Scientists launch hub to channel quantum power for good
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists will work to channel the huge emerging power of quantum computers for the common good at a...
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Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant
The Neuralink startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The...
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‘Hybrid immunity’ is best Covid protection
Two new studies have highlighted the importance of getting jabbed for those who have natural immunity after recovering from the...
- For people who have already had Covid, Pfizer and AstraZeneca's vaccines offered 90 percent effectiveness against hospitalization and death
- Meanwhile, China's CoronaVac had 81 percent and Johnson & Johnson's one-shot jab had 58 percent effectiveness against these occurrences
Israeli PM tests positive for Covid after Blinken talks
Israeli PM who also visited the northern Israeli city of Hadera on Sunday after gunmen shot dead two police officers.
- Israeli PM's office has confirmed that the Prime Minister came in contact of coronavirus but he is feeling well and will continue his schedule as planned from his home
- Naftali Bennett was seen addressing a press conference with Antony Blinken without earing a face mask a day before he tested positive
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The scientists helping farmers kick the chemical habit
Researchers are considering a mutual fund to compensate farmers in the event of losses linked to the reduction of synthetic...
- Researchers are considering a mutual fund to compensate farmers in the event of losses linked to the reduction of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
- According to World Vegetable Center, farmers in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have been misusing harmful pesticides
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April 2 will be first day of Ramadan: International Astronomical Center
It will be possible to see the crescent with a telescope, but not the naked eye, from parts of the...
- Seeing the crescent on Friday, April 1, is not possible with the naked eye from anywhere in the Islamic world
- It can be viewed only through a telescope, but with great difficulty, from parts of Africa and the Americas
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In fair phase-out of oil, gas-rich nations should stop first: Report
For a 50/50 chance of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, 19 countries in which per capita GDP...
- The overarching objective, enshrined in the 2015 Paris Agreement, is to cap global warming ‘well below’ 2C, and 1.5C if possible
- A torrent of research since 2015 has confirmed that the lower aspirational target is by far a safer threshold
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Nations debate how to rid world of fossil fuels
Nearly 200 nations gathered Monday to grapple with a question that will outlive Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how...
- A partial answer is set for April 4, in the form of a 3,000-page report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- "The problem is getting worse," UN chief Antonio Guterres told a separate sustainability conference in London on Monday
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Tunisian eco pioneer battle to save Sahara Oasis life
The French-Tunisian setup includes the "Palm Lab," where engineers, architects and artists discuss how to conserve the oasis of agriculture.
- American Kevin Klay has been selling Date Sugar with a main market in US since 2018 and it is made through the waste of Dates
- The drip irrigation technology of ecology project make investors and farmers want to reinvest in the oasis
Geostrategy
Saudi Arabia, UK sign MoU for peaceful use of outer space
SSC’s Board of Directors Chairman Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha signed the MoU with the UK’s Minister of State for Business,...
- SSC’s Board of Directors Chairman Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha signed the MoU on behalf of Saudi Arabia
- The UK’s Minister of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng signed the deal for his country
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European Space Agency suspends joint Mars mission with Russia
A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars has been suspended due to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the...
- The head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, called the decision a “shame”
- He said the project “would lose several years” but that Russia would “conduct this research expedition on our own”
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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’
Scientists launch hub to channel quantum power for good
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists will work to channel the huge emerging power of quantum computers for the common good at a...
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UAE and Egypt to boost cooperation in higher education, scientific research
Cairo, Egypt-- The UAE and Egypt are looking to ramp up cooperation in the fields of higher education and scientific...
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Sultan Al Neyadi takes part in Dreams experiment aboard ISS
DUBAI, UAE - The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) on Sunday announced the successful execution of the Dreams experiment...
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Almost the entire world is experiencing record heatwaves
Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures,...
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Yahsat to invest US$100m
It is for capital expenditure of T4-NGS satellite program.
- The program, the next-generation telecommunications system for Thuraya, is scheduled to begin operational service in H1 2025.
- The total cost of the program is up to $550 million, including manufacturing, launch, insurance and new ground infrastructure.
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Dubai Solar event to focus on research in clean energy
DUBAI, UAE- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said the MENA Solar Conference (MENA-SC) which it organizes from November 15-18...
- Prominent experts, specialists and researchers worldwide will highlight the latest developments, technologies and scientific research in solar power.
- The four-day conference will discuss various scientific research in the solar energy sector to accelerate the transition towards renewable and clean energy.
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AI robots at UN say they could run the world in a better way
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots told a United Nations summit on Friday that they could eventually run...
- Some of the most advanced humanoid robots were at the UN's two-day AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.
- They were assembled for what was billed as the world's first press conference with a packed panel of AI-enabled humanoid social robots.