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From hidden space heroes to artists, 10 women written out of history 21 Jul 2019 - 06:34 pm

LONDON: Everyone who contributed to Neil Armstrong's milestone of becoming the first man to walk on the moon will be celebrated on Saturday's...

ESPN reasserts political talk policy after attack on Trump 21 Jul 2019 - 05:38 pm

NEW YORK: ESPN is making sure that its employees know there is not change in the network's policy to avoid talking about politics...

Genesis is top brand for second consecutive year in J D Power 2019 US Initial Quality Study 21 Jul 2019 - 02:50 pm

Doha: For the second year in a row, Genesis placed first in the J D Power 2019 US Initial Quality Study (IQS) among...

Modern revamp threatens to raze riverfront in Mosul's Old City 20 Jul 2019 - 11:28 pm

Mosul, Iraq - Two years after Iraqi forces captured Mosul from ISIL, residents say neighbourhoods along the riverfront of its Old City risk...

Vatican opens burial chambers in hunt for princesses and missing teen 20 Jul 2019 - 08:26 pm

Vatican City: The Vatican on Saturday opened two burial chambers discovered under a trapdoor as it attempts to get to the bottom of...

Machine-meshed super-humans remain stuff of fantasy 20 Jul 2019 - 07:43 pm

San Francisco: A bold vision by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to mesh human brains with artificial intelligence remains more science fiction than reality....

NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars 20 Jul 2019 - 07:43 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Unlike the Apollo program that put astronauts on the moon 50 years ago, NASA is gearing up for a long...

Tesla’s surprise $6,410 price cut sparks a rant from one devotee 20 Jul 2019 - 07:43 pm

Laurence Blau, 78, woke up Tuesday morning to a frustrating figure: $6,410. That’s the dollar amount that Tesla Inc. had lopped off the...

GM's mid-engine Corvettes roar onstage to take on Europeans 20 Jul 2019 - 07:36 pm

TUSTIN, Calif.: General Motors Co unveiled on Thursday its newly designed mid-engine 2020 Corvette in a splashy tribute to its emblematic sports car,...

War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola 20 Jul 2019 - 05:12 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system...

Obesity is climbing faster in Vietnam than anywhere in Southeast Asia 19 Jul 2019 - 10:28 pm

Obesity is rising fast in Southeast Asia, putting strain on healthcare systems and government budgets, particularly in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia, according...

Instagram expands hiding 'likes' to make you happier 19 Jul 2019 - 08:04 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram is expanding a test to hide how many "likes" people's posts receive as it tries to combat criticism that such...

Air conditioning is making the world a hotter place 19 Jul 2019 - 05:50 pm

With two-thirds of the U.S. experiencing a heat wave, it seems like a good time to talk about air conditioning. According to the...

June 2019 was the hottest June on record across the globe 19 Jul 2019 - 05:50 pm

June 2019 was the hottest June in 140 years, setting a global record, according to the latest monthly global climate report released on...

How to sell America on space again 19 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm

On May 25, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy said Americans would land a man on the moon and return him safely to...

A squeaky clean: friendly robots spruce up Singapore 18 Jul 2019 - 09:01 pm

Singapore: Hundreds of "friendly" robots that speak multiple languages and sing are being rolled out across hi-tech Singapore, to help clean the city-state's...