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Twitter tests overhaul of process to flag harmful tweets 07 Dec 2021 - 09:42 pm

Twitter Inc will begin overhauling how users report harmful tweets in an effort to make it easier for people to describe what is...

Amazon's Prime, Ring and other apps down for thousands of users 07 Dec 2021 - 09:02 pm

Several Amazon.com Inc services including Prime Video, its namesake e-commerce website and applications that use Amazon Web Services (AWS) were down for thousands...

Omicron-related rules cause setbacks for international air travel 07 Dec 2021 - 08:49 pm

New travel restrictions prompted by the Omicron coronavirus variant have dealt a setback to the nascent recovery in international flights, creating delays and...

Tiaras thought to belong to Napoleon's Josephine sell for $760,000 07 Dec 2021 - 03:39 pm

London: Two tiaras, believed to have belonged to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife Josephine, sold for more than $760,000 at auction on...

Road congestion returns, but work-from-home leaves downtowns empty 07 Dec 2021 - 03:36 pm

Empty roads and cleaner air at the start of the pandemic have given way to a gradual return of traffic congestion in many...

Instagram to nudge people to ‘take a break’ from scrolling 07 Dec 2021 - 01:13 pm

Meta Platforms Inc.’s photo-sharing app Instagram is encouraging users to take a break as the company battles accusations that too much time spent...

Forget from scratch: Here's how to make simple, attainable weeknight pasta 07 Dec 2021 - 12:53 pm

Before the pandemic made such occasions rare, I was at a neighbor's place and she offered to make dinner. A 40-year-old interior designer,...

Michelin-starred French chefs join ‘World Class Chefs’ 07 Dec 2021 - 09:22 am

Doha: Only the best chefs, Michelin-Starred Chefs Jean Francois Berard and Gabriel Degenne will be joining Qatar Tourism’s (QT) “World Class Chefs” Program...

From Siberia to the US, wildfires broke emissions records this year 06 Dec 2021 - 08:19 pm

BRUSSELS- Wildfires produced a record amount of carbon emissions in parts of Siberia, the United States and Turkey this year, as climate change...

Malaria makes comeback amid pandemic disruption, WHO says 06 Dec 2021 - 07:37 pm

The coronavirus pandemic has derailed the global campaign against malaria, increasing deaths from the mosquito-borne disease for the first time in three years....

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...