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This photo provided by NASA shows astronauts Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy on a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The astronauts are on their fourth and final spacewalk in under a month and instead of swapping batteries, they'll be routing cables and hooking up a tool storage chest. Photo: AP

Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

CAPE CANAVERAL: Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. Making their...

CAPE CANAVERAL: Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the...

Mobile & Apps 22 Jul, 2020

In this photo released by MHI, an H-IIA rocket with United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter Hope lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan Monday, July 20, 2020. Photo: MHI via AP

UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

TOKYO: A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch centre Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world's...

TOKYO: A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch centre Monday at...

Mobile & Apps 20 Jul, 2020

This June 1, 2020, rendering provided by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre shows the Hope probe. The U.S., China and the United Arab Emirates are sending spacecraft to Mars in quick succession beginning this week. Photo: MBRSC via AP

Japan rocket carrying UAE Mars probe ready for Monday launch

TOKYO: A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday's scheduled liftoff for the Arab world's first...

TOKYO: A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the...

Mobile & Apps 19 Jul, 2020

TikTok considers London and other locations for headquarters

TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London, a source familiar with the matter said, as part of a...

TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters...

Mobile & Apps 19 Jul, 2020

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, on May 30, 2020. Photo: Reuters

SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts slated for August 2 return

WASHINGTON: The NASA astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s first crewed flight in May are expected to return to Earth on Aug. 2 after...

WASHINGTON: The NASA astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s first...

Mobile & Apps 18 Jul, 2020

Google bans ads on coronavirus conspiracy theory content

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on “dangerous content” that goes against...

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising...

Mobile & Apps 18 Jul, 2020

Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week

Twitter Inc disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent...

Twitter Inc disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack...

Mobile & Apps 17 Jul, 2020

UAE Mars mission liftoff on Japan rocket reset for Monday

TOKYO: The liftoff of a United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter, postponed due to bad weather at the launch site in southern Japan, is now set for Monday. The orbiter named...

TOKYO: The liftoff of a United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter, postponed due to bad weather at the launch...

Mobile & Apps 17 Jul, 2020

In this image taken from NASA video, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy works outside the International Space Station on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Photo: NASA via AP

Space station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL: Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the International Space Station on Thursday, replacing six more outdated...

CAPE CANAVERAL: Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the...

Mobile & Apps 17 Jul, 2020

File - This photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia on April 26, 2017. Photo: AP

Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week

Twitter Inc said late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent...

Twitter Inc said late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack...

Mobile & Apps 17 Jul, 2020

File - In this photo, people walk by Google offices in New York on Dec. 4, 2017. Photo: AP

Google ties more work tools into Gmail, aiming to get ahead of Microsoft

OAKLAND: Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail customers would now be able to edit documents and other files without leaving the email...

OAKLAND: Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail customers would now be...

Mobile & Apps 16 Jul, 2020

FILE - This April 3, 2013, file photo shows bitcoin tokens in Sandy, Utah. Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in an apparent Bitcoin scam. Photo: AP

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust

HONG KONG: A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and...

HONG KONG: A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders...

Mobile & Apps 16 Jul, 2020

Twitter Hack Update: Coordinated social engineering attack, says Twitter

KATHMANDU: Multiple high profile Twitter accounts were hacked in the wee hours of Thursday morning, soliciting Bitcoin donations. Accounts of millionaires, US...

KATHMANDU: Multiple high profile Twitter accounts were hacked in the wee hours of Thursday morning,...

Mobile & Apps 16 Jul, 2020

Vaccine candidate 'ZyCoV-D� gets human clinical trials

KATHMANDU: In the race of vaccine candidates for coronavirus infection, the second indigenous vaccine developed in India from Zydus Cadila, a global healthcare company, has...

KATHMANDU: In the race of vaccine candidates for coronavirus infection, the second indigenous vaccine...

Mobile & Apps 15 Jul, 2020

Apple wins EU court case over $15 billion in claimed taxes

BRUSSELS: A European Union high court on Wednesday ruled that technology giant Apple does not have to pay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, as the...

BRUSSELS: A European Union high court on Wednesday ruled that technology giant Apple does not have to pay...

Mobile & Apps 15 Jul, 2020

UAE's Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather

TOKYO: The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter was postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site. The orbiter named Amal, or Hope,...

TOKYO: The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter was postponed until Friday due to bad...

Mobile & Apps 15 Jul, 2020

This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Research released on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. Photo: NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP

Coronavirus-related syndrome surfaces in older adults; stillbirths cause worry

The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness...

The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and...

Mobile & Apps 14 Jul, 2020

Apple says full return to offices not until the end of the year: Bloomberg News

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has told its staff that a full return to US offices will not occur before the end of the year, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing an internal...

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has told its staff that a full return to US offices will not occur before the end of...

Mobile & Apps 14 Jul, 2020

A vial with potential vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pictured at the Imperial College London, London, Britain June 10, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Pfizer, BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine candidates get FDA's 'fast track' status

LONDON: Two experimental coronavirus vaccines jointly developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have received 'fast track' designation...

LONDON: Two experimental coronavirus vaccines jointly developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and US...

Mobile & Apps 13 Jul, 2020

The Mars lander's hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities are tested at a facility at Huailai in China's Hebei province, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Photo: AP

Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraft

CAPE CANAVERAL: Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. Three countries — the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates — are sending...

CAPE CANAVERAL: Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. Three countries — the...

Mobile & Apps 13 Jul, 2020

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