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Coronavirus may stay for weeks on banknotes and touchscreens 12 Oct 2020 - 02:44 pm

The new coronavirus may remain infectious for weeks on banknotes, glass and other common surfaces, according to research by Australia’s top biosecurity laboratory...

Caterpillar bets on self-driving machines impervious to pandemics 12 Oct 2020 - 02:00 pm

Chicago: Question: How can a company like Caterpillar try to counter a slump in sales of bulldozers and trucks during a pandemic that...

5G iPhone expected to star at Apple event 12 Oct 2020 - 12:35 am

San Francisco - Apple is expected on Tuesday to unveil a keenly anticipated iPhone 12 line-up starring models tuned to super-fast new 5G...

Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently 12 Oct 2020 - 12:29 am

San Francisco - Microsoft is giving option to its employees to work from home permanently, according to an internal hybrid workplace guidance, The...

This is how Google automatically predicts what you like to Search 12 Oct 2020 - 12:19 am

San Francisco - As soon as you start typing on Google Search, predictions appear in the search box to help you finish what...

Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus 11 Oct 2020 - 11:10 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday he no longer has COVID-19 and is not a transmission risk...

Twitter flags Trump tweet for violating its rules on COVID-19 information 11 Oct 2020 - 09:26 pm

Twitter on Sunday flagged a tweet by Donald Trump in which the U.S. President claimed he was immune to the coronavirus, saying it...

Celebrities lead TED global call to act on climate crisis 11 Oct 2020 - 11:48 am

San Francisco: With a call to save the planet, Prince William and Pope Francis on Saturday joined activists, artists, celebrities and politicians in...

Coronavirus: Latest global developments 10 Oct 2020 - 07:31 pm

Paris: Here are the latest developments in the Coronavirus crisis: - Nearly 37 million cases - The novel Coronavirus has killed at least...

Museums sell Picasso and Warhol, embrace diversity to survive 10 Oct 2020 - 03:27 pm

The one-two punch of Covid-19 and the racial-justice movement has upended huge swathes of society -- work, school and health care. Below the...

Bereft of jet set, New York luxury hotels welcome last-minute locals 10 Oct 2020 - 02:48 pm

New York: John Farrell and his wife booked a $1,000 room in the morning and were in New York hours later for their...

A sweet potato and mushroom quesadilla-pizza mash-up that'll surprise you 10 Oct 2020 - 02:47 pm

At first glance, you might not think that Jacques Pépin and Haile Thomas have all that much in common. He, of course, is...

Macau exhibition showing Hong Kong protest photos shuts 10 Oct 2020 - 02:09 pm

Hong Kong: An annual World Press Photo exhibition featuring images from Hong Kong's huge pro-democracy protests last year has been shut down in...

Meet the six-year-old pianist who plays Rachmaninoff 09 Oct 2020 - 12:50 pm

PARIS - When Guillaume Benoliel sits at the piano stool rehearsing Rachmaninoff's Italian Polka for a forthcoming concert, his feet dangle in the...

Cut from the same cloth, Nigerian waste fabric becomes art 09 Oct 2020 - 12:44 pm

LAGOS - Marcellina Akpojotor weaves past thumping sewing machines, and leaves a Lagos shop with a bag brimming with discarded fabric. The colourful...

Nokia wins Orange Belgium's 5G contract, Huawei says 'fair competition' 09 Oct 2020 - 12:23 pm

STOCKHOLM/PARIS - Orange Belgium has selected Nokia's radio gear to renew its networks and roll out 5G, the subsidiary of France's Orange said...

Gilead's remdesivir shaved 5 days off COVID-19 recovery time, reduced risk of death in some 09 Oct 2020 - 12:38 am

CHICAGO - Final data from Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir showed the treatment cut COVID-19 recovery time by five days compared with...