Beijing: China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose by 0.1 percent year-on-year in June, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday. The increase reflects a modest uptick in consumer prices across the …
Abu dhabi: Climate disasters such as droughts, wildfires, floods, and storms could slash up to 5% off the eurozone’s GDP by 2030, economists warned Wednesday in a European Central Bank (ECB) blog post. Under a severe scenario, the 20-member eurozone w…
Abu dhabi: Floods triggered by torrential rains tore through a Himalayan mountain valley between China and Nepal on Tuesday, leaving at least eight people dead and 31 missing, according to officials and state media.
According to Emirates News Agency…
Abu dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev witnessed the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two nations. This agreement aims to drive joint e…
Moscow: In a new milestone for the UAE, 17-year-old Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi has become the youngest Emirati to summit Mount Elbrus in Russia, Europe’s highest peak at 5,642 metres.
According to Emirates News Agency, the achievement marks the l…
Abu dhabi: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, has inspected ongoing infrastructure projects and service facilities in Al Sila’. During his visit, he was informed about the progress of these projects and…
Marseille: A fast-moving wildfire has reached the outskirts of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, causing injuries to over 100 individuals and burning through approximately 700 hectares of land. The blaze originated near Pennes-Mirabeau, north o…
Sharjah: Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) has launched a new initiative offering at-home services to senior citizens and individuals with chronic illnesses. The move aims to ease access to SRTA’s services without requiring these priority g…
Lampung: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Lampung province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, as reported by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The seismic activity took place 114 kilometres from the city of Bandar Lampung at a depth of 73…
Sharjah: The Project Financing Committee of the Sharjah Foundation for Supporting Entrepreneurial Projects (RUWAD) has approved financing for four new projects, totaling AED 1,550,000, during its 35th meeting. The meeting was chaired by Hamad Ali Abdu…
Abu dhabi: Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants, touted as an advance against a disease that takes hundreds of thousands of lives, nearly all in Africa, each year.
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Abu dhabi: Scientists from the Krasnoyarsk Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, working with colleagues from Mongolia and China, have developed a coal processing method that offers a cleaner, more efficient alternative to traditional use…
