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Would you wash with snail slime soap? 18 May 2021 - 09:34 am

Wahagnies, France: Foamy slime bubbles onto Damien Desrocher’s hand as he lightly rubs one of the thousands of snails he keeps in an...

Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter - study 18 May 2021 - 09:15 am

A swathe of the Greenland ice sheet may be nearing a "tipping point" into a new unstable state of melting that would be...

Janet Jackson’s Chevy Truck takes $112,500 in record sale 18 May 2021 - 09:06 am

Last week in Beverly Hills, Janet Jackson auctioned off more than 1,000 signature items from across the span of her career, including the...

Toyota accelerates development of hydrogen engine technologies through motorsports 18 May 2021 - 08:05 am

Doha: Underlining its commitment to achieving a carbon-neutral mobility society, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has announced that it is developing a new hydrogen...

Fake Elon Musk giveaway featured in cryptocurrency scams-U.S. FTC 17 May 2021 - 11:59 pm

WASHINGTON - Fake promised giveaways by celebrities such as Telsa CEO Elon Musk are being used by scammers to cash in on interest...

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 17 May 2021 - 11:00 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden will send at least 20 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June, marking the first...

Senegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques 17 May 2021 - 04:42 pm

DAKAR: Construction is booming in Dakar, where unfinished apartment blocks tower over most streets, their exposed concrete bricks a dull uniform grey. In...

Tycoon's art trove unveiled in Paris, home to billionaires' culture contest 17 May 2021 - 11:38 am

Paris: The reopening of Paris museums this week finally gives billionaire tycoon Francois Pinault the chance to showcase his vast contemporary art collection...

China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing 15 May 2021 - 11:02 am

Beijing: An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported, making China the second...

Black Panther figure joins London Madame Tussauds for re-opening 14 May 2021 - 08:01 pm

LONDON: Marvel superhero Black Panther went on display at Madame Tussauds in London on Friday, the latest addition at the wax figure museum...

With superheroes and sci-fi, Disney+ outlook bright 14 May 2021 - 04:55 pm

Slow subscriber growth at Walt Disney Co's streaming service in the last quarter was a speed bump as a slate of Marvel superhero...

'Coming back home': Musical 'Amelie' set for London theatre re-opening 14 May 2021 - 03:51 pm

LONDON: Standing in a makeshift Paris metro station at London's Criterion theatre, actress Audrey Brisson performs a heart-warming song during a rehearsal for...

IBM says new ultradense microchip might one day quadruple your cellphone's battery life 13 May 2021 - 05:57 pm

IBM says it has created a computer chip with components measuring just two nanometers across, about the width of a strand of DNA,...

Zimbabwe re-introduces rhinos in Gonarezhou park after three decades 13 May 2021 - 04:28 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwe is re-introducing rhinos to its second biggest wildlife park Gonarezhou in the south of the country, the first time that the...

Top scientists question the need for COVID-19 booster shots 13 May 2021 - 01:06 pm

COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to tackle concerning coronavirus...

Imperial jewels sell for $3 million in Christie's auction 13 May 2021 - 11:59 am

Geneva: An imperial jewellery sale including a set of sapphire and diamond items that belonged to Napoleon's adoptive daughter fetched nearly $3 million...