A new authority regulating longevity medicine has highlighted a significant switch in health care, as hospitals shift focus from expensive treatment of chronic illness.Sedentary living and diets loaded with saturated fats and salt are major factors in accelerating the prevalence of chronic health conditions in the UAE.Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease place a significant burden on national health, with high treatment costs and lost days of productivity affecting economic growth.Living in poor health, particularly as we age, is not only expensive but also unsustainable, particularly in regions like the Middle East, home to some of the fastest-growing elderly populations.To counter…
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A preeminent connoisseur and scholar-artist based in Hong Kong, Mr Wong had built an extensive and significant collection through a lifelong engagement with great works of successive dynasties. He possessed particularly profound knowledge of the principles, techniques, and aesthetics underlying paintings and calligraphic works from the Wei and Jin to the Ming dynasties (3rd–17th century). This expertise enabled him as an artist to cultivate a personal style steeped in classical traditions yet distinguished by a lyrical, poetic quality all his own. Mr Wong stood out as a true modern heir to China’s time-honoured literati tradition. From 2025 to 2026, Mr…
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Indonesia’s plan to generate 100 GW of solar energy is laudable. However, there are serious concerns about implementation. In August 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced an ambitious plan to deploy 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity within five years — equivalent to 93 per cent of Indonesia’s current power capacity. In response to the energy crisis following the US-led war against Iran, the president compressed the timeline to two years, framing solar-powered electricity as an urgent need amid the current geopolitical landscape. This commitment provides new momentum for Indonesia’s energy transition and decentralisation plans. However, the bolder…
Published Fri, Jun 12, 2026 · 10:04 AMTHE loose coalitions that rule Malaysia are starting to fray as the next election season heats up, opening up a multifront challenge for Anwar Ibrahim to maintain his premiership. The political focus for the South-east Asian nation turns first to upcoming polls in two battleground states, where Anwar’s party will square off on the local level against representatives from his national-level unity government. The country’s Election Commission is expected to announce on Friday (Jun 12) the vote schedule in those two states – the southern economic powerhouse of Johor that borders Singapore, and Negeri Sembilan…
HANGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 02: General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith watches DR02 humanoid robot performance at Deep Robotics on June 2, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Wang Gang | China News Service | Getty ImagesThe rush of capital into China’s tech start-up world hit a speed bump this month.Within hours of each other last Friday, a Chinese city government ordered companies to disclose their financial ties to robot vacuum maker Dreame Technology, and China’s State Council issued sweeping rules to tighten oversight of the country’s 23 trillion yuan…
JMIR Publications released a News and Perspectives story on technological innovations in women’s health care. In “Bridging the Gender Gap in Health Care Innovation: The Evolution of FemTech” JMIR Correspondent Jenny Castillo Cato covers how FemTech has expanded over the past decade to become a major force for women’s health worldwide. The rise of FemTech FemTech-female-focused health care technology-emerged as a response to longstanding disparities in women’s health care, with major gaps in research funding and medical treatment stemming from “deep-rooted gender biases”, writes Cato. What started as a handful of initiatives for menstrual tracking and fertility awareness has grown into…
Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Nikhil Chaudhary, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Adam Zampa Series schedule: First T20I: June 17, ChattogramSecond T20I: June 19, ChattogramThird T20I: June 21, Chattogram Source link
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) has expressed its willingness to strengthen trade facilitation between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company is also exploring strategic partnerships with leading Middle East Airlines with the intent of boosting passengers, cargo and e-commerce activities between the two countries. The Managing Director/CEO, SAHCO, Mrs. Adenike Aboderin, spoke on strengthening bilateral trade, enhancing passenger and cargo handling, trade facilitation, e-commerce partnerships with other collaborations and leveraging aviation as a catalyst for economic growth. Speaking on behalf of the SAHCO Chairman, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, Mrs. Aboderin, assured that SAHCO was committed to supporting…