Egypt’s Sisi orders authorities to study pardon for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah
- 09-Sep-2025
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered authorities on Tuesday to study the possible pardon of high-profile Egyptian-British activist and blogger, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a statement by the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights said. Abd el-Fattah, 43, is a leading symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule and has spent most of the past decade […]
Climate change made European heatwave up to 4C hotter: study
- 09-Jul-2025
PARIS: Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said on Wednesday, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people. This likely led to far more heat-related deaths than would have occurred without the influence of global warming, concluded a rapid study of the episode by […]
‘Life or death’ for big cities should planet warm 3C: study
- 19-Sep-2024
PARIS: Longer and more frequent heatwaves, soaring demand for air conditioning, and widespread disease: life in cities would become unbearable should the planet keep warming at current rates, researchers warned Thursday. The World Resources Institute (WRI) looked at what might happen in nearly 1,000 major cities if temperatures remain on track to rise 3 degrees […]
Typhoons forming closer to coast due to climate change: study
- 31-Jul-2024
SINGAPORE: Typhoons in Southeast Asia are forming closer to coastlines, intensifying more rapidly and lasting longer over land due to climate change, according to a joint scientific study released on Wednesday. Coastal communities and cities like Hai Phong in Vietnam and the Thai capital Bangkok are “facing unprecedented threats from longer lasting and more intense […]
Smartwatch may help boost treatment for depression: study
- 25-Feb-2024
Smartwatches may not only help count steps and sleep but can also offer mental health clinicians valuable information about depression symptoms, according to a new study. Wearable technology is part of a focus on precision medicine that will allow clinicians to better tailor treatment for individual patients, said Joshua Curtiss, Assistant Professor of applied psychology […]
A third of the global population still without internet: UN study
- 13-Sep-2023
The biggest growth areas for connectivity are in low-income countries.
World’s wildlife more at risk than realised – study
- 04-Aug-2022
The world’s wildlife may be in more trouble than scientists have so far reported, new research published on Thursday suggests. While scientists have assessed the status of more than 147,000 plants and animals, there are thousands of species considered too “data deficient” for a full assessment. As a result, those species haven’t been included in […]
Women have more TICKLISH feet than men, study proves
- 25-Mar-2022
A recent study has proved that women have more ticklish feet than men. Men are more sensitive near the centre of the arch, while women feel most ticklish around their toes, Daily Mail Reported. A device named the TickleFoot has been developed by researchers from the University of Auckland. The device assesses the effects of […]
Ivermectin ineffective in preventing severe COVID-19: study
- 18-Feb-2022
Malaysian researchers found that treatment with the anti-parasite drug ivermectin did not prevent patients with COVID-19 from becoming severely ill in a randomized clinical trial published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal on Friday. The researchers said their findings do not support the use of ivermectin for patients with COVID-19. ‘Ivermectin showed antiviral effect against […]
Omicron more likely to reinfect than Delta, no milder: study
- 18-Dec-2021
The risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher and it has shown no sign of being milder than Delta, a study showed, as cases soar across Europe and threaten year-end festivities. The results of the study by Imperial College London were based on UK Health Security Agency and […]