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GMC announces exclusive offers on its premium line-up during Ramadan in Qatar 25 Apr 2021 - 09:55 am

Doha: GMC Middle East alongside its local dealer partner in Qatar, Mannai Auto Group, has announced the exclusive offers on the brand’s premium...

MG Qatar presents special Ramadan offer on wide range of cars 25 Apr 2021 - 09:45 am

Doha: In the holy month of Ramadan, MG Qatar is presenting a special offer on a wide range of MG sedans and SUVs....

Astronauts arrive at space station aboard SpaceX Endeavour 24 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm

A four-astronaut team arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, NASA said, after becoming the...

Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days 24 Apr 2021 - 12:40 pm

Lombrives Cave, France: Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for...

Health care systems still disrupted by pandemic but some recovering: WHO 23 Apr 2021 - 02:51 pm

GENEVA: Primary health care, treatment for chronic diseases and other essential medical services around the world remain disrupted by the pandemic alongside workforce...

Oxford Malaria vaccine becomes first to reach WHO efficacy goal 23 Apr 2021 - 01:20 pm

The first malaria vaccine to show more than 75% efficacy, a World Health Organization specified goal, has been developed by scientists at the...

SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station 23 Apr 2021 - 01:08 pm

NASA and Elon Musk's commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station early on...

A black hole dubbed 'the Unicorn' may be galaxy's smallest one 22 Apr 2021 - 10:02 pm

WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system...

Natural sounds from across seven continents celebrate Earth Day 22 Apr 2021 - 08:39 pm

LONDON: From Antarctica to Australia, a British composer has captured sounds of nature around the world and put them together in a seven-hour...

Amazon and Nestle join public-private plan to save world's forests 22 Apr 2021 - 06:01 pm

LONDON: The United States, Norway and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle on Thursday to launch a project aimed at...

How long does protection from Covid-19 vaccines last? 22 Apr 2021 - 04:40 pm

New York: How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? Experts don't know yet because they're still studying vaccinated people to see when...

Jaguar Land Rover output at two UK plants hit by chips shortage 22 Apr 2021 - 01:35 pm

LONDON - Output at two of Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) British car factories will be temporarily halted from Monday, due to COVID-19 supply...

NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air 22 Apr 2021 - 12:32 pm

Los Angeles: NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure,...

Nigerian teen climate activists create fashion from waste to fight pollution 22 Apr 2021 - 11:59 am

Lagos: In a district of Lagos, Nigeria's megacity, a group of teenagers wade through a mass of plastic bottles, food containers and bags...

Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee attends trial amid calls for pardon 22 Apr 2021 - 11:19 am

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Thursday made his first public appearance since being jailed in January,...

2020 was Europe's hottest year as Arctic wildfires raged - EU scientists 22 Apr 2021 - 10:59 am

Brussels: Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year, while the Arctic suffered a summer of extreme wildfires partly due to low...

Beyond Oscars glitz, movie theaters face uncertain future 21 Apr 2021 - 09:04 pm

LOS ANGELES: Maryo Mogannam snuck into the Empire theater in San Francisco with his older cousins to watch "Animal House" when he was...

Keeping up with T. Rex was easy, Dutch researchers say 21 Apr 2021 - 06:56 pm

THE HAGUE: Unlike its popular movie incarnations, Tyrannosaurus rex - the giant meat-eating dinosaur from the Cretaceous period - walked slower than previously...