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Ras Gharib shores besieged by oil spills, dead fish

Ras Gharib shores besieged by oil spills, dead fish

Residents in the Red Sea city of Ras Gharib have pleaded for authorities to help remove an oil spill that…
Petroleum, tech academy protocol targets improvement to chemical industry

Petroleum, tech academy protocol targets improvement to chemical industry

The ministries of higher education and petroleum signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday between the Academy of Scientific Research and…
Judge’s death boosts legal chances for Obama’s climate plan

Judge’s death boosts legal chances for Obama’s climate plan

A vote to block the Obama administration's ambitious climate regulation was one of Antonin Scalia's last acts as a Supreme…
Google’s X lab chief sees Internet reaching billions

Google’s X lab chief sees Internet reaching billions

The "captain of moonshots" at Google parent company Alphabet sees widespread, world-changing wireless Internet on the horizon. Astro Teller, head of…
Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs

Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs

Advances in artificial intelligence will soon lead to robots that are capable of nearly everything humans do, threatening tens of…
Care and Cure: Engineering the future of diabetes treatment

Care and Cure: Engineering the future of diabetes treatment

For diabetics, life is a constant struggle to maintain balance — keeping track of your carbohydrate intake, constantly monitoring blood-sugar…
Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa

Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa

Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at…
New app helps young Iranians avoid ‘morality police’

New app helps young Iranians avoid ‘morality police’

A new smartphone application that helps Iranians dodge the Islamic Republic's "morality police" is proving popular with the young, tech-savvy…
Egypt to host global hybrid-electric vehicle competition in March

Egypt to host global hybrid-electric vehicle competition in March

Egypt will host the first Gobal Hybrid Electric Challenge in Egypt competition in the first half of March, privately-owned Shorouk…
Better growth monitoring needed to spot childhood diseases

Better growth monitoring needed to spot childhood diseases

Monitoring growth can serve as an early warning for many childhood diseases, but a lack of consensus on how tracking…
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