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Chanel hosts family reunion in absence of big Haute Couture show 26 Jan 2021 - 07:37 pm

PARIS - French fashion house Chanel chose to put family at the forefront of its Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture show, with models strutting...

WHO experts issue recommendations on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine 26 Jan 2021 - 03:26 pm

GENEVA: A World Health Organization (WHO) panel of experts recommended on Tuesday that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine be given in two doses at...

'Democratize the mountains': Chileans demand green space for all 26 Jan 2021 - 03:19 pm

Santiago: There were two reasons mountain guide Viviana Callahan and her climbing partner Felipe Cancino made the first-ever ascent of Cerro El Barco,...

WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients 26 Jan 2021 - 01:23 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery,...

Artist Saype spray paints iconic "Beyond Walls" frescoes in Cape Town 26 Jan 2021 - 11:51 am

Cape Town: On a sandy patch with tufts of grass in Cape Town's impoverished Philippi shantytown, French artist Saype checks a laminated image...

Lobster shell patterns make concrete stronger: Australian researcher 26 Jan 2021 - 09:37 am

SYDNEY: Inspired by the natural, twisting patterns of a lobster shell, Australian researchers say they have found a way, using 3D printing technology,...

Twitter feature asks users to help fight misinformation 25 Jan 2021 - 11:51 pm

Twitter Inc. said it will ask users to monitor the site for misinformation, and post notes with more context about a tweet’s topic...

A Dior tarot for uncertain times at Paris Haute Couture Week 25 Jan 2021 - 07:38 pm

PARIS - Lavish golden dresses decked out in zodiac signs and tarot symbols provided some Christian Dior-infused mysticism for the start of Paris'...

Food allergies might be caused by overactive 'quality control system' in our bodies, experts say 25 Jan 2021 - 03:52 pm

Our bodies are designed to absorb healthy substances and reject poisonous ones to keep us healthy. But what if the system that directs...

Package-free stores help reduce waste 25 Jan 2021 - 03:23 pm

Osaka, Japan: Stores that sell products by weight and volume are gaining popularity amid growing awareness of the problematic quantities of plastic waste...

Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests 25 Jan 2021 - 12:21 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher....

Blazing the trail for young women in an unlikely field 25 Jan 2021 - 10:27 am

Doha: In October last year, ‘Lights of Passion’ earned 24-year-old Aishwarya Sridhar the ‘Highly Commended Award’ in Behaviour of Invertebrate Category at the...

QAC introduces new Mitsubishi Outlander Hybrid Electric PHEV in Qatar 25 Jan 2021 - 09:17 am

Doha: Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), the authorised general distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Qatar, has introduced the first Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid...

Scowling Bernie Sanders happy his mittened meme may raise millions for charity 24 Jan 2021 - 11:22 pm

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the famed curmudgeon photographed at President Joe Biden's inauguration wearing mittens and a scowl behind his facemask in an...

Need a lift? SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare program 24 Jan 2021 - 11:07 pm

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the...

German scientists make paralyzed mice walk again 24 Jan 2021 - 07:49 am

German researchers have enabled mice paralyzed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals by...