Science
WHO urges governments to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking
July 7, 2015
WHO urges governments to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking
Too few governments make full use of tobacco taxes to dissuade people from smoking or help them to cut down…
After coal, can better health save West Virginia?
July 7, 2015
After coal, can better health save West Virginia?
With coal trains chugging past in the distance, Jack Perry watches as his wife, Margie, plants row upon row of…
New online platform fosters freelancing in Egypt
July 6, 2015
New online platform fosters freelancing in Egypt
Microsoft Egypt and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) met on June 28 at the”FreelanceME Summit” in Egypt in an…
LE2 bn to buy energy saving bulbs
July 6, 2015
LE2 bn to buy energy saving bulbs
Local Development Minister Adel Labib said a data for street lamps in all governorates is being prepared to replace them…
Roaring success: lions return to Rwanda, with rhinos next?
July 6, 2015
Roaring success: lions return to Rwanda, with rhinos next?
Groggy on their paws after waking from tranquillizers, lions have returned to Rwanda for the first time since the endangered…
Study: Self-control starts with a good nights sleep
July 6, 2015
Study: Self-control starts with a good nights sleep
Bad sleep habits could make you more impulsive, potentially leading to risky behavior in your work and personal life, according…
Alamo, Spanish missions in San Antonio named World Heritage Site
July 6, 2015
Alamo, Spanish missions in San Antonio named World Heritage Site
A U.N. agency named the Alamo and the four Spanish colonial Catholic missions in San Antonio as a World Heritage…
Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK
July 6, 2015
Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has handed the Antiquities Ministry an artifact retrieved from the United Kingdom, according to Olfat Farah, head of…
A ride with diamond eyes: The first Arab supercar
July 5, 2015
A ride with diamond eyes: The first Arab supercar
Asking the top speed of the world's first Arab supercar is beside the point. The 0-60 times, or horsepower, too.…
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book
July 5, 2015
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book
The launch of an Italian translation of Zahi Hawass’s book, “The Legend of Tutankhamun”, was celebrated in the city of…