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Michelin-Starred Chefs to host series of Chefs Tables from December 8 to 10 06 Dec 2021 - 05:14 pm

Doha: As part of its “World Class Chefs” initiative, Qatar Tourism in collaboration with Qatar Airways, Qatar Aircraft Catering company (QACC) and Kings...

Renault to cut fewer jobs than initially planned by 2024 06 Dec 2021 - 02:22 pm

PARIS: French carmaker Renault said on Monday it had revised down its forecast for engineering and support jobs cuts in France between 2022...

Moderna’s Hoge sees risk vaccines will struggle with Omicron 05 Dec 2021 - 10:07 pm

Moderna Inc. President Stephen Hoge said there’s a "real risk” that existing Covid-19 vaccines will be less effective against omicron, while U.S. medical...

International Space Station swerves to dodge space junk 03 Dec 2021 - 03:06 pm

MOSCOW: The International Space Station (ISS) had to swerve away from a fragment of a U.S. launch vehicle on Friday, the head of...

Germany agrees new COVID restrictions, US prepared to do the same 02 Dec 2021 - 05:48 pm

BERLIN/ WASHINGTON: Germany agreed new COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday and the United States prepared to do the same, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet...

After delay, NASA astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna 02 Dec 2021 - 10:16 am

Two NASA astronauts were set to embark on aspacewalk on Thursday to replace a faulty antenna on the International SpaceStation (ISS), after a...

Apple tells suppliers iPhone demand has slowed as holidays near 02 Dec 2021 - 07:40 am

AppleInc., suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand. The company has told its component suppliers that...

Vaccines likely to protect against severe cases of omicron, WHO Scientist says 01 Dec 2021 - 08:32 pm

Vaccines will likely protect against severe Covid-19 cases from the new omicron variant, a World Health Organization official said, seeking to ease concerns...

Prada sees second-hand fashion as opportunity, weighs partnerships 01 Dec 2021 - 12:48 pm

Valvigna, Italy: Italian fashion group Prada sees opportunity in the booming second-hand fashion sector which it can develop both in-house and through partnerships,...

Twitter prohibits sharing of personal photos, videos without consent 30 Nov 2021 - 09:02 pm

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it will not allow sharing of personal media such as photos and videos on its platform without the...

The race is on to trace the new COVID-19 variant 30 Nov 2021 - 08:29 pm

LONDON/BRUSSELS/SINGAPORE- Governments around the world are urgently scouring databases for recent cases of COVID-19 infections, screening travellers and decoding the viral genomes of...

Karl Lagerfeld's fingerless gloves to go under hammer 30 Nov 2021 - 07:54 pm

MONACO- Personal belongings of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, including his trademark fingerless leather gloves and the cushions his cat Choupette sat on,...

New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile 30 Nov 2021 - 12:22 pm

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile and politically volatile...

Citing debris risk, NASA delays spacewalk to fix space station antenna 30 Nov 2021 - 12:00 pm

A spacewalk planned for Tuesday to repair a faulty antenna on the International Space Station was postponed indefinitely, NASA said, citing a "debris...

Fracking fashion: Argentine designers turns shale sand bags into handbags 30 Nov 2021 - 10:30 am

BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine fashion firm has found a new source of inspiration - and materials - in an unlikely location: oil industry...

Elon Musk replies to tweet on SpaceX staying private with ‘lot has happened in 8 years’ 29 Nov 2021 - 11:49 pm

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says "a lot has happened in 8 years” after a Twitter user sent out a 2013 memo from Musk...

Global spread of Omicron cases and associated travel curbs 29 Nov 2021 - 09:38 pm

LONDON- The World Health Organization said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries...