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Venezuelan couple nurses injured sloths back to health at home shelter 04 Aug 2021 - 08:20 pm

SAN ANTONIO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela: Juan Carlos Rodriguez and his wife Haydee were taking one of their dogs to the veterinarian in...

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 200 mln as Delta variant spreads 04 Aug 2021 - 06:53 pm

Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant threatens areas with low vaccination rates....

Barbie debuts doll in likeness of British COVID-19 vaccine developer 04 Aug 2021 - 06:35 pm

LONDON: British coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert has many science accolades to her credit but now shares an honor with Beyonce, Marilyn Monroe...

Russia plans to subsidise electric cars to spur demand 04 Aug 2021 - 05:50 pm

MOSCOW: Russia plans to subsidise the purchase of domestically manufactured electric vehicles (EVs) to stimulate demand and production, the country's economy ministry said...

Volvo delivers ultra luxurious bus to MBM Transport 04 Aug 2021 - 11:30 am

Doha: Doha Marketing Services Company (DOMASCO), the exclusive distributor of Volvo Buses in Qatar and part of Al-Futtaim Automotive, has signed a deal...

Microsoft to require vaccinations to enter US offices 03 Aug 2021 - 08:52 pm

Microsoft Corp. said it will require employees to show proof of Covid-19 vaccinations before they can enter any company facility in the U.S....

System glitch prompts Boeing to postpone test space flight 03 Aug 2021 - 08:48 pm

Boeing Co on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station due to an unexpected system glitch,...

Eli Lilly bets on Alzheimer's disease drug data as it chases Biogen 03 Aug 2021 - 07:53 pm

Eli Lilly and Co said on Tuesday it plans to seek U.S. approval for its experimental Alzheimer's disease drug by year end and...

Boeing's Starliner ready for crucial do-over launch to orbit 03 Aug 2021 - 04:19 pm

SEATTLE: Boeing Co's CST-100 Starliner capsule is poised to blast off on Tuesday from Florida's Cape Canaveral bound for the International Space Station...

Twitter partners with AP, Reuters to battle misinformation on its site 02 Aug 2021 - 11:31 pm

Twitter Inc will partner with the Associated Press and Reuters to more quickly provide credible information on the social networking site as part...

Google’s new Pixel phones features a processor designed in-house 02 Aug 2021 - 07:38 pm

Google is making a bigger bet on smartphones by joining rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in designing the device’s most critical...

NBK Automobiles presents all-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class 02 Aug 2021 - 09:10 am

Doha: The S-Class stands for the fascination of Mercedes-Benz: legendary and traditional engineering expertise which defines the luxury segment in the automobile industry....

AAB celebrates first anniversary of launching Lexus Flex 01 Aug 2021 - 10:14 am

Doha: Over the last decade, Qatar has made significant progress towards becoming a leader in Mobility Services. Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros (AAB) aims...

Russia reports pressure drop in space station service module 31 Jul 2021 - 04:18 pm

Moscow: The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Saturday that pressure in a Russian service module on the International Space Station...

Argentina lakes turn pink but the outlook not rosy, environmentalists say 31 Jul 2021 - 01:37 pm

Buenos Aires: Two lakes in a far-flung coastal region of Patagonia, in Argentina, have turned fluorescent pink, as of yet unexplained phenomena that...

Greenland experienced 'massive' ice melt this week, scientists say 30 Jul 2021 - 07:44 pm

BRUSSELS: With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice on Wednesday with enough melting to...

CDC internal report says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox - NYT 30 Jul 2021 - 11:56 am

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus as being as transmissible as chickenpox...

NASA postpones do-over test launch of Boeing Starliner to orbit 29 Jul 2021 - 11:51 pm

NASA and Boeing have postponed an attempt to launch the company's CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station as planned on Friday...