How China can survive without the Strait of Hormuz

How China can survive without the Strait of Hormuz

The world’s largest importer of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is, paradoxically, also one of the best placed to weather the waterway’s closure. China consumes oceans of oil from the Gulf and imports roughly as

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Yamal wins LaLiga Player of the Season award

Yamal wins LaLiga Player of the Season award

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has been named LaLiga Player of the season, the Spanish ​league announced on Friday.

Oman resists US pressure to break ties with Iran over strait of Hormuz

Oman resists US pressure to break ties with Iran over strait of Hormuz

Oman is resisting US pressure to break its links with Iran, and insists it has only been negotiating with

Saudi Arabia launches flexible working hours

Saudi Arabia launches flexible working hours

Saudi Arabia has launched a flexible working hours initiative across six major business districts in Riyadh, aiming to

Saudi Arabia witnesses first onager birth 

Saudi Arabia witnesses first onager birth 

Saudi Arabia has witnessed the first birth of an onager, one of the world’s rarest wild equids, on

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Swatch-Audemars Piguet collab sparks frenzy — but who wins most?

Swatch-Audemars Piguet collab sparks frenzy — but who wins most?

One company sells millions of low-cost watches a year, the other makes luxury watches that have sold for millions. Together, Swatch and Audemars Piguet have sparked a “high-meets-low” retail frenzy that saw scenes of mayhem unfold in

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The medieval secrets being revealed by AI

The medieval secrets being revealed by AI

libraries and archives all over the world. Artificial intelligence is helping historians crack open these mysterious texts. Deep in the archives of the Vatican library, a mysterious hand-written book, scrawled