Trump – oldest elected US president – undergoes physical
Washington, United States - Donald Trump had his first annual medical checkup Friday since returning to power, putting focus on...
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Covid pandemic end in sight, seize this opportunity: WHO
Newly reported cases of the disease, which has killed millions since being identified in late 2019, last week fell to...
- WHO is urging countries to invest in vaccinating 100 percent of the most at-risk groups, and to keep up testing and sequencing for the virus.
- A WHO study based on excess mortality seen in various countries during the pandemic estimated that up to 17 million people may have died in 2020 and 2021.
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UAE ranks 1st regionally in UNDP Human Development Report
The UAE has ranked 26th globally and first in the Arab world in the 2021/2022 Human Development Report, which is...
- The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development.
- The three basic dimensions are a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.
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UN says human progress set back five years by Covid
Depicting a gloomy picture of the state of human progress, a United Nations report argues that an unprecedented array of...
- The Human Development Index has steadily risen for decades, but began sliding in 2020 and continued its fall in 2021, erasing the gains of the preceding five years
- A large contributor to the Human Development Index's recent decline is a global drop in life expectancy, down from 73 years in 2019 to 71.4 years in 2021
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Juul to pay US$438m in US over marketing vapes to youth
Under the agreement, Juul would provide payments over the next 6-10 years to individual US states and pledge to not...
- Juul has been blamed for a surge in youth vaping over its marketing of fruit and candy flavored e-cigarettes, which it stopped selling in 2019
- On June 23, the FDA said it was ordering all products made by Juul Labs off the market after finding the vaping giant had failed to address certain safety concerns
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Pure Health to invest US$500m
It will buy stake in a US healthcare firm Ardent.
- Ardent Health Services is the fourth largest private hospital operator in the United States with operations across six states.
- Pure Health would receive board observer rights but would not have a seat on Ardent’s board of directors.
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S Korean Netflix hit ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ sparks autism debate
The endearing "Extraordinary Attorney Woo", featuring a neurodivergent attorney, has been Netflix's most-watched non-English show for over a month, following...
- The 16-episode series follows a rookie lawyer whose condition helps her find brilliant solutions to legal conundrums but often leaves her socially isolated
- In South Korea, some families of autistic people have described the show as pure "fantasy", saying her character is unrealistic
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UN says half of world’s health facilities lack basic hygiene
Sketching a dire picture of the world’s healthcare facilities, the United Nations has said that nearly four billion people are...
- The report said the newly established global estimate, based on data from 40 countries, presents an "alarming picture" of the state of hygiene in health facilities
- Facilities in sub-Saharan Africa were lagging, with only 37 percent having handwashing facilities with soap and water at toilets
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In risky recycling venture, Gazans burn plastic for fuel
It's an economic and practical solution in a territory blockaded by Israel for 15 years, but one which poses serious...
- In Gaza, where exchanges of fire between Palestinian militants and Israel for three days this month killed at least 49 Palestinians, health risks are outweighed by economic reality
- Unemployment has hit 47 percent and the average daily wage is around 60 shekels ($18), according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
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Abu Dhabi trainee doctors to benefit from Canada healthcare programs
Abu Dhabi's trainee doctor specialists, as part of Emirates academic healthcare training institutions, will now have access to Canada’s accredited...
- Per an MoU, both entities will exchange knowledge and best practices in the field of healthcare, especially in postgraduate medical education.
- Both entities will facilitate conversations and exchange experiences that support setting standards for postgraduate medical education and family medicine.
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Ban on single use plastic bags in Sharjah to begin from Jan 2024
Sharjah has banned single-use plastic bags and materials in the Emirate of Sharjah as of 1st January 2024. It follows...
- It follows Sharjah’s efforts of making an environment-friendly emirate and its supportive plans of conservation, said reports
- The ban was decided during a meeting of the Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) Tuesday morning at the Sharjah Ruler’s office.
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Trump – oldest elected US president – undergoes physical
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250,000 people died in Europe due to air pollution, says agency
Stockholm, Sweden - Fine particle pollution caused the deaths of over 250,000 people in the European Union in 2021, according to...
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WHO says misuse of antibiotics undermining efficacy
Copenhagen, Denmark - Misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million...
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Nations start negotiations over global plastics treaty at Nairobi meet
Nairobi, Kenya -- Nations grappling with the plastic "suffocating" nature and leaching into food and the human body began fresh...
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Positive trial for Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-flu jab
Berlin, Germany - Germany's BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday announced "positive" results from initial trials of their combined...
- The messenger RNA method made its debut with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which was the first jab against Covid to be approved in the West in late 2020
- Pfizer and BioNTech first announced in November 2022 that they were planning to use the same technology to develop a combined Covid and flu vaccine
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment inks 3 MoUs at FII7
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom’s Ministry of Investment signed three memoranda of understanding (MoU) in the fields of biotechnology,...
- The MoUs related to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors aim to explore, develop, manufacture and market a range of potential new medicines.
- The MoU of the financial services sector aims to provide an opportunity for investors to invest directly in key projects in line with the Saudi Vision 2030.
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Swedish researchers find snoozing in the morning isn’t bad
Stockholm, Sweden - You snooze, you lose? Swedish researchers said Wednesday that might not be the case, after their study even...
- Researchers at Stockholm University found that in general younger people were the ones snoozing and they were to a high degree night owls.
- In a second study, the researchers found that most of the respondents who snoozed for half an hour managed to get a lot of sleep during that half hour even though it was disturbed.