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Even before the US became a country, laws prioritizing access to credit set colonial America apart from the rest of the world. Credit Nation examines how the drive to expand credit shaped property

Challenges from ageing populations and covid-19 are putting pressure on Japan’s health system Japan’s health system falls behind its peers in terms of long-term strategic perspective Price review and setting mechanism introduces unintended inefficiencies in the health system and act as a brake on structural reform TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 23 September 2020 – Japan’s healthcare system has kept the country remarkably healthy with relatively minor changes for nearly six […]

Most people prefer to use ancient remedies along with modern medicine to speed up their recovery. Ancient remedies are simple, and they include a change in diet, herbs, massages, and acupuncture. Modern medicine has embraced some forms of ancient remedies such as acupuncture and massage therapies. Although they have acknowledged some of the techniques, they point out that some such as using animal parts like rhinoceros horns […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| Sixty-nine percent of adults in the UAE work full-time for an employer – the highest rate in the world. However, a much lower percentage, 12%, have full-time jobs that engage them. These are some of the findings from global analytics and advice firm Gallup’s new global job figures,. The new report examines the distribution of quality jobs across the world. While the percentage of adults with […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| Analysts fear that the GCC mobile phone market could see a slump in the wake of the 2018 VAT roll-out, as it happened in many countries, which saw a pre-VAT buildup of inventories, followed by a major slump in sales. Such concerns come at a time when the region’s mobile phone market is already in a state of flux, with IDC’s latest Quarterly Mobile […]

Kuala Lumpur, 11 May 2017  The fifth edition of Islamic Financial Services Board’s (IFSB) annual Islamic Financial Services Industry Stability Report 2017 examines the implications of the recent economic developments and changes in the global regulatory and supervisory frameworks on the global Islamic financial services industry (IFSI). Amidst a challenging external environment brought on by the changing policy directions and uncertainties in the global economic landscape, institutions […]

KU researcher Adrian Melott examines the effects of a supernova on Earth’s biology in new research to appear in Astrophysical Journal. The KU researcher and colleagues argue the estimated distance of the supernova thought to have occurred roughly 2.6 million years ago should be cut in half. Source

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ISLAMABAD: The multi-agency joint investigation team (JIT), constituted to probe allegations against the prime minister and his children stemming from the Panama Papers, held another meeting in the Federal Judicial Academy here on Tuesday. Sources said that the team examined the detailed judgement issued by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case on April 20. As per the verdict, the JIT comprises officials of the Federal […]

At the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, Palestinians are peering through a towering border gate. What they’re looking at isn’t initially clear in Rosalind Nashashibi’s short film Electrical Gaza, but then, the 43-year-old British artist doesn’t deal in grand, obvious statements. Instead, she depicts everyday life, children playing in the street, horses swimming in the sea and even some animated scenes. It’s not quite the image […]

When Northwestern University’s men’s basketball team finally made it to the NCAA’s “March Madness” for the first time this year, it was validation of the growth of its basketball program. Now another part of the school is saying it doesn’t need a traditional stamp of approval when it comes to validating success. Call it the Fleetwood Mac, or “Go Your Own Way” notion of academic self-approval. The […]

The walled garden of iOS is more difficult to compromise than the famously open source Android platform. Image: iStock While most people are aware of the malicious threats targeting their computers, many still don’t realise that their mobile devices are an increasingly lucrative a target for cybercriminals. The main way smartphones are attacked is though apps, often ones which pose as innocent and useful but actually aim […]

(Image: Hawking.org) It’s a pet obsession that both physicist Stephen Hawking and entrepreneur Elon Musk — two people credited with pushing the boundaries of technology and science in pioneering ways — have in common: Rampaging intelligence, borne within machines, could end the human race if utilized dangerously. “I believe there is no real difference between what can be achieved by a biological brain and what can be […]

The press freedom situation in the United States is worsening not only because of President Trump’s anti-press rhetoric but because of a constellation of factors including arrests, detainment, lawsuits, physical violence and outright censorship, according to a new report. The report, released by the London-based Index on Censorship this week, chronicles the recent threats to journalist safety and freedom of expression and takes a holistic view of […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 29, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at listings@thenational.ae newslide Abu Dhabi Film screenings Register […]

The Center for Public Integrity has won an Edward R. Murrow Regional Award for its collaboration with Retro Report on a documentary about deployment of police in schools. The 12-minute piece, “Unraveling Zero Tolerance,” examines the roots and evolution of using police in schools, and the controversial consequences. Touted as critical to fending off school shootings, drug dealers and disorder, zero tolerance policies morphed over time into a […]

With little macro data overnight (aside from a modestly disappointing Australian CPI print), offset by an ongoing of corporate profits (this is the single busiest week for corporate earnings in more than 10 years), today everyone’s attention will be focused on three things to come out of Washington: taxes, healthcare, spending. And while we did our best to summarize what is known and unknown last night, this […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 24, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at listings@thenational.ae newslide Abu Dhabi Film screening Register […]

By Stephen Nellis | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO Apple Inc’s decision to stop licensing graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group Plc is the clearest example yet of the iPhone maker’s determination to take greater control of the core technologies in its products – both to guard its hefty margins and to position it for future innovations, especially in so-called augmented reality. The strategy, analysts say, has already […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 4, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at listings@thenational.ae newslide Abu Dhabi Art talk Register […]

ABU DHABI // The UAE has banned all non-heat-treated poultry products from parts of the United States and Malaysia due to concerns about the spread of bird flu. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment decided to take action following an alert from the World Organisation for Animal Health. The import ban affects all types of live domestic, wild and ornamental birds, as well as chicks, eggs […]

For as long as man has looked up at the heavens, he’s pondered one question: Are we alone in the universe? While the answer remains unclear, there’s a tonne of research being conducted to determine just what life-sustaining planets beyond Earth might exist — and what they might look like. There’s no shortage of imaginative renderings and fiction about what such worlds may entail, as well. Countless […]

The power of the movies to mould public opinion has never been lost on politicians, but rarely do they get to wield it as a tool for pro-war propaganda with such force as ­during the Second World War. A new three-part docuseries that comes to Netflix on Friday, Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, “tells the extraordinary story of how Hollywood […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 25, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at listings@thenational.ae newslide Abu Dhabi Cultural festival Mother […]

Organised by the United Nations, Session Draws Participation of Government Communication Specialists 24 March 2017 Sharjah, UAE – Held under the partronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the 6th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2017) hosted a specialised workshop on ‘Global Media Trends in Coverage of Sustainable Development’ for government communication specialists […]

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