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Lego arm for disabled kids wins digital innovation prize

Lego arm for disabled kids wins digital innovation prize

A prosthetic arm made of Lego that disabled children can customise to their own needs won the grand prize at…
Twitter looks to outside help in fighting abuse

Twitter looks to outside help in fighting abuse

Twitter on Tuesday announced that it is pulling together a council of outside experts and organizations to battle abusive behavior…
Egyptian oncologist makes Forbes’ ’30 under 30′ list recognizing top achievers

Egyptian oncologist makes Forbes’ ’30 under 30′ list recognizing top achievers

Egyptian oncologist Yehia Abugabal was selected by Forbes magazine to be on the annual “30 under 30" list that recognizes…
Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan

Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan

The Environment Ministry has launched a cleaning campaign with one of the tourist hotels in Fayyoum's Wadi al-Rayyan protectorate in…
Is Egypt really Zika free?

Is Egypt really Zika free?

Following the uncontrollable outbreak of the Zika virus in South America, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency…
Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo

Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Chief Ahmed Abouel Saud said on Tuesday that the Environment Ministry will carry out this…
US athletes should consider not attending Olympics if fear Zika: officials

US athletes should consider not attending Olympics if fear Zika: officials

The United States Olympic Committee told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika…
French historian Filiu tackles history of secularism in Egypt

French historian Filiu tackles history of secularism in Egypt

French historian Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor of Middle East studies at the Paris School of International Affairs, held on Sunday…
Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies

Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies

Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck…
More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government

More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government

More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday,…
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