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Health

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.

How social media can ‘trigger’ eating disorders in young people

Paris, France -- Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake,...

Science

Experts seek to legitimize AI mental health care

Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work from the unproven and sometimes dubious...

Science
Business

Burjeel Holdings H1 net profit $61m

Firm's EBITDA rose 12.7% y-o-y to $127 million in H1 2023.
  • Burjeel Holding reported revenue of US$599 million, up 13.9 percent y-o-y during H1 2023.
  • The net profit was attributable to robust topline growth and significantly lower finance costs.
Science

Severe heat a cause of worry for healthcare system, says WHO

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The extreme heat in the northern hemisphere is putting an increasing strain on healthcare systems, hitting those least...
  • The WHO said the heat often worsens pre-existing conditions, saying it was particularly concerned about those with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and asthma.
  • Millions of people across three continents are enduring a sustained spell of dangerous heat as temperature records tumble.
Science

Almost the entire world is experiencing record heatwaves

Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures,...
  • Authorities in many countries have been sounding the alarm, advising people to avoid outdoor activities in the daytime and to be wary of dehydration.
  • Scientists insist global warming - linked to dependence on fossil fuels - is behind the intensification of heat waves in the world.
Economy

Middle East firms pay fortune for employee burnout

A TRENDS exclusive report takes a hard look at how tens of thousands of white-collar workers in Middle East are...
  • It is estimated that businesses in the Middle East suffer a loss of $100 billion every year on account of mental health challenges due to lost working hours
  • It has also been found that only 15 percent of white-collar workers across the MENA region have access to professional mental health resources
Economy

Middle East firms pay fortune for employee burnout

A TRENDS exclusive report takes a hard look at how tens of thousands of white-collar workers in Middle East are...
  • It is estimated that businesses in the Middle East suffer a loss of $100 billion every year on account of mental health challenges due to lost working hours
  • It has also been found that only 15 percent of white-collar workers across the MENA region have access to professional mental health resources
Geostrategy

UAE opens field hospital in Chad to help Sudanese refugees

ABU DHABI, UAE -  UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Chad Rashid Saeed Al Shamsi on Sunday opened a field...
  • The hospital was opened in the presence of the Chadian Minister of Health and a number of Chadian government officials.
  • Representatives of UAE entities supervising the implementation of the project, and the Emirati medical team were also present on the occasion.
Business

Iran emerging as a hub for health tourism in West Asia: Raisi

Tehran, Iran--Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has claimed that health tourism in the country has attracted patients from neighboring countries and...
  • The Iranian president claimed that patients from Central Asia and Middle East have chosen Iran over Europe to come for medical treatment
  • In May, Iranian health minister said that last year more than 1.2 million foreign patients had been to hospitals in the Islamic Republic for various treatments

Israel ranks 5th healthiest country in the world

Dubai, UAE - Israel ranks in 5th place out of the 167 countries on the index of the world’s healthiest...
  • Asia is well represented generally, with the four top places rounded off by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
  • The bottom five places are Somalia, Lesotho, Chad, South Sudan and the Central African Republic
Economy

Covid and Ukraine have badly hit UN sustainable goals progress

Geneva, Switzerland - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine crisis and the climate...
  • The UNCTAD released the fifth edition of its annual SDG Pulse, a global reference for tracking progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
  • The data and analysis cover a wide range of SDG indicators and others relevant to trade, investment, financing for development, debt, transport and technology.
Geostrategy

Iraqi forces seize 250,000 captagon pills from school

Iraq has long been transit country for captagon, but officials say it is increasingly becoming a consumer market for the...
  • The seizure was carried out in Al-Anbar province on the border with Syria, a country considered the hub for production and trafficking of captagon.
  • Police "seized 250,000 captagon pills and one kilogram of cannabis resin from a school being renovated in the city of Ramadi", the interior ministry said.

How social media can ‘trigger’ eating disorders in young people

Paris, France -- Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake,...
Science

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UN warns record e-waste in 2022 a catastrophe for environment

On average, every person on earth generates roughly 7.8 kilograms (17 pounds 3 ounces) of e-waste each year, said the...
Geostrategy

Middle East poised to lead global crypto surge as Bitcoin eyes $100,000

Geneva, Switzerland - A major new study released by The Lancet Neurology shows that, in 2021, more than 3 billion people worldwide...

Nervous system disorders surpass heart ailments as top cause of illness

Paris, France - Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease...
Science
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Man vaccinated for Covid 217 times shows no side effects

Paris, France - A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for Covid-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side...
  • The immune system of the 62-year-old man from the central German city of Magdeburg -- who has not been named -- is still firing on all cylinders, the researchers said
  • They said the man voluntarily received so many shots against all medical advice, and warned against jumping to far-reaching conclusions from this single case
Geostrategy

As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger

Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
  • Combat and chaos again stalled the sporadic aid deliveries for desperate civilians in Gaza.
  • The UN World Food Program said it was forced to halt aid deliveries in north Gaza because of "complete chaos and violence".
Geostrategy

WHO registers eighty percent rise in measles case

Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...
  • At least 95 percent of children need to be fully vaccinated against the disease in a locality to prevent outbreaks, but global vaccination rates have slipped to 83 percent.
  • WHO official Crowcroft pointed out that 92 percent of all children who die from measles live among less than a quarter of the global population, mainly in very low-income countries