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Washington: Biohub, a philanthropic venture of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr Priscilla Chan, launched a world model of protein biology on Wednesday to accelerate drug discovery. Proteins are the body’s essential molecular machinery, performing diverse roles from building structures to g

Health

London/Nairobi/Geneva: In an Ebola outbreak, hours matter. Yet the response to the deadly and fast-spreading epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is weeks, if not months, behind and is missing thousands of people who may be at risk. Interviews with global health officials and documents from

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Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, Their Highnesses the Rulers, the people of the UAE and the Islamic nation on the occasion

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Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, today performed Eid Al Adha prayer at Zabeel Grand Mosque in Dubai. Attending the prayer alongside Sheikh Hamdan were

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Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, congratulated the UAE’s wise leadership, its people and all residents on its generous land on the occasion of Eid

World

Melbourne, Australia: An Australian state police force has moved to establish a heavily armed rapid response team after gunmen killed 15 people and wounded three police officers, who were armed only with handguns, at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration in December. The police force has responded with a p

World

Washington: President Donald Trump is on a winning streak in Republican primaries, most recently endorsing Ken Paxton ahead of his Tuesday runoff victory over Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. But Trump’s tightening grip on his party could make it harder to win in the November midterms, when Republicans f

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Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates, together with Crown Princes, Deputy Rulers, Sheikhs, and well-wishers on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. Their Highnesses exchanged greetings

Business

Dubai: The Central Bank has directed banks operating in the UAE to facilitate customer transfers during the Eid Al Adha holiday, ensuring uninterrupted banking services throughout the period. According to the Central Bank, the local financial transfer system will remain operational during the holid

World

Dubai: Experts have issued a warning over a surge in scams targeting travellers waiting for airline ticket refunds, urging customers not to share sensitive banking details under any circumstances. They said fraudsters are exploiting delays in refund processing by impersonating airline or bank repre

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Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received messages of congratulations on the occasion of Eid Al Adha from Kings, Presidents and Emirs of Arab and Islamic countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Rul

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Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan performed the Eid Al Adha prayer this morning at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Joining His Highness were His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Pres

Business

Tokyo: Asian shares climbed to record highs while oil prices remained elevated on Wednesday, as markets looked for signals that a fragile truce between the United States and Iran will be extended. The dollar held gains from the previous session after Iran said the US had violated a ceasefire. New Z

World

Los Angeles: Win or lose, billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer will leave a mark in the record books in his bid to become California’s next governor — he is running the most expensive political advertising campaign in the country this year. Steyer, a former hedge fund manager turned liberal activist, ha

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Abu Dhabi: H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Qatar, have discussed the fraternal bilateral relations and ways to enha