KATHMANDU — A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest six days ago has been found crawling down to base camp in what has been described as a miraculous self-rescue after fears that he had died. According to 8K Expeditions, which was coordinating the search for the missing guide, Dawa Sherpa was found by a clearing crew on Thursday morning as he was crawling down snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall. Dawa, 52, was carried down to safety and given food and water. A rescue helicopter flew him to HAMS Hospital in the capital, Kathmandu, where his wife…
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MEXICO CITY — A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the United States for the first time since 1966, exposing the nation’s cattle herd to a serious new threat, the US Department of Agriculture has said. A case of New World Screwworm (NWS) was confirmed in a calf in the Texas town of La Pryor, about 48 km northeast of the US-Mexico borde. The announcement comes as a blow to US cattle ranchers who have been bracing for a domestic screwworm outbreak as the pest has advanced north through Mexico over the past year. Efforts…
The writer is the recipient of the 2025 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism as a UAE Fellow. This story concludes a four-part series supported by the RCFMHJ. After the unexpected death of his grandfather in September 2024, Omar*, a 21-year-old university student in Abu Dhabi, struggled to cope with the sudden loss. “All of the best memories of my life are my vacations in Lebanon we spent at his house. When I got my first phone at 12, he sent me voice notes every day. Sometimes he’d just say ‘Hi’ and sometimes he’d call and we’d talk. But…
ABU DHABI, 4th June, 2026 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) conducted a series of site visits to leading UAE-based manufacturers, including MEDECO, Star Paper Mill, and Dana Steel, as part of its ongoing efforts to support the growth and global competitiveness of national industries. The visits form part of the strategic AED1 billion export financing partnership between ADEX and Emirates Development Bank, which aims to provide integrated financing solutions to UAE manufacturers and exporters operating across priority sectors including advanced manufacturing, food security, healthcare, renewable energy, and other strategic industries. During the visits, ADEX representatives engaged with…
WASHINGTON — The US Senate has voted to advance a stalled immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1 billion in funding for President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom. The Senate voted along party lines on Wednesday to take up Republicans’ $70 billion immigration crackdown bill, but several GOP senators suggested they would not allow it to pass without new language barring President Trump from creating a fund to compensate his political allies. The 53-to-46 vote began debate on legislation that was supposed to unite Republicans around Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement agenda, but has instead become a flashpoint for clashes…
ASUS recently announced its latest lineup of AI-powered consumer devices at Computex 2026, introducing a comprehensive range of laptops, desktop PCs, all-in-one PCs, and ASUS AI experiences designed to empower professionals, students, and everyday users. The new lineup reflects the ASUS vision of making AI more practical, personal, and accessible across every category of computing. Featuring the very latest AI-enabled computing platforms, along with NVIDIA RTX Spark, the 2026 ASUS ecosystem combines premium design, next-generation AI performance, and intelligent software experiences into one seamless portfolio. ASUS, in collaboration with NVIDIA, announced the all-new ProArt P16 (H7607) and P14 (H7407), the…
DUBAI, 4th June, 2026 (WAM) — The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) convened its bi-annual City Briefing with key industry stakeholders yesterday at the Dubai Opera, bringing together more than 1,700 leaders from across the tourism, aviation, hospitality, retail and events sectors, as well as government officials and members of the media. According to a press release issued today, the meeting underscored the importance of strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors, which play a vital role in reinforcing Dubai’s position as one of the world’s leading destinations for business and leisure. Held in the presence of…
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed the UAE’s full solidarity with the Kingdom of Bahrain and its support for measures taken by the Bahraini security authorities to arrest 15 operatives carrying out inciting directives issued by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The operatives were involved in establishing cells to further the agendas of illegitimate entities and in activities intended to sow discord and undermine social cohesion within Bahraini society. He affirmed the UAE’s full support for all measures taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain to safeguard its security…
BERLIN — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a rotating spot on the UN Security Council. Germany has failed in its bid to secure one of the two rotating seats allocated to European countries with Portugal and Austria winning election to the UN body. Germany received 104 votes from the 193-member UN General Assembly while Portugal secured 134 votes and Austria received 131. Speaking to reporters after the vote, Wadephul noted that Berlin’s support for Ukraine and Israel may have played a role. “We have…
For years, the global narrative surrounding next-generation weight-loss medications has been visually defined by the click of an injection pen. We have watched from afar as Hollywood and social media feeds turned a class of chronic disease medications into the ultimate cultural status symbol. But this week, the UAE entered a new chapter in the rapid weight-loss conversation. In a decisive move, the Emirates Drug Establishment approved Wegovy (oral semaglutide) as a once-daily pill for long-term weight management in adults. Indicated for individuals with obesity or those classified as overweight with at least one weight-related comorbidity, the pill also carries…