Author: Editorial Team
Apple recently announced plans to open a facility for developers in Berlin, Germany, a site intended to help European companies in creating and improving apps for Apple devices. The developer centre will be Apple’s first of its type in Europe. It runs similar facilities in Singapore, Shanghai, Cupertino and Bengaluru. It is set to host workshops for app developers, one-on-one appointments and other in-person sessions in an attempt to help companies elevate the design and performance of applications for iPhones, iPads, macs and other devices using its operating systems. Apple added dedicated labs will also offer hands-on support across multiple…
KATHMANDU — A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest six days ago has been found crawling down to base camp in what has been described as a miraculous self-rescue after fears that he had died. According to 8K Expeditions, which was coordinating the search for the missing guide, Dawa Sherpa was found by a clearing crew on Thursday morning as he was crawling down snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall. Dawa, 52, was carried down to safety and given food and water. A rescue helicopter flew him to HAMS Hospital in the capital, Kathmandu, where his wife…
MEXICO CITY — A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the United States for the first time since 1966, exposing the nation’s cattle herd to a serious new threat, the US Department of Agriculture has said. A case of New World Screwworm (NWS) was confirmed in a calf in the Texas town of La Pryor, about 48 km northeast of the US-Mexico borde. The announcement comes as a blow to US cattle ranchers who have been bracing for a domestic screwworm outbreak as the pest has advanced north through Mexico over the past year. Efforts…
The writer is the recipient of the 2025 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism as a UAE Fellow. This story concludes a four-part series supported by the RCFMHJ. After the unexpected death of his grandfather in September 2024, Omar*, a 21-year-old university student in Abu Dhabi, struggled to cope with the sudden loss. “All of the best memories of my life are my vacations in Lebanon we spent at his house. When I got my first phone at 12, he sent me voice notes every day. Sometimes he’d just say ‘Hi’ and sometimes he’d call and we’d talk. But…
The Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture continues to enrich the visitor experience by showcasing rare historical artifacts that reflect the development of services at the Grand Mosque over the past decades. Among these is a wooden platform fixed on a marble base, once positioned next to the Black Stone, where a soldier would stand to organize the movement of pilgrims performing Tawaf around the Holy Kaaba. The artifact highlights early crowd-management practices at the Grand Mosque before the introduction of modern systems and technologies used today. The exhibition explains the historical significance of the piece, showing how it contributed to…
WASHINGTON — The US Senate has voted to advance a stalled immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1 billion in funding for President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom. The Senate voted along party lines on Wednesday to take up Republicans’ $70 billion immigration crackdown bill, but several GOP senators suggested they would not allow it to pass without new language barring President Trump from creating a fund to compensate his political allies. The 53-to-46 vote began debate on legislation that was supposed to unite Republicans around Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement agenda, but has instead become a flashpoint for clashes…
ASUS recently announced its latest lineup of AI-powered consumer devices at Computex 2026, introducing a comprehensive range of laptops, desktop PCs, all-in-one PCs, and ASUS AI experiences designed to empower professionals, students, and everyday users. The new lineup reflects the ASUS vision of making AI more practical, personal, and accessible across every category of computing. Featuring the very latest AI-enabled computing platforms, along with NVIDIA RTX Spark, the 2026 ASUS ecosystem combines premium design, next-generation AI performance, and intelligent software experiences into one seamless portfolio. ASUS, in collaboration with NVIDIA, announced the all-new ProArt P16 (H7607) and P14 (H7407), the…
BERLIN — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a rotating spot on the UN Security Council. Germany has failed in its bid to secure one of the two rotating seats allocated to European countries with Portugal and Austria winning election to the UN body. Germany received 104 votes from the 193-member UN General Assembly while Portugal secured 134 votes and Austria received 131. Speaking to reporters after the vote, Wadephul noted that Berlin’s support for Ukraine and Israel may have played a role. “We have…
For years, the global narrative surrounding next-generation weight-loss medications has been visually defined by the click of an injection pen. We have watched from afar as Hollywood and social media feeds turned a class of chronic disease medications into the ultimate cultural status symbol. But this week, the UAE entered a new chapter in the rapid weight-loss conversation. In a decisive move, the Emirates Drug Establishment approved Wegovy (oral semaglutide) as a once-daily pill for long-term weight management in adults. Indicated for individuals with obesity or those classified as overweight with at least one weight-related comorbidity, the pill also carries…
Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim met today with Republic of Korea Minister for Trade Han-Koo Yeo to discuss ways to strengthen economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as the latest global economic developments, on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris. Source: Riyadh Daily