Science
Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
March 16, 2019
Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
In the space of just two weeks, two large icebergs broke off the Grey Glacier in Chilean Patagonia — a…
Egypt to implement €32 mn climate change plan
March 15, 2019
Egypt to implement €32 mn climate change plan
During her visit to Kafr al-Sheikh governorate last week, Minister Yasmine Fouad presented a national plan that aims to curtail…
‘No Planet B’: Global youth demo for climate kicks off
March 15, 2019
‘No Planet B’: Global youth demo for climate kicks off
Tens of thousands of young people across Asia skipped school Friday to march through the streets, kicking off a global…
Aswan launches “Tashgeer” initiative aiming to plant 100 thousand trees
March 14, 2019
Aswan launches “Tashgeer” initiative aiming to plant 100 thousand trees
Minister of Agricultural and Land Reformation Ezz El Din Abu Steit and Governor of Aswan Ahmed Ibrahim launched the workshop…
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
March 13, 2019
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations…
Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
March 12, 2019
Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users…
Cabinet denies 32% of Egypt’s artifacts were smuggled abroad
March 12, 2019
Cabinet denies 32% of Egypt’s artifacts were smuggled abroad
The Information Center of the Cabinet denied rumors that 32 percent of the artifact of Egypt, equal to 32,600, were…
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
March 11, 2019
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
A world forum on addressing the planet’s environmental crisis opened in Nairobi on Monday, the mood darkened by the Ethiopian…
Facebook users hit 2.7 billion worldwide, 38 million in Egypt: Director
March 10, 2019
Facebook users hit 2.7 billion worldwide, 38 million in Egypt: Director
Facebook’s Regional Director of Public Policies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Nashwa Ali announced that Facebook users…
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape
March 10, 2019
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape
A text-generating “bot” nicknamed Tobi produced nearly 40,000 news stories about the results of the November 2018 elections in Switzerland…