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Human Species Extinction Seem Increasingly Possible

Chemicals, diet, stress, and lifestyle choices have caused the sperm levels of Western men to plummet to less than 50 percent of what they...

Kaspersky Free Antivirus Rolls Out

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has launched its free version of ‘Kaspersky Free’ antivirus to “secure the whole world”, a media report said. “We believe...

How to Find a Gift – Stop Being Afraid

Have you ever faced the daunting task of deciding what gift to give a significant other, friend or relative? And once you finally find...

Business Confidence in Dubai Improves in Q3 of 2017

Dubai Chamber survey shows improvement in Dubai business leaders’ expectations for access to financing, manpower quality 39% of respondents expect business conditions to improve...

DxB Passenger Traffic Tops 43 Million in Six Months

Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) surpassed 43 million in the first half of 2017, according to the traffic report issued today by operator...

Two of UAE’s Healthiest Brands Are Homegrown

Google tops the first-ever global brand health rankings released by YouGov BrandIndex. In a list dominated by online brands, the search giant comes in...

Are You Amongst the 100 Million Google Assistant Users

Google Assistant debuted barely a year ago in an ever-competitive market. With Amazon’s Alexa dominating the game, it had quite many challenges to overcome. ...

Using Money to Buy Time Boosts Life Satisfaction

Using money to buy free time, such as paying to delegate household chores like cleaning and cooking, is linked to greater life satisfaction. New research...

Too Much Driving or Watching TV Bad for Your Brain

Driving for more than two hours a day steadily reduces intelligence, a new study suggests. Researchers investigating how sedentary behaviour affects brain power found IQ...

Lacklustre Rental Market Weakens Yields for UAE Property Investors

In six months to March 2017, rental yields fell in 15 of Dubai’s 23 apartment neighbourhoods and in 11 of the city’s 16...

TECOM Group to Develop Emirates Towers Business Park

TECOM Group, a member of Dubai Holding, announced its appointment to develop and operate the recently announced “Emirates Towers Business Park”. In accordance, the...

Expo 2020 Dubai Apprentices Ready for Next Step in Promising Careers

•25 graduates complete nine-month Expo 2020 Dubai Apprenticeship Programme •Apprentices chosen from more than 2,700 applicants •Graduates learn from Expo 2020 Dubai’s world-class industry experts Graduates of...

When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep, Bad Things Happen

Many people don't get enough sleep, and growing evidence suggests it's not only taking a toll on their physical health through heart disease, diabetes,...

Eating at ‘Wrong Time’ Spoils Dieting

A new high-precision feeding system for lab mice reinforces the idea that the time of day food is eaten is more critical to weight...

2/3rd of UAE CEO’s Indicate Upcoming Significant Capital Investment

Three-quarters of CEOs interviewed in the UAE by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) for a new survey said their...

Gloomy Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Strengthens Tenants’ Hand

Sales prices and rents fall for apartments and villas in most districts Declines help make city more affordable Slump blamed on spending cutbacks...

9 Real Work At Home Jobs

Working from home is now easier than before because exposure to work at home jobs has multiplied. A wide variety of job ads are...

5 Reasons Why Young People Can’t Save Money

Minor indulgences are the top five reasons why young people can't save money. Older generations spend on the same temptations but significantly less. Millennials spend...