‘Respect them, ‘says He Jiankui, creator of world’s first gene-edited humans
South China Morning Post :The scientist who sparked outrage after saying he was involved in creating the world’s first gene-edited babies has asked people to...
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New areas under threat as Chile fires rage and mercury rises
AFP :Forest fires that have killed 26 people and left thousands homeless in south-central Chile in the past week threatened new regions Tuesday as temperatures...
Harmful pollution boosting superbug ‘silent pandemic’
AFP :Containing and cleaning up environmental pollution, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof superbugs which could kill tens of millions by mid-century,...
Pakistan PM orders Wikipedia website unblocked
AFP :Pakistan’s prime minister on Monday ordered authorities to unblock Wikipedia, the government announced, just days after the online encyclopedia was restricted for “blasphemous content”.Blasphemy...
Russian reinforcements pour into eastern Ukraine
Reuters :Russia was pouring reinforcements into eastern Ukraine ahead of a possible new offensive, said a Ukrainian governor, but British intelligence said on Tuesday it...
Steady rains set off mudslides that kill at least 36 in Peru
AP :Landslides triggered by steady rains swept mud, water and rocks into several villages in southern Peru, killing at least 36 people, authorities said Monday.Wilson...
Hundreds still under rubble in rebel-held Syria: Rescue team
Reuters :Time is running out to save hundreds of families trapped under the rubble of buildings brought down by Monday’s earthquake, the head of the...
In Turkey’s worst-hit province, residents cry for help
Reuters :“They’re making noises but nobody is coming,” Deniz cried out, holding his hands to his head as he railed against the lack of efforts...
Troops on Ukraine frontline plead for more tanks, munitions
AFP :In the frozen fields of the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, a T-64 tank emerges ominously from its hiding place under camouflage netting, churning...
Rushdie releases new novel, six months after knife attack
AFP :Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel “Victory City”, an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman...
UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo
AFP :A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
Ukraine to replace defence minister in wartime reshuffle
Reuters :Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky...