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United Kingdm: A group of world-leading experts has warned that the next generation of advanced genetic therapies raises serious medical and ethical issues that must be addressed to ensure the game-changing technology benefits patients and society. Medicines based on powerful gene editing tools will begin to transform the treatment of blood disorders, conditions affecting the heart, eyes, and muscles, and potentially even neurodegenerative diseases before the end of the decade. However, the cost will put them out of the reach of many patients. According to researchers, trials of gene editing in embryos will probably follow, and while the procedure has…

United States: US Senator Mr. Mark Warner announced that the US would be submitting bipartisan legislation this week to allow the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology products like TikTok, which is owned by China. Mr. Warner stated that he and Senator Mr. John Thune will introduce the bill, continuing “I’ve got a broad Bipartisan bill that I’m launching with my friend John Thune will be the Republican lead where we’re going to say, in terms of foreign technology coming into America, we’ve got to have a systemic approach to make sure that we can ban or prohibit it when necessary.”…

Estonia: The Reform Party of Estonian Prime Minister Ms. Kaja Kallas, one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, won the election for the European Parliament. With 99 percent of ballots counted, Kallas’ liberal group was at 31.6 percent, followed by the far-right eurosceptic EKRE party at 16.1 percent. The Centre Party, traditionally favoured by Estonia’s sizable ethnic-Russian minority, was at 14.7 percent. “This result, which is not final yet, will give us a strong mandate to put together a good government,” the 45-year-old Ms. Kallas shared while addressing her party colleagues and jubilant supporters at a hotel in the…

South Korea: The government of South Korea has unveiled a plan to settle a long-running issue on compensation for those who were made to work in Japanese mines and factories during World War II. In response to North Korea’s expanding nuclear and missile programs, South Korean President Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol announced a plan that was immediately received with outrage in South Korea but was praised as “historic” by the United States. A lawyer for numerous victims, Mr. Lim Jae-sung, claimed in a Facebook post that the agreement was “a complete victory for Japan, which has said it cannot pay a…

United Kingdom: A new law has been proposed in the United Kingdom to remove channel migrants, ban their future re-entry, and prevent them from applying for British citizenship. The proposed measures will be applied to anyone arriving on UK shores in a small boat. The Refugee Council criticised the plans and remarked that thousands of people will be left “permanently in limbo” as a result. The new legislation will require the home secretary to remove anyone arriving on a small boat to Rwanda or a “safe” third country “as soon as reasonably practicable” and ban them from returning permanently. The…

United States: The United Nations member states have agreed to a text on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, which cover nearly half the planet. After years of negotiations, representatives from more than 100 countries completed the UN treaty, a long-awaited step that will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development. “The ship has reached the shore,” conference chair Ms. Rena Lee announced at the UN headquarters in New York. The legally binding pact to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity, under discussion for 15 years, was finally agreed after five rounds…

Sydney, Australia: The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has joined the WorldPride March along with 50,000 people across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. in support of pride and recognition of the long fight for equality for the LGBTQI community. The Australian PM stated that it was an honour to acknowledge those who had fought to advance human rights. “It was incredible to walk across Sydney Harbour Bridge with WorldPride this morning, supporting human rights campaigners from Australia and across the world,” Mr. Albanese shared. “No matter who you are, who you love, or where you live, you should be valued, equal,…

Qatar: The United Nations Secretary General Mr. Antonio Guterres has condemned rich countries for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices. During his speech at the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDC) summit in Qatar, Mr. Guterres stated that wealthy nations should provide $500 billion annually to help others “trapped in vicious cycles” that block their efforts to boost economies and improve health and education. “You [LDCs] represent one in eight people on Earth. I have enormous admiration for your remarkable efforts to achieve and sustain graduation. But your countries are also trapped in vicious cycles that…

Geneva, Switzerland: After assertions by the United States that the virus was probably leaked from a Chinese laboratory and which have prompted vehement denials from Beijing, the World Health Organization has encouraged all nations to share what they know about the origins of COVID-19. This week, US Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Mr. Christopher Wray stated to Fox News that the FBI believed the COVID-19 pandemic’s origin was “most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan,” a city in China that is home to a virus research lab and where the first COVID infections occurred in late 2019. “Not so…

Cambodia: Foreign diplomats expressed concern over a 27-year prison sentence given to the opposition leader of Cambodia Mr. Kem Sokha after his conviction for treason in what was described as a highly politicised trial, prompting the government to accuse Western nations of political interference and arrogance. Mr. Kem Sokha, the 69-year-old co-founder of the nation’s now-banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was found guilty of putting together a covert scheme in cooperation with foreign organisations to depose Prime Minister Mr. Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia with an iron fist for nearly 40 years. Mr. Kem Sokha disputed the…