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Netflix names Microsoft as partner for ad-supported subscription plan 13 Jul 2022 - 10:02 pm

Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription offering, as the...

Cat on the lam: Pet caught after weeks on the run at airport 13 Jul 2022 - 09:26 pm

BOSTON: A family's beloved pet cat that's been dodging airport personnel, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping from a pet carrier at...

Sardinian farmers suffer worst locust invasion in over 30 years 13 Jul 2022 - 02:11 pm

MILAN: When farmer Rita Tolu saw "a big black wave storming across the horizon and taking over the fields" in April, she knew...

Surfing scientists hunt microplastics off Spanish beaches 13 Jul 2022 - 01:39 pm

BARCELONA: Mounted on paddle boards or kayaks with special trawling nets attached to them, scientists and volunteers crisscross the waters just off Barcelona's...

FACTBOX-Monkeypox cases around the world 13 Jul 2022 - 01:35 pm

Around 60 countries in which monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases cross 10,400. Monkeypox, which...

Japanese horseradish farmers fear for future amid climate change 12 Jul 2022 - 09:41 pm

TOKYO: Masahiro Hoshina, a Japanese farmer, starts worrying about typhoon season months before it begins, haunted by memories of the heavy rains and...

Primatologist Jane Goodall gets Barbie doll in her likeness 12 Jul 2022 - 09:31 pm

LONDON: British primatologist Jane Goodall has got a Barbie in her likeness, fulfilling a longtime wish of having her own doll to inspire...

NASA’s Webb Telescope from high perch gives deepest look at universe 12 Jul 2022 - 07:49 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope, from its celestial perch almost 1 million miles from Earth, is giving humanity its deepest look ever into...

Science offers basis for national climate damage claims: Study 12 Jul 2022 - 05:21 pm

A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country's carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study said on Tuesday...

Chinese scientists develop robot fish that gobble up microplastics 12 Jul 2022 - 02:44 pm

BEIJING: Robot fish that "eat" microplastics may one day help to clean up the world's polluted oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists...

Cuban sea turtles can't escape climate change, even on these far-flung beaches 12 Jul 2022 - 02:40 pm

GUANAHACABIBES PENINSULA, Cuba: On Cuba's far-flung Guanahacabibes peninsula, park guard Roberto Varela watches as a green sea turtle lumbers ashore and a ritual...

Far out: NASA space telescope's 1st cosmic view goes deep 12 Jul 2022 - 10:46 am

Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled Monday is brimming with galaxies and offers...

UN expects world's population to reach 8 billion on November 15 11 Jul 2022 - 06:35 pm

The United Nations (UN) said on Monday it expects the world’s population to reach 8 billion on November 15th this year and it...

How to navigate the European travel chaos this summer 10 Jul 2022 - 06:48 pm

Like the tens of thousands of pieces of luggage stranded across European airports, flight cancellations have piled up once again this week. In...

Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue 09 Jul 2022 - 10:27 am

ElonMuskannounced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about...

Google offers concessions to thwart US antitrust case: WSJ 08 Jul 2022 - 09:44 pm

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has offered concessions to change certain aspects of its advertising business in an attempt to head off a possible US...

Are you kidding? Baby goat wows fans with 22-inch ears 08 Jul 2022 - 03:20 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Some social media stars win their fame through their looks, others through their jokes. Simba the baby goat has won over...

Tesla China shipments soar to record as plant fires back up 08 Jul 2022 - 01:59 pm

Tesla Inc. monthly shipments of China-made vehicles rebounded to record in June, a stunning recovery after restrictions to stop the spread of Covid...