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Global greenhouse gas levels reach new monthly record
May 6, 2015
Global greenhouse gas levels reach new monthly record
In another ominous sign of human-caused climate change, US government scientists said Wednesday that global carbon dioxide concentrations have reached…
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
May 6, 2015
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and…
Egypt to host conference on protecting cultural heritage
May 6, 2015
Egypt to host conference on protecting cultural heritage
Egypt will host the International Conference for the Protection of Human Heritage under the slogan "Threatened Cultural Heritage" Wednesday, May…
Russian spacecraft falling back to Earth
May 6, 2015
Russian spacecraft falling back to Earth
Mohamed Shawkat Odeh, director of the International Astronomy Center, said on Wednesday that speculations of a spacecraft falling on Earth…
Bayt Madkour Pasha: A threatened archaeological house
May 6, 2015
Bayt Madkour Pasha: A threatened archaeological house
Bayt Madkour Pasha, a house built in accordance with Islamic architecture in the 19th Centurty, is at risk of being…
Drought forces California into first mandatory rules to save water
May 6, 2015
Drought forces California into first mandatory rules to save water
California water regulators on Tuesday adopted the state's first rules for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use as the region's…
Antiquities Ministry to hold temporary exhibition on religions in Egypt at Egyptian Museum
May 5, 2015
Antiquities Ministry to hold temporary exhibition on religions in Egypt at Egyptian Museum
An exhibition entitled “One god and three religions… religious tolerance in the land of Nile” is currently being prepared by…
Public figures demand government intervention to protect Riche cafe
May 5, 2015
Public figures demand government intervention to protect Riche cafe
Several intellectuals and politicians have requested the cultural Riche cafe be preserved and have urged the government to intervene and…
Climate change sparks tension in India’s tea gardens
May 5, 2015
Climate change sparks tension in India’s tea gardens
Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in India's…
Study: Climate change could push a sixth of species to extinction
May 4, 2015
Study: Climate change could push a sixth of species to extinction
Climate change could drive up to a sixth of animals and plants on Earth to extinction unless governments cut rising…