New York City will auction off a limited edition “Champions Way” street sign that was hung along the team’s parade route.
The death of a six-year-old girl after receiving an experimental gene-editing therapy has been described by scientists as a tragedy that highlights the need to improve trial safeguards. But some in the biotechnology industry fear Chinese policymakers may curtail the regulatory flexibility that scientists have long enjoyed in initiating clinical trials – a key mechanism behind China’s competitive edge in frontier treatments. “I hope this tragedy does not have a lasting negative impact on...
India is planning a new law to combat AI deepfakes and impersonation scams amid a surge in cyber fraud and fake videos targeting top military officers. The cases have deepened concerns over the potential for misinformation to sow discord in India during a geopolitical crisis, such as in the war against Pakistan last year. The proposal aims to close a gap in India’s laws by clearly defining punishments concerning deepfakes and other related offences. The changes would also cover “digital arrest”.
MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Reductions in international funding for HIV prevention and treatment will not affect the HIV situation in Russia because the country has achieved intellectual sovereignty in this field, chief freelance HIV specialist at the Russian Health Ministry Alexey Mazus told TASS. "Russia's HIV control programs do not depend on international f…
The conflict in Sudan, now in its fourth year, continues to fuel one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with millions of children facing displacement, hunger and limited access to basic services.
James Desborough, who also strangled cellmate to death for snoring while awaiting trial, hid body fragments in Cornwall woods A triple killer who murdered and dismembered the bodies of two of his friends before strangling a third man to death in prison while awaiting trial has been told he will spent the rest of his life in prison. Mr Justice Saini, who sentenced James Desborough, 40, at Winchester crown court, described the circumstances of the case as unique. Continue reading...
MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who also leads the United Russia party's election list, says it's Russia's huge resource base and industry that have largely shielded it from Western sanctions, and don't forget that Russia has a long history of overcoming difficulties. "First of all, thanks to our ancestors who created such a…