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A UN human rights expert has said that air pollution can kill up to seven million people a year. Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the century amid concerns that six billion people regularly inhale air “so polluted that it puts …

A 29-year-old woman gave birth to triplets in Abu Dhabi, after suffering from several health problems following her first cesarean section, since she was diagnosed with disruptions in her thyroid gland and pituitary gland three years ago, which required specific hormonal treatment followed by ovarian catalytic therapy. Dr. Nidal Al …

A Pakistani man, his wife and sister died in a traffic accident at Al Laisali area on Dubai-Al Ain road. Colonel Saeed Al Khaily Director of Al Faqa police station told ‘Emaratalyoum’ that the accident occurred at 8:45 on Saturday after Al Laisali bridge towards Al Ain. The Pakistani family …

In an initiative that is planned to urge motorists to abide by traffic rules and regulations to avoid accidents and hefty fines, Ajman Police has announced a 50 % discount on traffic fines for drivers who don’t commit any traffic offences for a period of six months.

At least 22 people, some of them children, died after a tornado swept through Lee County, Alabama on Sunday, and the death toll was expected to rise as rescuers searched through the rubble of destroyed homes, Reuters quoted authorities and media as saying. Emergency workers faced a grim night of …

The Abu Dhabi Police, ADP, urged drivers to take caution when caught in unpredictable weather conditions in the coming days, and highlighted the possibility of rain, strong winds and expected fog covering the nation’s roads. The ADP urged drivers to reduce their speed to 80 kilometres per hour, in line …

Due to positive developments in Pakistan, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has orderered to resume flights to Lahore and Quetta airports.

At least 20 people including a number of children have been killed in flash floods in six districts and the capital of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, quoted the UN as saying, late Saturday. The victims were killed when their homes collapsed or the vehicles they were …

A housemaid went on trial over assaulting a year and a half Emirati infant with assistant from two maids in the house, because she can’t stand the voices of infants, a Sharjah Court of Misdemeanor heard. According to the court, on February 26, 2016, the defendant was working in the …

The UAE has developed legislative frameworks and sustainable action programmes and integrated strategies to build a cultural and cognitive renaissance by raising awareness amongst youth about the role of reading in refining the personality, developing intellectual and critical abilities and skills, said Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge …