US lunar landing a ‘historic achievement’, says Biden
Washington, US - President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the landing of a US spacecraft on the Moon as a historic...
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World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
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Global cost of dementia to cross $1.7trn by 2030
The disease, which robs people of their "memories, independence and dignity", is on the rise worldwide but few countries are...
- Figure is set to rise to 78 million by 2030 and 139 million by 2050 as the population grows older
- Yet only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national strategy for supporting people with dementia and their families
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Depleting seagrass: Experts sound alarm
Named posidonia oceanica -- or "Neptune grass" -- for the Greek god of the seas, the plant covers at least...
- Named posidonia oceanica -- or "Neptune grass" -- for the Greek god of the seas, the plant covers at least one million hectares of the Mediterranean seabed
- Neptune grass meadows have long fallen prey to boating activity, with official figures estimating some 7,500 hectares in damage along the French coastline alone
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Yemen receives first shipment of J&J Covid vaccine
Yemen is desperately short of Covid vaccines to inoculate its population, with as little as one percent of its population...
- This shipment is the first batch of a total of 504,000 doses
- Roughly one percent of the population is vaccinated
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Abu Dhabi directs residents to take Covid booster shots
Residents of Abu Dhabi have been directed to take a booster shot of the Sinopharm Covid vaccine by September 20,...
- The booster dose must be taken to enhance immunity and comply with approved health protocol
- Those who don’t receive the third jab will lose their green status on the UAE’s Al-Hosn App
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Water woes push GCC leaders to act
The Arab world may be awash in oil and other minerals, but it is lacking in that one commodity upon...
- The GCC region is suffering from a water deficit of 20 billion cu m as of 2018 and it is likely to touch 50 billion cu m by 2030
- This has made water more precious than the fossil fuels in the region and several companies are engaged in mineral water production
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UAE begins Unit 2 of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy plant, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra...
- Unit 2 will be connected to the national electricity grid in the coming months
- When fully operational, the four units of the plant will produce 5.6 GW of electricity while preventing the release of more than 21 million tons of carbon emissions every year
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Could bats hold the secret to healthy ageing?
Experts are studying the exceptional longevity of bats in the hope of discovering benefits for humans
- Experts are studying the exceptional longevity of bats in the hope of discovering benefits for humans
- Bats not only live longer than other animals of their size, they also stay healthy longer
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Snowden slams new Apple feature
The NSA whistleblower has said other companies following suit could lead to a torrent of privacy breaches across the board.
- Apple unveiled the features earlier this month, saying they would help limit digital contraband on its devices
- Experts have already warned against the feature, saying that it could be hacked or exploited
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Mena region needs water resilience: World Bank
Without water resilience, the MENA region may see a loss of 6-14 percent of the collective GDP by 2050, says...
- A drought can reduce the economic growth of a city anywhere in the world by up to 12 percent, says the World Bank
- The MENA region, it says, has over 60 percent of the population living in areas with high water stress, compared with 35 percent globally
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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
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US lunar landing a ‘historic achievement’, says Biden
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Rashid 2: UAE plans new lunar mission
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the MBRSC and met the team behind the UAE’s first attempt...
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UAE stays hopeful even as Rashid Rover, other payloads miss chance to explore moon
Despite the unsuccessful lunar landing of HAKUTO-R Mission 1, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) remains optimistic about future...
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Tokyo firm loses contact with lander carrying UAE’s moon explorer
The UAE-made Rashid Rover aboard the Hakuto Mission 1 Lunar lander was nearing its destination on the Moon when the...
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Scientists develop mobile printer for mRNA vaccine patches
While many hurdles remain and the 3D printer is likely years away from becoming available, experts hailed the "exciting" finding....
- These "microneedle patches" offer a range of advantages over traditional jabs in the arm, including that they can be self-administered.
- Mice which were given a vaccine patch produced a similar level of antibody response to others immunized via a traditional injection,.
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SpaceX rocket leaves trail of debris, craters at Texas base
During takeoff, SpaceX video showed a hail of debris being blasted as far as the Gulf of Mexico, over 1,400...
- After Thursday's test, Musk said that SpaceX had begun building "a massive water-cooled steel plate to go under the launch mount"
- The US agency, which is leading an investigation into the explosion, has confirmed that no injuries resulted from Thursday's test
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Air pollution causes more than 1,200 deaths a year: EU agency
The EU environmental agency said that air pollution is responsible for causing more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in...
- The overall death tolls for the continent could be higher as the report did not cover the major industrial nations of Russia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom
- According to figures released on Monday, ninety-seven percent of the urban population were in 2021 exposed to air that did not meet WHO recommendations