January, 2017

• 15 January

  Wearable sensors that are ‘check engine’ light for health

  

    WASHINGTON / AP A next step for smart watches and fitness trackers? Wearable gadgets gave a Stanford University professor an early warning that he was getting sick before he ever felt any symptoms of Lyme disease. Geneticist Michael Snyder never had Lyme’s characteristic bulls-eye rash. But a smart watch and other sensors charted changes in Snyder’s heart rate and ...

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• 15 January

  ‘E-waste’ a threat to health, environment

  

    JAKARTA / AP The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless safe disposal becomes the norm. China was the biggest culprit with its electronic waste more than doubling, according to a new study by the United Nations University. But nearly every ...

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• 15 January

  Cheeky antics threaten their survival

  

    Wellington / DPA New Zealand’s alpine parrots live life at full throttle, perching on car roofs as they surf down mountain highways, hanging out at ski-field cafes and vandalizing cars just for fun. But the same keen intelligence that has enabled the kea to survive in the extreme environment of the Southern Alps is placing them in danger. Many ...

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• 15 January

  ‘Have an eye for the animal’

  

    Jungingen / DPA Low-stress cattle consultant Phillip Wenz doesn’t care for the label “cow whisperer.” “That would imply that I whisper,” he says. In fact, Wenz, 47, communicates with cows by entirely silent means, walking beside them very calmly, his mouth shut, hands in his pockets. “Fidgeting around makes the animals nervous,” he says. Wenz is an expert in ...

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• 14 January

  Mohamed congratulates Bashir on ‘sanction ease’

    ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces congratulated Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir on the lifting of some of the economic sanctions, imposed by the United States on his country. In a telephone call made last night with president ...

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• 14 January

  ArabPlast 2017 ends on a high note

    DUBAI / WAM ArabPlast 2017, an international plastics, petrochemicals and rubber industry trade fair, concluded, underlining a great future for the industry, both locally and regionally. The event saw its participants reiterate their determination to adopt innovative strategies to develop their production capacity in a sustainable and effective way. “In ArabPlast 2017, participants were able to find out about ...

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• 14 January

  Dubai realty sector moves towards sustainable growth

  

    DUBAI / WAM Total amount of real estate transactions recorded in the Emirate last year exceeded AED259 billion, revealed Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) annual report. Commenting on DLD’s annual report, Sultan Butti bin Merjen, Director-General of DLD, said the findings in the report confirm that the real estate market in Dubai has reached a new phase of maturity and ...

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• 14 January

  Masdar invites industry specialists to design sustainable mobility solutions

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, is inviting selected industry specialists to develop the next phase of the driverless vehicle transit network serving Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban development. The competition was announced on Saturday during ADSW, which runs from January 12-21. The competition is seeking viable mobility solutions that respect the economic, ...

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• 14 January

  NMC took key decisions in 2016 to improve the media sector

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Mansour Al Mansouri, Director General of National Media Council, stressed that 2016 was a breakthrough year for National Media Council (NMC) in terms of the implementation of many major initiatives, legislations, performance development strategies and services provided to stake holders. Al Mansouri said the various initiatives implemented last year were aimed at enhancing the standards of the ...

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• 14 January

  Shortlist for Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award announced

    Dubai / WAM Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), announced on Saturday the shortlist for the AED2.3 million Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award. A total of 25 artists have been chosen for the Award’s final round from 122 submissions. The shortlist features many of the luminaries of the 3D art world from across ...

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