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He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited children, has put forward a new proposal for modifying human embryos that he claims could help aid the "aging population."

Singapore will require cryptocurrency exchanges to keep customer assets in a trust before the end of the year,

European shares gained on Monday as further evidence of weak growth in China supported hopes of a policy

A sixth consecutive night of rioting across France saw a young Paris fireman die as he tried to put out a blaze in an underground car park today. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, was on Monday part of an emergency operation in the troubled northern suburb of Saint-Denis. Rioting spread across the country following the fatal shooting by police of 17-year-old boy Nahel in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, said: “Overnight, while fighting against a blaze involving several vehicles in an underground car park in Saint-Denis, a young Corporal-Chief of the Paris Fire Brigade died despite very rapid treatment by his teammates.” The ongoing violence saw 157 arrests between Sunday and Monday, said Mr Darmanin. The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel, identified only as Nadia, said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, “Don’t break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down.” The aunt of the slain teen told The Independent: “The family is very much against the violence. “But I hope that Nahel’s death is going to trigger some kind of change that means this never happens again.” Read More Where are the riots in France and why are they happening? Is it safe to travel to Paris right now? Aunt of teenager whose death sparked riots across France pleads for violence to stop Paris protesters ram burning car into mayor’s home and leave family injured in ‘assassination attempt’

European stocks extended gains on Monday, led by cyclical sectors, as signs of cooling US inflation fueled appetite

The European Union is taking up the cause of work-from-home protections and rights. Over thirty European Union lawmakers

Pakistan’s inflation eased in June for the first time in seven months as record borrowing costs dampened demand

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.’s check-in desks in Hong Kong’s central business district will reopen Wednesday, after a more

Swiss inflation slowed to below the 2% ceiling targeted by the Swiss National Bank, offering limited reassurance to

An AstraZeneca Plc cancer medicine showed a statistically significant improvement over standard chemotherapy in a high-level study. The

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV Ukraine said on Monday its forces had gained some ground along eastern and southern

China’s second-largest developer by sales said the nation’s home market is currently “worse than expected,” joining a chorus