Anthropic nears trillion-dollar valuation
SAN FRANCISCO: Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Thursday it had raised $65 billion in a new funding round that values the Claude maker at $965 billion, more than i…
Oil tumbles, stocks gain on US-Iran deal hopes
World stocks edged higher on Friday while oil prices slid and headed for a weekly drop as traders awaited clarity on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend a US-Iran ce…
Himalaya’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ goes digital
In a crowded Kathmandu restaurant far from Nepal’s famed icy peaks, Billi Bierling questions climbers about their ascents, preserving each triumph in the Himalayan Database, mounta…
OIA expands global investment portfolio across key growth sectors
MUSCAT: The Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the Sultanate of Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, significantly broadened its international investment portfolio in 2025 through strategic…
Migrants try to flee to Bangladesh fearing India crackdown
Hakimpur, India: Sailendra Sil Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian c…
Muslim faithful leave Mecca after hajj
Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Thousands of Muslims began to leave the holy city of Mecca on Friday after having completed the hajj pilgrimage in scorching heat and despite the shadow of war…
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad
Cape Canaveral: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket unleashed a massive fireball into the sky as it exploded during a test on Thursday, in the latest blow to billionaire Jeff Bezos’s s…
Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump’s approval
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told…
Europe bakes in record heat: Italy on red alert, Portugal swelters
ROME: Italy issued a red alert warning for the capital Rome on Thursday, and Portugal recorded its hottest day in May as Europe struggled with a heatwave that has smashed records a…
US allocates extra $80m to tackle Ebola
The United States announced on Thursday that it was allocating an additional $80 million to help combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.The Trump…