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Tel Aviv eyes tourism boon with 'amazing' Eurovision week 15 May 2019 - 09:13 pm

Tel Aviv: Eurovision hasn't declared its winner yet but tourists in Israel for the competition were declaring host Tel Aviv "amazing", with officials...

In Iraq, academics restock Mosul's barren bookshelves 15 May 2019 - 09:10 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Watheq Mahmud is pursuing an advanced engineering degree but the textbooks he needs are often missing in his native Mosul, the...

Masters of puppets: Indonesia's 'Ondel-Ondel' kids 15 May 2019 - 09:10 pm

Jakarta: Peeking through a slit in her giant puppet costume, Indonesian teen Juniarti is drenched in sweat as she moves stiffly under the...

Driverless electric truck starts deliveries on Swedish public road 15 May 2019 - 09:56 am

JONKOPING, Sweden: Resembling the helmet of a Star Wars stormtrooper, a driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries on a public road in...

Sherpa climber scales Mount Everest for record 23rd time 15 May 2019 - 09:17 am

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Sherpa climber Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful...

Exclusive Ramadan offer for Genesis announced 15 May 2019 - 09:07 am

To mark the Holy month of Ramadan, Skyline Automotive W.L.L., the official distributor of Genesis in the State of Qatar, has launched an...

First aid in years lifts hope for cut-off towns in Central African Republic 15 May 2019 - 12:34 am

DAKAR: Aid workers have negotiated with fighters to enter a remote part of Central African Republic (CAR) for the first time in years,...

'Rise up': Papua New Guinea female police chief's battle cry to women 14 May 2019 - 09:31 pm

Papua New Guinea: In a nation where sexual violence is endemic, women are still targeted and attacked for witchcraft, and female representation in...

In robotics classes, Armenian teens dream of high-tech future 14 May 2019 - 09:31 pm

Yerevan: In a sleek classroom in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, one of the poorest post-Soviet republics, 14-year-old Nazeli Ter-Petrosyan peers at the...

Brazilian giant's comeback shows preservation and development of Amazon is possible 14 May 2019 - 09:31 pm

Tefé, Brazil: Several meters long and weighing hundreds of kilograms, the Amazon's pirarucu was almost fished to extinction. But the creation of sustainable...

When science is no match for a California lawyer 14 May 2019 - 08:31 pm

Bayer AG hoped it could rely on science to establish the safety of its Roundup weedkiller. But it has clearly been no match...

Environmental activists turn up heat on polluting businesses 14 May 2019 - 08:30 pm

Paris: Headline-grabbing PR stunts have become the main tool of environmental pressure groups to turn up the heat on the companies behind the...

Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka 14 May 2019 - 08:30 pm

Paris: The active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup is glyphosate, one of the world's most widely used herbicides that has become highly controversial...

WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack 14 May 2019 - 12:22 pm

JERUSALEM: Facebook's WhatsApp on Tuesday urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app following a report that users...

Google's privacy push gets a mixed reception 13 May 2019 - 11:45 pm

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Google announced new privacy tools Tuesday intended to give people more control over how they're being tracked on the go...

Trash found littering ocean floor in deepest-ever sub dive 13 May 2019 - 11:44 pm

On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor found something he could have found in the...

In Greece, smoking is alive and kicking despite bans 13 May 2019 - 09:13 pm

Athens: When George Balafoutis returned home from New York two years ago, he was shocked to see what little impact nearly a decade...

GMC Qatar wins at General Motors Grandmaster Award 13 May 2019 - 09:17 am

Mannai Auto Group, the exclusive dealer of GMC in Qatar, received another award at the 2019 General Motors Grandmaster Award. The premium automotive...