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WHO launches campaign for better use of antibiotics
November 18, 2015
WHO launches campaign for better use of antibiotics
The first global campaign for the better use of antibiotics will be launched by the World Health Organisation in World…
Getting that sinking feeling in tortuous UN climate talks
November 18, 2015
Getting that sinking feeling in tortuous UN climate talks
Abdullahi Majeed was a young delegate for the Maldives when low-lying island states warned for the first time in 1989…
Surgeons extract LE1,000 from patient’s abdomen
November 17, 2015
Surgeons extract LE1,000 from patient’s abdomen
Surgeons at Assiut University Hospital have extracted LE1,000 from the abdomen of a patient. The man had arrived at the hospital…
New Egyptian drug treats Hep C fourth genetic type with 100% success rate
November 17, 2015
New Egyptian drug treats Hep C fourth genetic type with 100% success rate
At a Tuesday conference by the American Society for the Study of Liver Diseases, which was attended by no less…
Unmitigated climate change to shrink global economy by 23 percent, researchers find
November 17, 2015
Unmitigated climate change to shrink global economy by 23 percent, researchers find
When the world heats up, economies around the globe will cool down. That's according to a new study which predicts…
On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go
November 17, 2015
On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go
Some 2.4 billion people around the world don't have access to decent sanitation and more than a billion are forced…
Global warming: What if we do nothing?
November 17, 2015
Global warming: What if we do nothing?
If mankind fails to curtail global warming, we will have to deal with fallout ranging from massive refugee crises and…
Maternal mortality cut by almost half in 25 years: UN
November 16, 2015
Maternal mortality cut by almost half in 25 years: UN
Deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes have fallen by almost half across the world in the past quarter century, but…
Environment Ministry to investigate cause of Sunday smog
November 16, 2015
Environment Ministry to investigate cause of Sunday smog
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has announced that smog in several areas of the country on Sunday was a result of…
Amazon debuts in Thomson Reuters 2015 top 100 innovators list
November 16, 2015
Amazon debuts in Thomson Reuters 2015 top 100 innovators list
Online marketplace Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) made its debut in the 2015 Thomson Reuters Top 100 global innovators list, leaving International…