3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (427+ words) Milan: A robot with expressive eyebrows that is designed to perform basic tasks to free up healthcare workers is being given a trial run by a hospital in Milan. Named "Alter-Ego", the 1. 2-metre-tall robot can stand in for a doctor…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (404+ words) Geneva: The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a "deadly illusion", the UN charged on Friday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped. Despite a ceasefire being declared in October 2025, Israel…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (885+ words) You snooze, you lose. .. but not in this case! Sleep is often treated as something we can sacrifice when life gets hectic. Many people even take pride in getting by on only a few hours of sleep, believing that being…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (233+ words) New York: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the high-level event on the occasion of the fifth International Day to Combat Hate Speech, jointly organised by Morocco and the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect,…...

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3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (565+ words) London: Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham won a crunch by-election on Friday, resoundingly securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for his expected bid to oust beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Burnham, a former government minister who has…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (241+ words) Oman Observer BRUSSELS: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told Nato the Pentagon will review its force presence in Europe within six months, as he lashed out at allies over defence spending and their response to the Iran war "This will…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (794+ words) MOSCOW: Ukraine on Thursday launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, sparking fires in and around the capital, hitting a major oil refinery and forcing evacuations at the country's largest airport, officials said. At least 17 people were wounded…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (774+ words) MILAN: The National Museum inaugurated 'Oman and Italy: Two Millennia of Cross-Civilisational Dialogue' at the prestigious Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, Italy, on Thursday. The exhibition explores the enduring dialogue and deep historical ties that have connected Oman and Italy…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (578+ words) MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University has advanced 28 places in the QS World University Rankings 2027, securing the 306th position globally, compared to 334th in the 2026 rankings. This achievement reflects the university's enhanced performance and its strengthened academic and research standing at the international level....