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Google Maps to start directing drivers to 'eco-friendly' routes 30 Mar 2021 - 01:38 pm

Google's Maps app will start directing drivers along routes estimated to generate the lowest carbon emissions based on traffic, slopes and other factors,...

Climate change will deepen rich-poor global divide, top economists warn 30 Mar 2021 - 11:38 am

Nearly nine in 10 leading global climate economists think climate change will deepen income inequality between rich and poor countries, with most calling...

Roche, Novartis approvals in Europe signal more head-to-head competition 30 Mar 2021 - 11:18 am

ZURICH: Swiss drugmakers Roche and Novartis each won European approval for drugs on Tuesday in a sign that the rival Basel-based companies are...

Leaders of 23 countries back pandemic treaty idea for future emergencies 30 Mar 2021 - 11:04 am

BRUSSELS: Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help...

Chinese digital art mocks Western criticism of labour conditions in Xinjiang 28 Mar 2021 - 12:34 pm

Beijing: A digital illustration by a prominent Chinese propaganda artist mocking Western governments, media and businesses critical of labour conditions in Xinjiang has...

NASA gives all clear: Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years 28 Mar 2021 - 12:11 pm

Cape Canareal: Whew, now here's some good cosmic news: NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly...

MG Qatar presents its special offer on MG 6 Sedan cars 28 Mar 2021 - 10:22 am

Doha: MG Qatar launched its special offer on the MG 6, the fascinating sporty sedan with sleek design and quality features. Valid until...

'Pain into beauty': Argentine sculptor turns pandemic waste into art 26 Mar 2021 - 02:29 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Marcelo Toledo usually creates sculptures and jewelry out of metal. Now the Argentine artist is working with a new material: waste...

Apple considers launching rugged watch for extreme sports 26 Mar 2021 - 01:31 pm

Apple Inc. is considering launching an Apple Watch with a rugged casing aimed at athletes, hikers and others who use the device in...

By catching bats, these 'virus hunters' hope to stop the next pandemic 26 Mar 2021 - 01:23 pm

LOS BANOS, Philippines - Researchers wearing headlamps and protective suits race to untangle the claws and wings of bats caught up in a...

COVID won't respect borders - UN urges divided world to unite 25 Mar 2021 - 11:25 pm

NEW YORK - The United Nations on Thursday urged a divided world to unite against a virus that ignores all borders, saying the...

UK gives Facebook, Giphy five days to address competition concerns 25 Mar 2021 - 10:09 pm

Britain's competition watchdog on Thursday gave Facebook and Giphy five working days to offer proposals to address its concerns over their merger deal,...

Richter exhibition offers to transport homebound Swiss to new landscapes 25 Mar 2021 - 08:41 pm

ZURICH: An exhibition of German artist Gerhard Richter's landscapes offers to transport viewers at the Kunsthaus Zurich to faraway vistas even as coronavirus...

Pfizer, BioNTech launch COVID-19 vaccine trial in kids under 12 25 Mar 2021 - 07:37 pm

Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE began testing their COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12, with hopes of expanding vaccination to that...

Van Gogh's 'A Street Scene in Montmartre' fetches 14 million euros at auction 25 Mar 2021 - 07:20 pm

PARIS: A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene, held in a private collection for over a century, sold for 14...

U.S. should research solar geoengineering to fight climate change but exercise caution, scientists say 25 Mar 2021 - 06:40 pm

The National Academies of Science on Thursday called for the United States to pursue research into solar geoengineering to cool the Earth's atmosphere...