Meta unveils an open version of its most powerful AI model
Last month, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, boldly came out in support of “open source” artificial intelligence models that are publicly available to download and modify without paym…
Extreme heat comes for the red chile capital of Pakistan
KUNRI, Pakistan — Pakistan is one of the world’s top producers of red chile peppers, and the small town of Kunri is its red chile capital. Farmers dry their chiles the old-fashione…
SalamAir adds more flights to Salalah to meet Khareef rush
Keeping into account the travel demand during the Khareef season, SalamAir has announce a limited number of additional flights between Muscat and Salalah over the coming day, an o…
Oil prices rise as hopes for Hormuz deal fade
Hong Kong: Oil prices extended hefty gains Tuesday as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, fanning fresh inflation fears and ramping up bets on at least one US inter…
Cold War Chic: Spy X Family Pushes all the Right Aesthetic Buttons
Hundreds of Syria Kurds head back to border town
HASAKAH: A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras al Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an integration deal betwee…
Ukraine drone strike on Russian oil-refining city kills 13
MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone strike on the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least 13 people in one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Kyiv since the war began more t…
Europe braces for another summer heatwave, issues warnings
PARIS: Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to record lows, ignited historic forest fires and cont…
230 migrants cross Channel in a small boat
A record 230 migrants in one small boat crossed the Channel to Britain, media said, in the latest example of larger numbers of people packing into a single vessel. The 230, includi…
Storms soak China’s east, ground nearly 950 flights
BEIJING: Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin’s wake inundated several provinces in China’s east, drenching the coastal region and flooding streets in Shanghai, where arou…