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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.

UNFPA and corporate partners drive reproductive justice in workplaces

Mariarosa Cutillo, UNFPA Chief of the Private Sector and Civil Society Branch, says businesses need to provide adequate maternal health...

World Economic Forum

Saudi king treated for lung infection: statement

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's King Salman has a lung infection and is undergoing a treatment programme involving antibiotics, the...

Geostrategy

UN Population Fund hails Jordan’s health sector achievements

UNFPA reviewed key areas of cooperation with Jordan in the health sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Jordan’s Minister of Health Feras Hawwari has discussed areas of cooperation with UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNFPA Deputy Executive Director/Programs, Diene Keita.
  • The UNFPA agreed to maintain coordination and collaboration with the ministry on specified objectives.

Jordan ends all forms of distancing in mosques

Worshipers have been asked to wear masks when entering mosques and performing prayers.
  • Worshipers have been asked to wear masks when entering mosques and performing prayers
  • Earlier, the Awqaf Ministry, based on recommendations of the Governmental Epidemiology Committee, decided to enforce social distancing
Arts & Culture

On International Day of Happiness, UAE aims for best quality of life

The UAE is celebrating the International Day of Happiness, observed on March 20, with achievements and gains that enhance the...
  • The minister was speaking on International Day of Happiness, which is to be held on March 20
  • He said the UAE aspires to maintain its leading position among the happiest countries in the world
Science

One in five Saudi citizens have a food allergy

The SFDA said that food allergy can be best treated by avoiding the ingredients that cause it.
  • The SFDA said that food allergy can be best treated by avoiding the ingredients that cause it
  • Food allergy is defined as a reaction of the immune system to a certain type of food
Geostrategy

COVID cases increasing once again, especially in parts of Asia: WHO

After several weeks of declines, reported cases of COVID-19 are once again increasing globally, especially in parts of Asia, WHO...
  •  In the past week, the agency has seen an 8 per cent increase in detection of COVID-19 cases, with more than 11 million positive test results.
  • In the last 30 days of more than 400,000 sequences sampled, 99.9 percent are Omicron, and 75 percent correspond to the BA.2 variant..
Science

WTO chief hails Covid vaccines IP compromise

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the compromise was a big step forward in a bid to end the logjam at the global...
  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the compromise was a big step forward in a bid to end the logjam at the global trade body
  • However, she cautioned that some of the details on waiving WTO rules on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) still needed to be fleshed out
Geostrategy

Starvation in war-torn Yemen likely to increase five times : UN

The number of people in war-torn Yemen starving in famine conditions is projected to increase five-fold this year to 161,000,...
  • Over 30,000 people are already struggling in famine conditions, a joint statement by the UN and other global bodies said
  • The joint UN statement on Yemen comes two days ahead of a high-level conference to raise aid for the war hit nation
Economy

Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads

China cannot relax its zero-Covid policy just yet despite the low fatality rate of Omicron, say medical experts.
  • Authorities in China have reported 2,300 new covid cases across the country on Monday
  • China cannot relax its zero-Covid policy just yet despite the low fatality rate of Omicron, say medical experts
Geostrategy

UN dismisses Russia claim of Ukraine-US bioweapons

Russia called a meeting of the 15-member Security Council to repeat its previously made, unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine, with US...
  • Washington and Kyiv have denied the existence of laboratories intended to produce biological weapons in Ukraine
  • Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US' envoy to the UN, accused Russia of requesting the meeting jut so it could spread disinformation’
Geostrategy

Why is WHO peeved over Mar 11 Covid anniversary?

The organization says the real alarm came six years earlier March 11, 2020 but "few people bothered to sit up...
  • The once-in-a-century pandemic has turned the world upside down, claiming more than six million lives.
  • The WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) -- the highest level of alarm in the global health regulations -- on January 30, 2020.

UNFPA and corporate partners drive reproductive justice in workplaces

Mariarosa Cutillo, UNFPA Chief of the Private Sector and Civil Society Branch, says businesses need to provide adequate maternal health...
World Economic Forum

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Sudan refugees stranded without healthcare in Chad

The new arrivals in Adre may now be safe from the gunfire, but they soon learn they are still in...

EU okays updated Pfizer and BioNTech’s anti-Covid vaccine

Adults and children over five require a single shot "irrespective of their Covid-19 vaccination history" while younger children may get...
Geostrategy

Saudi hospital installs world’s first automated medication dispensing machine

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia -- King Salman Hospital in Saudi Arabia’s  northwestern region has installed the world's first automated medication dispensing...
Science
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Years of coal plant expansion torment Turkey’s villagers

Villagers and environmental activists have been locked in clashes with the police in the southwestern Mugla province since their plant...
  • An AFP tour of five Turkish coal-fired power plant villages witnessed the high human cost of relying on the outdated, highly polluting energy source.
  • Turkey was the last among the G20 economies to ratify the Paris Climate Accords, doing so only after the environment became a top issue in the wake of deadly wildfires.
Science

UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi studies cardiorespiratory impact in space

Dubai, UAE -  The UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi on Wednesday participated in a cardiovascular study to examine cardiorespiratory impact in...
  • The experiment is a critical analysis of the impact of microgravity on cardiovascular and respiratory functions
  • Through the experiment, astronauts aboard the ISS monitor their heart rate, blood pressure,, and ECG using a bio-monitor shirt
Economy

Kuwait looks to boost cooperation with WHO in ‘all health services’

Kuwait City, Kuwait-- Kuwait is looking to strengthen cooperation with the World Health Organization in all health services, according to...
  • The minister pointed out to the WHO official how Kuwait addressed health challenges and implemented strategies to handle medical emergencies
  • The WHO assistant director praised Kuwait's efforts toward saving lives during global crises, which align with the country’s commitment to the UN Charter