Times Square New Year’s Eve Event Will Have No Public Audience
This year's Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City will take place without a public audience.
This decision has been taken as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced.
It's...
Great Eastern to Become India’s Top Ship Owner
The Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd has overtaken Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) to become India’s biggest ship owner by fleet size.
It ceded the higher market capitalisation slot to SCI as...
Google Assistant Ends This Year With ‘Corny’ New Year Song
Google Assistant is now singing a new year song on demand.
It works on all Google Assistant-enabled devices.
Devices with a display also get an animation to go with the song.
With 2020 us...
Polarcus Bags 3D Project in Asia Pacific
Dubai-based offshore survey firm Polarcus has received a letter of award for providing 3D seismic data acquisition services in Asia Pacific, reports Splash247.
Polarcus project
The project has an expected duration of 2.5 months and is...
Saskatchewan COVID-19 Vaccine To Hit Human Clinical Trials
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is headed for human clinical trials, reports CBC.
Health Canada approved VIDO's vaccine for the trials last week.
Human trials underway
Now,...
$11b in 2 Months! That’s How Jack Ma’s Wealth Plunges After Scrutiny
Increased scrutiny on Alibaba has hit other tech giants.
China’s internet moguls are still $187 billion richer in 2020.
Ma was poised to regain the title of Asia's wealthiest person when the probe...
Beibu Gulf Port Records Robust Container Throughput
Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region saw its annual container throughput surpass 5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the first time, reports Xinhuahet News.
Robust container throughput
Over the past five...
Solo Rower Forced To Abandon Boat in a Dramatic Rescue
BBC Islands reporter Steven McKenzie writes for an article about The Atlantic rower Niall Iain's challenging third row and his experiences during the unexpected abandon of Alba.
Here's an excerpt from that article.
Successfully third attempt
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[Watch] 13 Unique New Year Traditions Around The World
This video shows how countries around the world celebrate and welcome the new year.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item or advice of...
Temperatures in Russian Arctic Coasts Dips Further
Temperatures have been extreme in the Arctic all through 2020. But not in the low end of the thermometer.
As a matter of fact, heat records have come one after another across the...