Genetic Screening Now Lets Parents Pick the Healthiest Embryos
Those using IVF can see which embryo is least likely to develop cancer and other diseases. But can protecting your child slip into playing God?Continue Reading
2022-07-05
Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Our pick of the 20 must-see comedy shows
T he 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe promises to be unique. After two years away, there is a bottleneck of performers bursting to perform. The official Fringe brochure is published this Thursday but it could take until September to read it all. From newbies breaking through to stars roadtesting their newContinue Reading
2022-07-05
More parts of China battle Covid and threats of lockdown as cases spike again
Covid-related restrictions tightened in parts of China as local cases climbed, while lighter measures such as virus testing linger on in Shanghai, pictured here on July 3, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Just days after China relaxed some Covid controls, virus cases in different partsContinue Reading
2022-07-05
Pakistan: how an economic crisis has sent prices rocketing
Pakistan’s current economic struggles exemplify the little fires everywhere set alight across the global economy by a war during a pandemic. Like others in countries dependent on imported commodities — for example Ghana and Sri Lanka — Pakistanis are seeing food and fuel prices soar. Foreign exchange reserves – usedContinue Reading
2022-07-05
Ukraine: survey shows British people, and especially Tory voters, feel very differently about some refugees than others
As of late May, in the three months since Russia invaded Ukraine, 6.8 million refugees had fled the war into other countries. The majority, some 3.6 million people, headed to Poland, while another million went to Romania. European Union nations and others began offering visa waivers and other schemes toContinue Reading
2022-07-04
Eggs and sperm can now be stored for up to 55 years – here’s what that means for donors and people seeking fertility treatment
The new storage limits may give people more flexibility when it comes to their fertility treatment. Ekaterina Georgievskaia/ Shutterstock The UK government has just extended the period that gametes (eggs and sperm) and embryos can be stored from ten years to 55 years. While this change will probably be welcomedContinue Reading
2022-07-04
Male dogs are more likely to develop contagious nose cancer from sniffing other dogs’ genitals
Normally we don’t think of cancer as an infectious disease – but what if we told you there is a contagious cancer, thousands of years old? This cancer is not, however, caused by transmission of a virus. These are cancer cells that can be physically passed on between dogs. InContinue Reading
2022-07-04
Colombia: Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez have achieved a historic victory for the left – so who are they?
It was, said Francia Márquez Mina, a victory for “the nobodies”. Speaking in Bogota on June 19 after the results of the Colombian presidential election were announced, the newly elected vice-president struck a jubilant note after becoming the first black woman to be elected to the office – on aContinue Reading
2022-07-04
Gabriel Jesus spotted in Arsenal training for first time following transfer
ARSENAL new boy Gabriel Jesus was seen training at London Colney for the first time today following his £45million move from Manchester City. The Brazilian, 25, penned a five-year contract with the Gunners this week. 3 Jesus in his first Arsenal training sessionCredit: Getty 3 Tierney was also back inContinue Reading
2022-07-04
HBO’s The Time Traveler’s Wife axed after just one season
T he Time Traveler’s Wife has been axed less than two months after its premiere, with HBO declining to commission a second series. The six-part show, which was based on Audrey Niffenegger’s 2003 novel, was released on Sky Atlantic and Now TV in May. Written and executive produced by StevenContinue Reading
2022-07-04