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More cyclones than usual forecast for east Asia by September 04 Jun 2021 - 04:47 pm

SINGAPORE: Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to...

UK regulator investigates Facebook's use of ad data 04 Jun 2021 - 01:09 pm

LONDON - Britain's competition regulator is investigating Facebook to determine whether the network is abusing its dominant position in social media or digital...

Twitter starts subscription service in Canada, Australia 04 Jun 2021 - 12:47 pm

Twitter is rolling out a subscription service, starting in Canada and Australia, that offers perks like an undo button for subscribers. The "Twitter...

Google to let Android users opt out of tracking, following Apple 03 Jun 2021 - 11:33 pm

Google will let Android mobile software users opt out of being tracked by advertisers on their smartphone applications, following an earlier move by...

Global Covid shots reach 2 billion in race to tame pandemic 03 Jun 2021 - 09:59 pm

Inoculations against Covid-19 reached 2 billion as the world races to control the pandemic. It took just over six months to reach the...

Vaccinating kids 'not a high priority' amid shortage: WHO 03 Jun 2021 - 09:22 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization’s top vaccines expert said Thursday that immunizing children against COVID-19 is not a high priority from a...

Tesla issues two US recalls to address seat belt issues 03 Jun 2021 - 08:32 pm

WASHINGTON - Tesla Inc is issuing two new recalls to address seat belt issues, it said on Thursday. One recall covers 5,530 vehicles,...

For Dutch firm, buyers' fee in Europe gets e-waste recycled in Africa 03 Jun 2021 - 03:09 pm

Lagos/Amsterdam: After years of struggling to make a living selling recyclable parts from electronic waste recovered in Africa, Dutchman Joost de Kluijver realised...

NASA's Venus missions to probe divergent fate of Earth's hothouse sister planet 03 Jun 2021 - 10:51 am

LOS ANGELES: NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 - its first in...

Summit secures additional $2.4 bln for COVID shots for poor countries 03 Jun 2021 - 10:45 am

GENEVA/ZURICH: Countries and private donors pledged nearly $2.4 billion on Wednesday to the COVAX vaccine-sharing plan, expanding efforts to make COVID-19 shots more...

Amsterdam tests out electric autonomous boats on its canals 03 Jun 2021 - 09:48 am

Amsterdam: Electric cars, meet your competition. Electric boats are on the way. Amsterdam didn't have to look very far when searching for a...

Amazon starts testing UK staff for coronavirus variants 03 Jun 2021 - 12:07 am

LONDON - Amazon is testing its front-line staff in Britain for coronavirus variants and feeding the data to public health officials, including in...

NASA plans two new missions to Venus, its first in decades 03 Jun 2021 - 12:03 am

LOS ANGELES - NASA on Wednesday announced plans to launch two new scientific missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 - its first...

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 02 Jun 2021 - 11:07 pm

The United States, Canada and Mexico are reporting overall reductions in COVID-19 cases and deaths, though overall new infections are on the rise...

Volkswagen delivers electric cars to help Greek island go green 02 Jun 2021 - 08:13 pm

ATHENS - Volkswagen delivered eight electric cars to Astypalea on Wednesday in a first step towards turning the Greek island's transport green, a...

Jakarta start-up provides cleaning products without the plastics 02 Jun 2021 - 01:10 pm

JAKARTA: Just a few hours after using a mobile app to order some dishwashing liquid, Jakarta resident Juweriah opens the door to a...

WHO approves Sinovac; second Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine 01 Jun 2021 - 05:53 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, the second Chinese-produced shot...