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WHO: Nearly 2.5 billion people projected to have hearing problems by 2050 02 Mar 2021 - 03:36 pm

Geneva: Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide or 1 in 4 people will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns...

YouTube suspends Rudy Giuliani again for election fraud claims 01 Mar 2021 - 11:54 pm

YouTube said it suspended Rudy Giuliani for the second time in two months after the former New York City mayor lied again in...

Twitter tackles COVID-19 vaccine misinformation with labels, strike policy 01 Mar 2021 - 11:49 pm

LONDON - Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of...

Google prepares for remote work future with Workspace refresh 01 Mar 2021 - 07:57 pm

Google is updating its productivity software to better meet the needs of frontline and remote workers, in a bet that the pandemic has...

Generation COVID: student designers kick off Paris Fashion Week 01 Mar 2021 - 07:39 pm

PARIS- With a collection called "Toxique, c'est chic", which showcases the knitting techniques he perfected under COVID-19 lockdown at home, James Giltner is...

As a child, she beat bone cancer; now she's headed into space 28 Feb 2021 - 01:32 pm

Bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux is thrilled to be going into space. As a crew member on SpaceX's Inspiration4, the world's first all-commercial...

Archaeologists uncover ancient ceremonial carriage near Pompeii 27 Feb 2021 - 03:54 pm

Rome: Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in...

Containing COVID-19, Volkswagen expects strong rebound in 2021 26 Feb 2021 - 06:25 pm

FRANKFURT: Volkswagen, the world's second-largest carmaker, expects revenue, deliveries and margins to rebound this year, it said on Friday, shrugging off the impact...

The Louvre moves its treasures as climate change brings more floods to Paris 26 Feb 2021 - 01:39 pm

LONDON - When the River Seine that runs through Paris overflowed this month, officials at the Louvre Museum were relieved some of their...

Debilitating 'long-COVID' may have severe health, social impacts: WHO 25 Feb 2021 - 04:15 pm

LONDON: Thousands of COVID-19 patients continue to suffer serious, debilitating and lingering symptoms many months after their initial bout of infection, with major...

Missoni, Fendi open virtual Milan Fashion Week 24 Feb 2021 - 07:27 pm

MILAN- Italian brands Missoni and Fendi kicked off the first day of Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, with designers once again forced to...

NBK Automobiles launches offers on Mercedes-Benz genuine batteries 24 Feb 2021 - 08:56 am

Doha: Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, the authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, launched special offers on Mercedes-Benz genuine batteries, the most reliable...

Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws 23 Feb 2021 - 08:13 pm

CANBERRA - Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that...

Mercedes bolsters C-Class with better battery to withstand SUVs 23 Feb 2021 - 08:02 pm

Mercedes-Benz is bolstering the C-Class lineup with versions that carry more powerful batteries to help its popular sedan withstand a trend toward sport-utility...

AAB hosts grand reception for Qatar Cup Trophy Tour 23 Feb 2021 - 09:03 am

Doha: Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. (AAB) has hosted the Qatar Cup Trophy with a grand reception at its Toyota Showroom at the...

Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned ferret, spurs hope for endangered US species 21 Feb 2021 - 03:48 pm

US scientists have successfully cloned an endangered black-footed ferret using frozen cells from a long-dead wild animal, the first time any native endangered...

Pfizer-BioNTech shot stops Covid’s spread, study shows 21 Feb 2021 - 03:05 pm

The Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appeared to stop the vast majority of recipients in Israel becoming infected, providing the first real-world indication...