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  • UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

    Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — the biggest jump from 2020 to 2021 was in methane, whose concentrations in the air came in with the biggest year-on-year increase since regular measurements began four decades ago, WMO said.

  • UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

    Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — the biggest jump from 2020 to 2021 was in methane, whose concentrations in the air came in with the biggest year-on-year increase since regular measurements began four decades ago, WMO said.

  • Saudi data agency teams up with LinkedIn on AI studies for labor market

    The Saudi Data and AI Authority has signed a deal with LinkedIn to cooperate on research related to the Kingdom’s labor market in the field of data and artificial intelligence. The agreement aims to enrich knowledge and launch awareness initiatives to build a digital professional identity and link it to appropriate career opportunities. A memorandum of understanding was signed at the SDAIA’s headquarters in Riyadh by Majid Alshehry, manager of the general department of studies, and Rajai El-Khadem, LinkedIn’s head of the public and academic sectors for the Middle East.

  • Physical inactivity could cost $27bn annually, calls for urgent action from governments: Report

    The first-ever physical activity global report by WHO published on Wednesday, measured the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages and abilities. According to the data from 194 countries, it was revealed that progress is slow and that countries need to accelerate the development and implementation of policies to increase levels of physical activity to prevent disease and reduce burden on overwhelmed healthcare systems.

  • Green Hydrogen Production in MENA Faces a Water Problem, Energy Leader Says

    Jawad El Kharraz, executive director of the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), says that Arab countries should localise green hydrogen production technology. However, in an interview with Al-Fanar Media, he points out that there are challenges facing this process, related to water scarcity in the North African region.

  • General headscarf ban at work is OK, Europe’s top court says

    EU companies can ban headscarfs as long as it is a general prohibition that does not discriminate against employees, Europe's top court said on Thursday, the latest ruling on an issue that has divided Europe for years. The case concerned a Muslim woman who was told she could not wear a headscarf when she applied to do a six-week work traineeship at a Belgian company.

  • Opinion: ‘It’s Like a War Out There.’ Iran’s Women Haven’t Been This Angry in a Generation

    The outpouring of anger took the Iranian government off guard when it exploded on Sept. 16 across dozens of cities, in protest of the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody. Iran’s morality police detained Ms. Amini for wearing “improper hijab,” though her precise violation of the state’s Islamic dress codes was unclear. In video footage of Ms. Amini in detention, her attire is, by Iranian standards of compliance with the rules, uncontroversial.

  • Lionel Messi Last World Cup Is 2022 Qatar, Argentine Star Says

    Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi said the Qatar World Cup in November will be his last, capping a historic run as leader of the national team. In a taped Star+ interview released Thursday, when asked if the upcoming World Cup -- his fifth -- would be his last, the 35-year old said “yes, surely yes.” The announcement sparked widespread media coverage in Argentina, where fans are scrambling to fill sticker books and tens of thousands of citizens are expected to travel abroad for the World Cup.

  • Saudi hydrogen economy rising in regional areas

    A general geographic pattern is emerging. Green hydrogen, made with renewable energy, is being developed in the west of the country with the region’s ample wind and solar resources. Blue hydrogen, which requires carbon capture to become carbon-free, is targeted in various Aramco projects in the east of the country.

  • Saudi hydrogen economy rising in regional areas

    A general geographic pattern is emerging. Green hydrogen, made with renewable energy, is being developed in the west of the country with the region’s ample wind and solar resources. Blue hydrogen, which requires carbon capture to become carbon-free, is targeted in various Aramco projects in the east of the country.