Chinese exports flood world markets
BEIJING — China announced on Wednesday the world’s largest trade surplus ever, even adjusting for inflation, as a tsunami of exports flooded markets around the world last year.Chin…
Bomb hoax forces Turkish Airlines to make a landing in Barcelona
MADRID – A false bomb threat delivered via an onboard mobile connection caused a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to make an emergency landing at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport…
Sudan food aid to run out in March, UN warns
PORT SUDAN: Food aid in Sudan is set to run out by the end of March unless new funding is secured, the United Nations said on Thursday, raising fears for millions caught up in the…
Iran vows to defend itself; Trump says he’ll ‘watch and see’
Iran vowed on Thursday to defend itself against any foreign threat, after US President Donald Trump said he would ‘watch it and see’ about military action over the crackdown on pro…
Nearly 5 million accounts removed under Australia’s new social media ban
SYDNEY — Nearly 5 million social media accounts belonging to Australian teenagers have been deactivated or removed, a month after a landmark law barring those younger than 16 from…
The seaside, coffee and young Omani entrepreneurs
“We offer the best espresso and hot chocolate in Oman, and you would be our fifth customers since we established this business,” two friendly, young and very PR-savvy Omani student…
The economic uncertainty of the Trump era
In an interconnected global economy, no individual — whether a small entrepreneur, a salaried employee, or a policymaker — can remain indifferent to the political direction of the…
Autistic Barbie doll launch welcomed as ‘milestone’ in representation
The launch of the first autistic Barbie doll has been welcomed by campaigners and charities as a step towards more “authentic, joyful” representation for neurodivergent children.Th…
HERITAGE COMES ALIVE IN ALAMAT
Stone walls that once bore witness to cannons and watchful silence now speak in ink, colour, and form. At Al Mirani and Mutrah forts, history does not sit still — it listens, absor…
ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
WASHINGTON: Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Nasa footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbita…