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Venus and Jupiter are coming closer today in Cairo skies

Venus and Jupiter are coming closer today in Cairo skies

Cairenes can enjoy a beautiful view tonight when the planets of Venus and Jupiter appear close together in the sky. According…
South Korea to cut 2030 greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from BAU levels

South Korea to cut 2030 greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from BAU levels

South Korea has finalized its 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from business-as-usual (BAU) levels, higher…
Scientists crack gene secret that lets poppies make morphine

Scientists crack gene secret that lets poppies make morphine

Scientists have identified a key gene used by poppies to make morphine, paving the way for better methods of producing…
Global markets spooked by looming ‘leap second’

Global markets spooked by looming ‘leap second’

You won't even notice it -- it will literally pass by in a second. But markets around the world are…
More than four espressos a day can harm health: EU

More than four espressos a day can harm health: EU

Drinking the caffeine equivalent of more than four espressos a day is harmful to health, especially for minors and pregnant…
Few people heading toward diabetes know it

Few people heading toward diabetes know it

Only about one in eight people with so-called pre-diabetes, often a precursor to full-blown disease, know they have a problem,…
Citrus fruit linked with melanoma in preliminary study

Citrus fruit linked with melanoma in preliminary study

Using data from two long-term studies of women and men, researchers found a potential link between citrus consumption and malignant…
Liberia announces fresh Ebola death

Liberia announces fresh Ebola death

A Liberian has died of Ebola in the first recorded case since the country at the heart of an epidemic…
Solar-powered plane takes off from Japan for trans-Pacific crossing

Solar-powered plane takes off from Japan for trans-Pacific crossing

A solar-powered plane took off from Japan on Monday on the seventh leg of its journey round the world, a…
Environment Ministry’s budget LE289 million

Environment Ministry’s budget LE289 million

Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said the ministry's budget for next fiscal year (2015-2016) is LE289 million, up from last year…
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