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Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream 08 Feb 2021 - 08:24 am

Seoul: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars, just...

When will life return to normal? In seven years at today's vaccine rates 07 Feb 2021 - 12:19 pm

When will the pandemic end? It’s the question hanging over just about everything since Covid-19 took over the world last year. The answer...

Qatar Automobiles Company presents all-new Mitsubishi Xpander SUV 07 Feb 2021 - 10:08 am

Doha: Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), the authorised general distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Qatar, presents the Mitsubishi Xpander, a new versatile 7-seat SUV...

Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against S.African variant: study 07 Feb 2021 - 10:02 am

British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease...

Meet Robby Megabyte, Bosnia's first robot rock band musician 06 Feb 2021 - 03:35 pm

Sarajevo: Bosnia's most popular rock band, Dubioza Kolektiv, has a new recruit who sings and plays musical instruments - a humanoid robot called ...

An antidote to pandemic blues, with some assembly required 06 Feb 2021 - 10:50 am

Paris: He hunches at the dining room table, putting the finishing touches on his miniature World War II tank. Deep in concentration, he...

Mars ready for its close-up: China releases space probe's first image 05 Feb 2021 - 06:59 pm

BEIJING: China's maiden space exploration mission to Mars has captured its first image of the red planet, the space agency said on Friday,...

UK regulators say extra AstraZeneca vaccine data highlights efficacy in elderly 05 Feb 2021 - 03:46 pm

LONDON: British regulators have received extra trial data from AstraZeneca that supports their view that the COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University is...

"Food for my soul": French 106-year-old pianist to release sixth album 05 Feb 2021 - 03:03 pm

PARIS: Colette Maze says she began playing the piano when she was four years old to find in music the warmth absent in...

Instagram disables hundreds of accounts tied to hacking of 'OG' usernames 04 Feb 2021 - 09:18 pm

Facebook Inc on Thursday took down hundreds of Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for their high-value usernames, including the accounts of...

Google phone cameras will read heart, breathing rates with AI help 04 Feb 2021 - 07:39 pm

Cameras on Google Pixel smartphones will be able to measure heart and breathing rates starting next month, in one of the first applications...

Good of the Hive: the New York muralist on a mission to hand-paint 50,000 bees 04 Feb 2021 - 07:35 pm

LONDON: Like many artists, Matthew Willey had longed to meet his muse. He had no idea she would fly in through his apartment...

Study finds Covid-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission 04 Feb 2021 - 10:22 am

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine shows a hint that it may reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just...

German sniffer dogs detect COVID-19 with 94% accuracy 04 Feb 2021 - 09:35 am

Hanover, Germany: A German veterinary clinic has trained sniffer dogs to detect the novel coronavirus in human saliva samples with 94% accuracy. The...

Versace bets future on new signature pattern to revive brand 03 Feb 2021 - 07:52 pm

Versace will debut a new pattern for clothes, handbags and other products next month that executives believe can singlehandedly rejuvenate the Capri Holdings...

SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch 03 Feb 2021 - 12:36 am

A SpaceX Starship prototype rocket exploded on landing after an otherwise successful high-altitude experimental launch from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a...