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UK regulator says Google and Apple have 'vice-like' grip on consumers 14 Dec 2021 - 01:48 pm

LONDON: Google and Apple hold a "vice-like" grip over how people use mobile phones, stripping any meaningful choice from the system for customers,...

Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalisation during Omicron wave: Study 14 Dec 2021 - 12:15 pm

Johannesburg: Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70% protection against hospitalisation in South Africa in recent weeks, a major...

Japan's Toyota promises more electric models, investment 14 Dec 2021 - 12:14 pm

TOKYO: Japanese automaker Toyota is beefing up its electric vehicle lineup, offering 30 new fully electric models by 2030, its president, Akio Toyoda,...

UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record 14 Dec 2021 - 10:51 am

GENEVA: An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a Siberian town last year during a prolonged...

Volvo hosts panel discussion on sustainability in Qatar 14 Dec 2021 - 09:38 am

Doha: Volvo cars recently hosted a panel discussion with a central theme of sustainability at its showroom. The event was conducted in association...

Elon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year' 13 Dec 2021 - 04:32 pm

Tesla Chief Executive OfficerElon Muskwas named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2021, a year that saw his electric car company become...

Head-balancing British strongman on record mission for 75th birthday 13 Dec 2021 - 04:12 pm

Ilkeston, England: Dressed in a Santa costume in his garden, British strongman John Evans balances a large chimney on his head. Having previously...

Nissan Global COO commemorates Patrol's 70th anniversary, unveils two new SUV models 13 Dec 2021 - 10:05 am

Doha: Nissan celebrated the 70th anniversary of the legendary Patrol and the regional debut of the all-new 2022 Pathfinder, marking a new chapter...

Brazilian skimboarder on the crest of a wave in Portugal 12 Dec 2021 - 04:04 pm

NAZARE, Portugal: Brazilian surfer Lucas Fink is hoping to enter the Guinness Book of Records having surfed a monster wave on a skimboard...

Health costs during pandemic pushed over half a billion people into poverty 12 Dec 2021 - 03:33 pm

More than half a billion people globally were pushed into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their...

Six hours of excitement experienced by media with Lexus 12 Dec 2021 - 09:22 am

Doha: Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. (AAB), the distributor of Lexus brand in Qatar, organised a driving experience event and were honoured to...

Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard set for Blue Origin spaceflight 11 Dec 2021 - 11:47 am

VAN HORN, Texas- The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard is set for a ride to the edge of space aboard...

Teen Zara Rutherford lands in Seoul in record solo-flight 11 Dec 2021 - 11:21 am

SEOUL- Teen pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Seoul on Saturday from Russia, the first Asia stop on her attempt to become the youngest...

Moderna's mRNA-based flu vaccine shows promise in early-stage study 10 Dec 2021 - 04:01 pm

Moderna Inc's messenger RNA-based experimental seasonal flu vaccine has produced robust antibodies against all four strains of the influenza virus in an early...

'Harry Potter' first edition sells for smashing $471,000 10 Dec 2021 - 03:02 pm

LOS ANGELES: A first edition of "Harry Potter" sold for $471,000 in the United States on Thursday in what the auctioneers said was...

Japan researchers use ostrich cells to make glowing Covid-19 detection masks 10 Dec 2021 - 11:26 am

Tokyo: Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect COVID-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light. The discovery by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto...