Lending a hand to Nigeria
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has accepted Israel’s offer of help in rescuing some 200 schoolgirls captured in April by members of the Islamist terror organization Boko Haram. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jonathan: “We are ready to help in finding the girls and fighting the cruel terrorism inflicted on you.”
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The new Israeli high-tech “Guide Dog”
A class project by three Technion University students could lead to a device to help the blind easily navigate their environment. Using a Kinect 3D camera, a computer and an Android phone for audio interaction, Tzahi Simkin, Gal Dalal and Danny Zilber developed a system that detects upcoming obstacles and uses audio messages and signals to alert users if they are about to bump into something and how to avoid the obstacle
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Polluting the air
Israel is one of the countries with the highest level of air pollution in the world, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). According the toe report, which surveyed 1,600 cities in 91 countries, Israel is ranked 12th in levels of PM10, tiny particles of solid or liquid floating in the atmosphere that affect our health.