Dr. Tony Atallah The laws ruling the information in Lebanon, printed press and audio-visual, are no more sufficient to contain all the moral rules of the media behavior. Therefore, a charter regulating the information profession and enhancing it ethics is necessary. The mere mention of the need of a charter, ...
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U.S. biotech to apply artificial intelligence to UK genome study
Berg, a private company that uses artificial intelligence to discover new drugs and diagnostics, will help England’s national genomics project mine DNA and health data from thousands of British citizens for potential drug targets. Berg, based in Boston, was co-founded in 2006 by Silicon Valley real estate billionaire Carl Berg. ...
Read More »Antibiotic defences against serious diseases under threat, experts warn
The last line of antibiotic defence against some serious infections is under threat, say experts who have identified a gene that enables resistance to spread between bacteria in China. The gene, called mcr-1, allows a range of common bacteria, including E coli, to become resistant to the last fully functional ...
Read More »Five reasons why working from home is not all it’s cracked up to be
Two of my oldest friends have recently taken a strong dislike to their jobs. Both report the same symptoms: disillusionment, apathy and a conviction that the work is entirely pointless. These two are part of a group of four of us, all of whom have had long, steady and largely ...
Read More »How is the world’s first solar powered airport faring
As an airplane hovers over Cochin International Airport, one is struck by the dazzling array of reflective panels near the runway. Standing out in a field of green are more than 46,000 solar panels tapping the power of the bright sunlight and converting it into energy. Located in the southern ...
Read More »Several dead as explosion rocks square in central Istanbul
Istanbul governor’s office says 10 killed and 15 wounded by blast in historic Sultanahmet district of city Turkish police have sealed off the square and ambulances have rushed to the scene, close to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, in a major tourist area of Turkey’s most populous city. The ...
Read More »Convoys Enter Besieged Syrian Towns to Deliver Food and Medical Aid
Trucks carried food and medicine into the city of Madaya, Syria, where there have been reports of wide-spread starvation. BEIRUT, Lebanon — The first trucks from a convoy carrying food and medical aid entered the besieged Syrian town of Madaya on Monday, only to discover harrowing scenes of desperation, including ...
Read More »Putin says he wants global cooperation against terrorism: Bild
Russia wants to fight terrorism jointly with the rest of the world, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Monday, while again accusing the West of exacerbating international crises that had contributed to it. “We are faced with common threats, and we still want all countries, both in ...
Read More »German politicians promise new laws to tackle criminal asylum seekers
Number of complaints of attacks filed by women in Cologne reaches 516 German government politicians have promised to fast-track new laws to crack down on criminal asylum seekers as the number of complaints of physical and sexual attacks filed by women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve has reached 516. ...
Read More »Tornado causes damage, injures three in Birmingham, Alabama
A tornado struck Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, damaging houses, uprooting trees and injuring at least three people in the state’s largest city, law enforcement and weather officials said. National Weather Service meteorologist Jody Aaron said the twister was confirmed to have touched down in the southwestern portion of town at ...
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