Indonesian child’s viral fame draws tourists to boat race
Pekanbaru, Indonesia: Armed with colourful oars, rowers pack into long boats in western Indonesia, paddling furiously in front of race crowds swelled by the viral success of a you…
Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China’s Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies
HANOI/BEIJING: Vietnam plans to evacuate more than half a million people and has ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and publi…
Widespread protests held in Australia to support Palestinians
Thousands of Australians joined pro-Palestinian rallies on Sunday, organisers said, amid strained relations between Israel and Australia following the centre-left government’s dec…
ROP warns citizens, expats of fake Tajawob website
There have been several reports of citizens and residents falling victim to fraud through a fake website (phishing) claiming to receive and process complaints and reports, the Dire…
Hamed al Harthi returns to the Himalayas for an ultra-marathon
Muscat – Omani ultra-runner and endurance icon Hamed al Harthi is preparingto embark on one of the toughest races on Earth: the Silk Route Ultra, a 122-kilometrehigh-altitude ultra…
Their window seats lacked windows, so passengers sued
Two lawsuits filed Tuesday accuse Delta Air Lines and United Airlines of knowingly charging passengers extra for window seats that were not next to a window.The class action suits…
The long, painful downfall of Intel
SAN FRANCISCO — Engineers once strode across Intel’s Silicon Valley headquarters with pride. The semiconductor company they worked for had helped birth the region’s tech industry,…
Faced with Trump’s English mandate, Mexico’s truckers report to class
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — To Mexican companies, the rule was never much of a problem, largely ignored by US authorities, especially along a border where cultures had always mixed.But…
UK rolls out mass facial-recognition
London – Outside supermarkets or in festival crowds, millions are now having their features scanned by real-time facial-recognition systems in the UK — the only European country t…
Shabab Oman II wins Ambassadors of the Sea Award
AMSTERDAM: The Royal Navy of Oman’s (RNO) vessel Shabab Oman II has won the Ambassadors of the Sea Award during its participation in the crew parade at Amsterdam Sailing Festival 2…