Kuwait registers first cases of new virus variant

• 2 hours   ago
• International

Kuwait has registered its first cases of a more contagious coronavirus variant in two Kuwaiti women who had been in Britain, the health ministry

Russia's Putin marks Orthodox Epiphany with icy dip

• 2 hours   ago
• International

Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in nothing but a pair of blue swimming trunks, immersed himself in the freezing water of a cross-shaped

U.S. agency orders Ford to recall 3 million vehicles over air bags

• 2 hours   ago
• Business

The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Tuesday it would require Ford Motor Co to recall 3 million vehicles with potentially defective Takata air

Singapore Airlines hopes to be world's first fully-vaccinated airline

• 2 hours   ago
• Travel

Lilit Marcus, CNN

Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticising monarchy

• 2 hours   ago
• International

Stolen 500-year-old Italian painting found in bedroom cupboard

• 2 hours   ago
• Lifestyle

Egyptian woman arrested for baking 'indecent' cakes

• 2 hours   ago
• Lifestyle

Japan: One dead as snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up

• 2 hours   ago
• Nature

A huge snowstorm has struck a highway in north Japan, causing a 130-car pile-up, killing one person and injuring 10.
The storm blanketed

Italy smoking: Want to light up in Milan? Not any more, you can't

• 2 hours   ago
• International

By Dany Mitzman, BBC
Milan introduces outdoor smoking ban in public places to improve air quality and combat climate change

How One Person in Pakistan Made a Difference for Air Quality

• 3 hours   ago
• Information

Air pollution kills hundreds of thousands of people every year in Pakistan, yet no one was monitoring air quality. Now a group of citizen

Cooked Veggies Are Often More Nutritious Than Raw. Here's Why

• 3 hours   ago
• Health

Though uncooked foods have their advantages, high temperatures usually enhance them.
While most fad diets restrict the range of foods

How Salt Transforms Our Food and Impacts Our Bodies

• 3 hours   ago
• Health

The beloved mineral adds flavor, consistency and chemistry to our food in mysterious and potent ways. And just as it's essential in the

What Happened the Last Time Antarctica Melted?

• 3 hours   ago
• Information

Why glaciers melted millions of years ago might tell us something about what’s happening today.
Earlier this week, an

Touch ID could return in 2021 iPhone 13

• 3 hours   ago
• Technology

A fingerprint scanner might once again be part of Apple’s iPhone line, according to a reliable source. Touch ID might appear in 2021

India achieves stunning Test victory over Australia with record-breaking run chase

• 3 hours   ago
• Sports

By George Ramsay,

UAE suspends visa-free travel agreement with Israel

• 8 hours   ago
• Travel

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended a visa waiver agreement with Israel in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus, the Israeli

Oman: Visa-free period for citizens of 103 countries extended to 14 days

• 8 hours   ago
• Travel

Citizens from the 103 countries allowed to enter Oman without first booking a visa can now stay in the country for up to 14 days, the Royal Oman

Qatar Airways CEO hopes to resume UAE, Bahrain flights 'soon'

• 8 hours   ago
• Local

Akbar Al Baker blames the lack of coordination across the travel and tourism industry for the challenges airlines are currently facing

Qatar Airways CEO hopes to relaunch more flights as blockade ends

• 8 hours   ago
• Local

The CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, is hopeful that flights to the UAE and Bahrain will restart soon, following the recent lifting of the