Poorer countries need money before raising climate targets, says COP29 head
Copenhagen, Denmark - Developing countries should not have to set stricter targets for cutting their carbon emissions before funds are available...
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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...
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Saudi Arabia announces vaccine mandate for public
Saudi authorities will require people to have double immunization starting at 6 am on October 10 if they are to...
- Saudi residents will need double immunization to enter any economic, commercial, cultural, recreational, sports, or tourism activity
- They will also require it to enter any cultural, scientific, social, or recreational event
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US surpasses 700,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins
The US fatalities far exceed other frontrunners such as Brazil and India facing a resurgence in cases due to the...
- The US fatalities far exceed other frontrunners such as Brazil and India facing a resurgence in cases due to the prominence of the highly contagious Delta variant
- After a heavily criticized early response to the pandemic, the United States has since organized among the world's most effective vaccine roll-outs
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Algeria begins Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine production
Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane, who attended the launch of the production process at a factory in the eastern city of...
- Lotfi Djamel Benbahmed, Algeria's minister for the pharmaceutical industry, has said the country plans to export the vaccines
- Saidal, the firm making the jabs, was so far the only African company to be licenced to produce the jab
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Syria water crisis spurs spike in disease: MSF
MSF has blamed the ‘acute water crisis’ in recent months on a decrease in funding for water, sanitation and hygiene...
- The crisis is most acute in northwestern Syria, the country’s last major rebel stronghold
- More than three million people live in squalid conditions in that region
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NYU and NYU Abu Dhabi develop AI tool to improve breast cancer detection
A team of researchers from New York University (NYU) and NYU Abu Dhabi report that they have developed a novel...
- The system, designed to be a decision support tool for clinicians, also helped radiologists significantly decrease their false positive and requested biopsy rates
- The system is designed to identify malignant lesions in breast ultrasound images, with the primary goal of reducing the frequency of false-positive findings
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Scientists develop antiviral drugs in pill form to fight COVID-19
Molnupiravir is the top drug being developed by Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
- Molnupiravir is the top drug being developed by Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics
- The drugs will work by preventing viruses from reproducing in human cells
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Abu Dhabi to use drones for delivery of vaccines and drugs
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's department of health (DoH) will be using drones for the transport of high-value medical goods such as...
- US-based Matternet partners with logistics company Skygo and Department of Health for 'world's first city-wide medical drone network.
- SkyGo and Matternet have completed the first phase of in-country flight testing.
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US to donate 500m additional Covid vaccines to the world
In his first speech to the UN as president, Biden told delegates that the US had put more than $15...
- The US and other rich countries drew flak for rolling out booster doses for their populations while much of the world faced vaccine shortages.
- Just 3.6 percent of Africa's eligible population has been inoculated, compared with an average of more than 60 percent in Western Europe.
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UAE relaxes mask mandate, but with riders
UAE residents may not wear a face mask in certain places while keeping a safe physical distance of two meters.
- Local authorities are expected to put signs showing the places where people will be allowed not to wear a face mask
- This will happen as long as people adhere to the physical distancing of two meters
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Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center to hire 1,000 citizens in 5 years
The Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center will hire 1,000 citizens during the next five years in medical and administrative roles,...
- The program will assist private sector institutions in supporting the "The Projects of the 50" initiative on a national level
- The center also declared its plan to enlarge the scope of its program to attract and develop Emirati talent
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UAE sees 20 percent decrease in nitrogen oxide emissions: study
Dubai, UAE-- The UAE has witnessed a 20 percent drop in nitrogen oxide emissions from power generation activities, according to...
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Global warming raises risk of heat-related deaths among workers
The Occupational Heat Stress conference in Qatar, which focused on climate change and how rising temperatures threaten workers' health, heard...
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Bahrain free of India-made ‘contaminated’ cough syrup
Manama, Bahrain - Bahrain has taken steps to ban from its markets the contaminated cough syrups made in India in...
- The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) on Sunday confirmed that the Kingdom's markets are free of Indian cough syrup
- The Authority has reassured the public that it is committed to ensuring the safety of medicines and pharmaceuticals circulating in the Kingdom
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Flight carrying humanitarian aid from Red Cross lands in Sudan
KHARTOUM, SUDAN - A first Red Cross plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between...
- The shipment took off from the Jordanian capital Amman and arrived in the eastern city of Port Sudan.
- Only 16 percent of hospitals are functioning in the capital Khartoum, according to the World Health Organization.
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Almost 8,000 participants to take part in Sharjah’s 10th Charity Marathon
SHARJAH, UAE- The 10th Annual Charity Marathon, expected to attract over 8,000 runners from all segments of society, is all...
- It is organized by the Friends of Arthritis Patients (FAP) of the Health Promotion Department (HPD) at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah.
- The marathon will take place along Al Mamzar Corniche and feature a variety of innovative health, sports, and recreational events and activities.