DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Sunday inaugurated the World Laureates Summit, the world’s largest gathering of Nobel Prize winners, bringing leading scientists, researchers and policymakers to Abu Dhabi to discuss some of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Read More: WGS 2019: knowledge exchange for the world The three-day summit is being held […]
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Gughar Plant Receives Global Protection
Pakistan’s medicinal gughar plant, highly valued for its resin, has now been listed in CITES Appendix II. This status ensures global traceability of its trade and helps tackle illegal exploitation. The decision came after Pakistan’s delegation successfully lobbied at the 20th CITES Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Earlier proposals by Germany and the EU had failed […]
Google will forbid political advertising prior to the Philippines election
MANILA: In the run-up to Philippine elections in May next year to determine a successor to President Rodrigo Duterte, Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Wednesday that political advertising will be banned on its platform. The move comes amid pressure on social media platforms over their handling of political advertising during the US presidential election in […]
Know how to user Iphone’s secret rain map
Apple’s Weather app allows users to receive daily updates on weather, air pollution, humidity, and other climate change issues, but it also hides a weather map with a handy time-lapse feature in plain sight. Here’s how to go to the Apple Weather secret map: According to the BGR, the map option lets users know when […]