 2023 - 05:59 pm

A federal judge in Florida set a May 20, 2024, trial in the classified documents case against Donald Trump, rejecting the Justice Department’s...

MSF team attacked in Khartoum 21 Jul 2023 - 05:08 pm

Geneva: The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical charity said Friday that armed men had attacked one of its teams in the Sudanese capital...

Tech titans promise watermarks to expose AI creations 21 Jul 2023 - 02:41 pm

Washington: The White House said Friday that OpenAI and others in the artificial intelligence race have committed to making their technology safer with...

'Lioness' near Berlin still on the run 21 Jul 2023 - 01:41 pm

Berlin: German police extended the search Friday for a wild animal believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin more than...

AirAsia seeks to exit distressed status as finances improve 21 Jul 2023 - 11:38 am

Long haul budget carrier AirAsia X Bhd. has applied to Bursa Malaysia to be removed from the exchange’s financially distressed category after reporting...

One dead, three injured in Seoul stabbing rampage: police 21 Jul 2023 - 11:07 am

Seoul: One person was killed and three more wounded when a man went on a "stabbing rampage" near a subway station in the...

UK man jailed 18 months for stealing 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs 20 Jul 2023 - 09:50 pm

Doha, Qatar: A UK man who had stolen over 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs was handed an 18 month jail sentence. According to BBC,...

India, UAE to trade in Indian Rupees 20 Jul 2023 - 08:20 pm

India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to use their respective local currencies for cross-border transactions, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes the...

Kenya protest call unheeded barring isolated clashes 20 Jul 2023 - 07:45 pm

Nairobi: Kenyans largely ignored a call by the opposition to boost anti-government protests on Thursday, although isolated clashes flared in the capital between...

Sunak takes wind farm profits from King Charles to fund services 20 Jul 2023 - 06:12 pm

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cut the wind farm profits used to finance King Charles III’s household, directing the funds instead to boost the...

India bans non-Basmati white rice exports to check local prices 20 Jul 2023 - 04:22 pm

India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, banned shipments of non-basmati white rice to maintain domestic prices at comfortable levels ahead of the general...