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'Extreme' white dwarf sets cosmic records for small size, huge mass 30 Jun 2021 - 07:41 pm

WASHINGTON - In their death throes, roughly 97% of all stars become a smoldering stellar zombie called a white dwarf, one of the...

Off California, sea otters feast and play a part in climate change battle 30 Jun 2021 - 02:34 pm

MOSS LANDING, Calif.: Sea otters are helping to keep marine forests healthy by feasting on the seaweed-loving urchins whose numbers have exploded off...

Renault revives models of the past for an electric future 30 Jun 2021 - 01:42 pm

PARIS: French carmaker Renault unveiled a more ambitious strategy for electric vehicles on Wednesday, betting on new, affordable versions of its iconic small...

Champion of tomorrow - Nigerian teen boxer sees glorious future 30 Jun 2021 - 12:38 pm

LAGOS: Skipping from one foot to the other in the tropical heat of Lagos, teenage boxer Tijani Abdulazeez dreams of greatness as he...

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 29 Jun 2021 - 11:24 pm

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine showed promise against the Delta variant first identified in India in a lab study, while Indian drugmaker Cipla received regulatory...

Facebook launches newsletter product Bulletin, its Substack rival 29 Jun 2021 - 11:11 pm

Facebook Inc launched its newsletter product "Bulletin" on Tuesday, a standalone platform for free and paid articles and podcasts that will aim to...

Five things to know about Microsoft's Windows 11 29 Jun 2021 - 04:45 pm

Microsoft just moved your Windows Start button. But don't worry, you can move it back. The redesign of the iconic Windows menu, now...

Mixing Astra and Pfizer shots creates strong immune response 28 Jun 2021 - 07:23 pm

Mixing doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc creates a strong immune response, according to results from a University of...

Domasco launches Automall for pre-owned cars 28 Jun 2021 - 09:43 am

Doha: Doha Marketing Services Company (Domasco), a member of the Al Futtaim Group and a leading player in the automobile industry in Qatar,...

AAB Toyota announces winner of Ramadan campaign 28 Jun 2021 - 09:39 am

Doha: Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. (AAB), the exclusive dealer for Toyota cars in Qatar, has announced the winner of its just concluded...

All-new Mercedes-Benz Actros and Arocs now available at NBK Automobiles 27 Jun 2021 - 09:42 am

Doha: The Mercedes-Benz Actros and Arocs are the most frequently sold trucks in the region and offer an extended level of reliability and...

All Aboard! 1st post-pandemic cruise ship readies to sail 26 Jun 2021 - 06:41 pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: The first cruise ship to leave a US port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill...

WHO expects to give emergency approval to 1-2 more COVID-19 vaccines in coming months 25 Jun 2021 - 07:45 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization has received submissions from at least three vaccine makers for emergency approval for additional COVID-19 vaccines and expects...

Philippine 'river warriors' fight tide of trash for cleaner future 25 Jun 2021 - 06:43 pm

MANILA: Each morning, a group of Filipinos rakes up piles of trash on the banks of one of the world's most polluted rivers,...

LinkedIn signs up to EU code against online hate speech 25 Jun 2021 - 04:38 pm

BRUSSELS: LinkedIn on Friday signed up to the European Union's voluntary code of conduct to combat illegal hate speech online, joining its parent...

Amazon, Google face formal fake review inquiry in Britain 25 Jun 2021 - 01:45 pm

Britain's competition regulator started a formal investigation on Friday into whether Amazon and Google may not have done enough to prevent or remove...

Amazon restores services after multiple users face outage 24 Jun 2021 - 09:38 pm

Multiple users experienced a brief outage at Amazon.com Inc's platforms including Alexa and Prime Video late Wednesday before services were restored, according to...