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TikTok app banned by US Army on work mobile phones

Shawdesh Desk: The US Army has banned the use of the increasingly popular TikTok app on work mobile phones for security reasons. The app, owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance,

Apple ‘hacker’ spared jail over iCloud blackmail

Shawdesh Desk: A 22-year-old man has admitted trying to blackmail Apple by claiming he had access to millions of iCloud accounts. Kerem Albayrak from north London threatened to wipe 319

Rare solar eclipse in UAE after 172 years

A ‘ring of fire’ is set to be visible over the UAE skies today, a spectacle that hasn’t occurred in the country since 1847, reports Khaleej Times. The event is

Astronomers make discoveries revealing some mysteries of exoplanets

Shawdesh Desk: Astronomers have discovered six exoplanets, which may lead to better understanding of planets outside the Solar System, the Open University in UK announced on Monday. Led by researchers

China attacks US Space Force as threat to outer space peace

Shawdesh Desk: Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security.” Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang

Europe marks 40th anniversary of first Ariane rocket launch

Shawdesh Desk: The first Ariane space rocket lifted off over the forests of French Guiana 40 years ago, enabling Europe to at last take its place as an independent player

Boeing launches astronaut capsule for Nasa into space

Shawdesh Desk: Boeing’s new Starliner capsule ran into trouble and went off course in orbit minutes after blasting off Friday on its first test flight, a crucial dress rehearsal for

China’s 5G handsets shipments top 5 mln in November

Shawdesh Desk: China reported accelerating shipments of 5G handsets in November as smartphone makers race to tap the emerging market. A total of 5.074 million 5G smartphones were shipped last