From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’
Paris, France - They didn't exist a century ago but today PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the environment from groundwater to Antarctic...
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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...
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Finland provides $2.27m to fund Palestinians’ hospital referrals
Finland will give €2 million ($2.27 million) to the Palestinian Authority to support the payment of medical referrals to East...
- This contribution will be channeled through the EU Program of Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority’s PEGASE mechanism
- The aid will help the Palestinian Authority meet its obligations towards East Jerusalem hospitals
WHO says Omicron risk ‘very high’ after Covid cases rise by 11 percent
Omicron is behind rapid virus spikes in several countries, including those where it has already overtaken the previously-dominant Delta variant,...
- Further data was needed to understand Omicron's severity in terms of clinical markers, including the use of oxygen, mechanical ventilation and death, WHO said.
- The highest numbers of new cases were reported from the United States, Britain, France and Italy.
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Qatar suspends leave for healthcare staff amid Covid surge
Qatar's main healthcare provider has suspended leave for all medical and administrative staff dealing with Covid, as infections surge across...
- Since the pandemic began, Qatar has recorded more than 248,000 infections, including 616 deaths. Monday's tally of 343 infections was the highest since May.
- The six members of the GCC have recorded more than 2.5 million cases, among them over 19,000 deaths.
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Kuwait Gulf Games deferred, will be held in May 2022
Kuwait will host the third Gulf Games from May 11-21, Secretary-General of Kuwait Olympic Committee Husain Al-Musallam said on Sunday....
- The Gulf Games include football, handball, volleyball, basketball, swimming, athletics, karate, Judo and others.
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Bird flu outbreak in Israel results in death of 2,000 cranes
More than 40,000 cranes are estimated to have remained in the area of northern Israel as 2000 have been dead...
- A bird flu outbreak has killed more than 2,000 wild cranes on a reserve in northern Israel
- The virus affects Israel annually, but this year's outbreak is much larger than previous years
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Bahrain closes two eateries over violation of Covid-19 protocols
Inspectors also visited a total of 193 restaurants and cafes and took required measures against 17 outlets.
- The Ministry of Health announced that it had taken the required measures prior to referring both food outlets to legal authorities
- This came during an inspection campaign conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Industry
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UAE suspends entry for travelers from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria
UAE citizens are barred from traveling to the four African countries except for the country's emergency treatment cases, official delegations,...
- This includes suspending the entry of travellers who were in the four countries 14 days before coming to the UAE
- The UAE nationals, their relatives, diplomatic missions, official delegations between UAE and these countries and Golden residence holders are excluded from this decision
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US authorizes Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill as Omicron surges
Paxlovid, which comprises two types of tablet, was granted an emergency use authorisation by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Paxlovid, which comprises two types of tablet, was granted an emergency use authorisation by the Food and Drug Administration
- The FDA stressed the treatment should complement rather than replace vaccines, which remain the frontline tool against the coronavirus
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Mubadala, G42 plan campus
The biopharma campus is expected to be set up in Abu Dhabi.
- The biopharma campus is expected to tap into global vaccine and therapeutic products to strengthen regional supply chains
- It is also expected to drive the UAE’s diversification and economic-growth agenda
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Turkey authorizes use of domestically developed Turkovac vaccine
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday announced the emergency use approval of Turkey's first domestically-developed coronavirus vaccine. In June, Turkovac...
- In June, Turkovac entered Phase III trials involving 40,800 participants in Turkey. No official data about its efficacy have been released.
- Developers said the Turkovac vaccine works along the same scientific principles as China's CoronaVac, which Turkey has been using since the start of the year.
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From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’
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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...
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...
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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...
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Global body to fund 26 FAO projects worth $174.7m
ROME, ITALY - Building on growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and...
- With these new projects, FAO's partnership with the GEF will have helped countries access over $1.4 billion in financing.
- These 26 projects will support countries to create or improve the management of nearly 17.9 million hectares of protected areas on land and sea
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Chinese doctors use 5G remote robot to perform successful surgery
XINJIANG, CHINA - China has successfully performed the world's first liver resection surgery utilising a domestically developed 5G remote robot,...
- A medical team from Zhejiang and Xinjiang provinces collaborated through the use of 5G remote robot, overcoming a considerable distance of 4,600 kilometers
- Leading the team was Dr. Liang Xiao, a chief physician from the Department of General Surgery at Zhejiang University School of Medicine's Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
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US firms to pay $1.2bn to clear claims of contaminating water sources
Three major chemical manufacturers announced that they will pay nearly $1.2 billion to settle claims that they contaminated water sources...
- Chemours would contribute $592 million, DuPont $400 million and Corteva $193 million to the settlement fund.
- The group of chemicals known as PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been found to cause cancer and other health problems.