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TSMC’s H1 revenue up 40 percent

Robust demand for AI technology behind the surge.

‘Wadeem’ sold out for $1.49bn

This is the highest Abu Dhabi real-estate release to date.

Tesla Q2 sales down 13.5%

Shares rally after the disclosure, better than some forecasts.

TomTom cuts 300 jobs

The firm said it was realigning its organization as it embraces AI.

Aldar nets $953m in sales at Fahid

Aldar said 42 percent of the buyers are under the age of 45.

Healthcare experts must keep up with tech innovations

She emphasizes the significant impact of technology on the healthcare sector and highlighted the 'Let's Talk Innovation' Symposium's focus on...

US grants Pfizer vaccine full approval

The decision is expected to ignite a wave of new vaccine mandates in the US
  • The vaccine, which will now be marketed under its brand name Comirnaty, is the first to receive it
  • The decision is expected to ignite a wave of new vaccine mandates in the US

Despite economic crisis, Lebanon to reopen schools

Rights groups have decried an “education catastrophe”, with more than a million children in Lebanon out of school since the...
  • Rights groups have decried an “education catastrophe”, with over a million children in Lebanon out of school since the country’s Covid-19 outbreak began in February last year
  • Other students are at risk of never returning due to a financial downturn that has seen poverty rates soar to reach 78 percent of the population

Iran Covid deaths at new daily high as curbs lifted

The ministry said the deaths of 684 people in the past 24 hours brought the total number of fatalities to...
  • The ministry said the deaths of 684 people in the past 24 hours brought the total number of fatalities to 102,038
  • Iran also registered 36,419 new infections raising the total since the pandemic started to 4,677,114

Antibody tests for kids to develop vaccine

The survey is being conducted jointly by the health and education ministries and by the army's Home Front command
  • The survey is being conducted jointly by the health and education ministries and by the army's Home Front command
  • Israel has already begun vaccinating children aged 12 and above

Riyadh clears Moderna vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17

Saudi Arabia has approved the use of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17. The kingdom's...
  • Clinical studies and reports showed the vaccine's effectiveness and safety
  • The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was registered in the Kingdom on July 9, 2021

Scams infect the pandemic globally

Since the French government made proof of vaccination mandatory to enter cafes and other public places this month, a black...
  • Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers use stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid
  • Among the ripest targets for the cybertheft have been jobless programs

Tackling Covid, reviving economy priorities: Raisi

More than 16.3 million people out of Iran’s 83 million inhabitants have been given a first vaccine dose, but only...
  • Raisi has tapped 63-year-old optometrist Bahram Eynollahi as his health minister
  • Iran, battling the Middle East's deadliest Covid outbreak, launched a vaccination drive in February

More than 4m could lose water in Lebanon, warns Unicef

Unicef is calling for the urgent restoration of power supply, which is the only solution to keep water services running.
  • Lebanon is currently suffering from one of the world’s worst economic crises since the mid-1800s
  • Matters have only been made worse by the withdrawal of fuel subsidies by the country’s central bank

Next Apple Watch could check for dehydration

With temperatures rising globally, this could be a useful feature for users of this Apple device.
  • Apple has recently been granted a patent in this regard by the US Patent and Trademark Office
  • The patent shows electrodes in the watch band, through which the electrical properties of sweat will be measured

Saudi Arabia to send oxygen tanks to Tunisia

King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud has reportedly directed health authorities to provide medical oxygen and accompanying supplies to Tunisia.
  • Tunisia has so far received medical aid from several Gulf and North African states
  • The UAE sent vaccine doses in July, while Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Egypt sent other aid last month

Healthcare experts must keep up with tech innovations

She emphasizes the significant impact of technology on the healthcare sector and highlighted the 'Let's Talk Innovation' Symposium's focus on...

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WHO may aid Iraq in a bid to localize pharmaceutical sector

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The World Health Organization (WHO) affirmed it is likely to support Iraq in the localization of its...

Microsoft, G42 sign MoU

MoU will leverage core competencies of both the firms.

Children to be vaccinated in quake-hit northwest Syria

CAIRO/AMMAN, EGYPT/JORDAN -   Measles and polio vaccination campaign will be launched on Saturday across northwest Syria to protect some 800,000...

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Regular, medium-risk adults don’t need extra Covid jabs: WHO

The WHO's vaccine experts are no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults because the benefit...
  • The updated recommendations were issued after the UN health agency's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation had its regular biannual meeting
  • The additional booster shots are recommended by SAGE after the first one only for people at the highest risk of developing severe Covid-19 disease

Cancer-causing compounds found in everyday food

The 10 nitrosamines -- which are not intentionally added to food but which can form during its preparation and processing...
  • Nitrosamines have been detected in foods including cured meat, processed fish, cocoa, beer and other alcoholic drinks, the EFSA said.
  • The agency advised a balanced diet with a wide variety of foods to reduce consumption of nitrosamines.

Global cocaine supply reaches record levels, says UN drug agency

VIENNA, AUSTRIA  -  Coca cultivation hit a record high by soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, a UN report showed...
  • Bolivia, Colombia and Peru altogether cultivated coca leaves in an area of more than 300,000 hectares in 2021.
  • Demand for the drug, which is sold for about US$74 per gram, is concentrated in Americas and parts of Europe.