Copenhagen: A study by the European Environment Agency revealed air pollution’s grave threat, especially in cities, linking both short- and long-term exposure to diseases. WHO highlights air pollution’s ties to stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s, etc., with PM2.5 being a major concern. Children are particularly vulnerable, lacking influence on policies. In 2020, EU saw 238,000 premature deaths from…
Islamabad : Amid the economic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to get his country out of foreign debt, declaring that the country would get rid of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported. “We will get rid of IMF, InshaAllah,” the premier said while addressing the maiden meeting of the newly formed 16-member…
Christchurch: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Tuesday spoke on star Aussie batter Steve Smith’s chances of taking part in the upcoming T20 World Cup and said that one would love to have players like him on the squad for their “experience”. While speaking to ICC, Ponting said that players like Smith give a “calming…
UAE on Sunday announced that the first day of Ramadan in the country will be marked on Monday, March 11, following the sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon. President Sheikh Mohamed took to X to share his wishes as the announcement was made. “With the start of Ramadan, I extend my best wishes to all…
In a significant boost to digital payments in the UAE, Direct Debit System, the UAE’s first paperless direct debit marketplace, has partnered with Keyper, a leading venture capital-backed, technology-enabled property management platform, to launch the first digital rental payments platform accessible to all tenants and landlords in the UAE. The collaboration delivers a long-awaited solution…
Russian real estate agent Miranda Hayes truly believed the fines imposed by her Arab boyfriend were for her own good. He’d charge her anywhere from Dh3,000 to Dh15,000 for being late to dates or upsetting him. “Yes, you can call me dumb, because looking back, I realise I was naive. But at that time, I…
New Delhi: As part of the vision of ‘Making AI in India’ and ‘Making AI Work for India,’ the Indian Cabinet has approved the comprehensive national-level India Artificial Intelligence mission with a budget outlay of Rs 10,371.92 crore ($1.2 billion). Briefing media after a meeting of the union cabinet, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal…
Ahmedabad: New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters arrived in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Sunday night on an official visit. Winston Peters is on an official visit to India from March 10 to 13 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a…
Christchurch: Outstanding batting performances from batters Alex Carey and Mitchell Marsh helped Australia in clean-sweeping the two-match Test series against New Zealand at Hagley Oval on Monday. Australia resumed the fourth day of the second Test from 77/4 with Travis Head (17*) and Mitchell Marsh (27*) unbeaten on the crease. Both the batters were able…
UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts the weather on Sunday, March 10, to be generally clear to partly cloudy, occasionally cloudy in some areas with a chance of rainfall eastward and southward during the day. Temperatures will rise, and it will be humid at night and Monday morning, with the possibility of fog in…
