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Environmental activists turn up heat on polluting businesses 14 May 2019 - 08:30 pm

Paris: Headline-grabbing PR stunts have become the main tool of environmental pressure groups to turn up the heat on the companies behind the...

Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka 14 May 2019 - 08:30 pm

Paris: The active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup is glyphosate, one of the world's most widely used herbicides that has become highly controversial...

WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack 14 May 2019 - 12:22 pm

JERUSALEM: Facebook's WhatsApp on Tuesday urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app following a report that users...

Google's privacy push gets a mixed reception 13 May 2019 - 11:45 pm

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Google announced new privacy tools Tuesday intended to give people more control over how they're being tracked on the go...

Trash found littering ocean floor in deepest-ever sub dive 13 May 2019 - 11:44 pm

On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor found something he could have found in the...

In Greece, smoking is alive and kicking despite bans 13 May 2019 - 09:13 pm

Athens: When George Balafoutis returned home from New York two years ago, he was shocked to see what little impact nearly a decade...

GMC Qatar wins at General Motors Grandmaster Award 13 May 2019 - 09:17 am

Mannai Auto Group, the exclusive dealer of GMC in Qatar, received another award at the 2019 General Motors Grandmaster Award. The premium automotive...

US states seek explicit patient consent for pelvic exams 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm

Savanah Harshbarger estimates she performed as many as 10 pelvic exams last year on patients before gynecologic surgeries, feeling for fibroid tumors or...

A new 'climate strike': Opting for no children as fears grow 12 May 2019 - 10:37 pm

LONDON: German schoolteacher Verena Brunschweiger decided shortly after her marriage not to have children - not because she did not want them but...

Ramadan: Include beans, cheese, eggs in suhoor to alleviate hunger feeling 12 May 2019 - 08:21 pm

The fasting person has an opportunity to adopt a healthy lifestyle that contributes to maintaining the ideal body weight and controlling the blood...

Charcoal Toothpastes Don't Whiten Teeth 12 May 2019 - 11:46 am

London, Charcoal-based toothpastes, which claim to whiten teeth, are a "marketing gimmick" which could increase the risk of tooth decay and staining, says...

Anger more harmful than sadness for older adults 12 May 2019 - 09:49 am

New York: Anger is more harmful than sadness for older adults and may lead to health complications — potentially increased inflammation which is...

In Jerusalem's Old City, lantern maker lights up Ramadan 11 May 2019 - 01:30 pm

Jerusalem: At his shop in Jerusalem's Old City, Palestinian craftsman Issam Zughair makes traditional lanterns for Muslims marking the holy month of Ramadan,...

Facebook auto-generates terror content: Whistleblower 11 May 2019 - 12:01 pm

San Francisco, Facebook is actively creating new terror content on the website with its auto-generation feature, alleges a whistleblower who analysed over 3,000...

Billionaire Bezos unveils moon lander mockup, embraces Trump's lunar timetable 11 May 2019 - 11:45 am

WASHINGTON: Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos unveiled on Thursday a mockup of a lunar lander being built by his Blue Origin rocket company and...

In crisis-hit Argentina, cancer researcher turns to game show for funds 11 May 2019 - 11:35 am

BUENOS AIRES: Amid a swirling economic crisis and protests over budget cuts for research in Argentina, one scientist has found a novel way...

Congo's Ebola outbreak 'unlikely' to be contained unless violence stops 10 May 2019 - 10:58 pm

DAKAR: Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is unlikely to be contained unless violence stops, said the World Health Organization, after attacks halted...