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May 6th, 2020. Women are better at cybersecurity and protecting themselves online, new research by NordPass suggests. The survey revealed that women are more concerned about the potential harm of their personal online accounts being hacked. They also tend to use unique passwords more often than men. 43% of...
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Illegal loggers are using the lack of law enforcement under the Covid-19 pandemic to move into indigenous territories in the Amazon. Andre Karipuna, leader of the Karipuna tribe, is receiving regular death threats for trying to highlight the plight of his people. Not only is the situation devastating the tribes’ resources...
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April 30th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): In keeping with the spirit of a golden period in human history as the world witnesses a surge in heroic acts of thousands worldwide who are risking their lives to save others, and in preparation for the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, Sharjah...
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Most substantial effects in the transit and retail segments, with -60% and -53.2% reductions. Bahrain experienced the least reduction, followed by Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. April 29th, 2020, Manama (Bahrain): New data published by search engine Google has revealed how the Coronavirus outbreak is impacting...
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We have all been hearing about the rise of a super bug – facts, myths, even conspiracy theories and what have you. Many scientists, medical practitioners and even technologists warned us about being ill prepared in dealing with an imminent threat of a new pandemic. And now it is...
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As COVID19 continues to spread across the globe, and news and social media conversations on the current pandemic continue to rise, much of the information reported on has had to do with the rising number of confirmed cases, the number of deaths and preventive measures that countries have been...
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They say unprecedented times come up every once in centuries, and so here we are, living in such a time now. Rising panic, chaos, gripping fear, crippling grief, and increased death tolls are synonymous with this period. It is a new norm in our daily lives. Worldwide, the scenario...
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April 20th, 2020, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): Women 20 (W20), the Women’s Engagement Group, have supported the idea proposed at the virtual meeting of Health Ministers from the G20 countries to create a new global health task force to tackle pandemics. The W20 urges Ministers to appoint women to a...
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced our globalised world to a standstill. It has also led to school closures throughout the world. UNESCO estimates that these measures impact approximately 89 percent of the world’s student population, representing 1.54 billion children and youth enrolled in school or university, including nearly...
May 6th, 2020. Women are better at cybersecurity and protecting themselves online, new research by NordPass suggests. The survey revealed that women are more concerned about the potential harm of their personal online accounts being hacked. They also tend to use unique passwords more often than men. 43% of...
Illegal loggers are using the lack of law enforcement under the Covid-19 pandemic to move into indigenous territories in the Amazon. Andre Karipuna, leader of the Karipuna tribe, is receiving regular death threats for trying to highlight the plight of his people. Not only is the situation devastating the tribes’ resources...
April 30th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): In keeping with the spirit of a golden period in human history as the world witnesses a surge in heroic acts of thousands worldwide who are risking their lives to save others, and in preparation for the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, Sharjah...
Most substantial effects in the transit and retail segments, with -60% and -53.2% reductions. Bahrain experienced the least reduction, followed by Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. April 29th, 2020, Manama (Bahrain): New data published by search engine Google has revealed how the Coronavirus outbreak is impacting...
We have all been hearing about the rise of a super bug – facts, myths, even conspiracy theories and what have you. Many scientists, medical practitioners and even technologists warned us about being ill prepared in dealing with an imminent threat of a new pandemic. And now it is...
As COVID19 continues to spread across the globe, and news and social media conversations on the current pandemic continue to rise, much of the information reported on has had to do with the rising number of confirmed cases, the number of deaths and preventive measures that countries have been...
They say unprecedented times come up every once in centuries, and so here we are, living in such a time now. Rising panic, chaos, gripping fear, crippling grief, and increased death tolls are synonymous with this period. It is a new norm in our daily lives. Worldwide, the scenario...
April 20th, 2020, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): Women 20 (W20), the Women’s Engagement Group, have supported the idea proposed at the virtual meeting of Health Ministers from the G20 countries to create a new global health task force to tackle pandemics. The W20 urges Ministers to appoint women to a...
The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced our globalised world to a standstill. It has also led to school closures throughout the world. UNESCO estimates that these measures impact approximately 89 percent of the world’s student population, representing 1.54 billion children and youth enrolled in school or university, including nearly...
