World News Digest
Custom-made humans? Scientists edit embryo genomes for the first time
Chinese scientists have edited the genomes of human embryos - the first time this procedure has been carried out. Their announcement confirms widespread...
‘Safest bike ever’: New ride fit for the dangerous streets of London
British entrepreneur Crispin Sinclair and his team believe their creation, the Babel Bike, will get fellow countrymen, who might be reluctant to cycle...
‘Surgical’ mission under consideration to destroy trafficker boats
Traffickers’ boats will be hunted down and destroyed under a plan to halt the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean. The proposal, inspired...
1500 evacuated as Chile volcano erupts after being dormant for 43 years
Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in 43 years, prompting an evacuation of 1,500 people from the nearby town of Ensenada. The...
UK startup creates custom fitted 3D printed bionic arm for less than £1,000
A UK startup has created a custom-built bionic arm using 3D printing technologies for under $1500 - a fraction of the cost of other bionic arms currently...
1500 people evacuated as Chilean volcano erupts after being dormant for 43 years
Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in 43 years, prompting an evacuation of 1,500 people from the nearby town of Ensenada. The...
Osteoporosis drugs could also help the world’s 300 million asthmatics
Drugs used in fighting osteoporosis may have a key role to play in controlling asthma, according to a new report. Scientists found that the drugs,...
Dislike: Facebook revenue growth fails to impress investors
Facebook shares fell after-hours in New York on Wednesday night after a 46% jump in quarterly revenue to $3.54bn failed to impress investors. The...
Mexican girl, 14, sent back from U.S. after DNA tests prove she is not Texan
A 14-year-old Mexican girl who was grabbed by police while at school and taken to the U.S.
Five terrorist attacks in France ‘foiled’ since Charlie Hebdo shootings
Five terrorist attacks in France have been foiled since the Charlie Hedbo shootings in January, France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls has revealed. The...
Thousands evacuate after volcano erupts in Chile
Volcano Calbuco in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than 50 years on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke 10 miles high.
All-day breakfast and table service… the future for McDonald’s?
The future of McDonald’s may be determined in two weeks. That’s because new CEO Steve Easterbrook says the world’s biggest fast-food...
Money (that’s what I want): Paul McCartney tops list of UK music millionaires
Sir Paul McCartney has not had a UK number one single in decades but that has not stopped him topping the only chart that counts - the top 40 musical millionaires.
‘Evil twin’ embryo with hair and teeth removed from woman’s brain
Doctors in the UK have discovered an embryonic twin complete with bone, hair and teeth in the brain of a woman having surgery for a suspected tumour.
Under-fire EU to consider military action at migrant summit
EU leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya in the biggest effort yet...
Model for Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter painting dies at 92
Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women who went...
Quiz from space: U.S. astronaut launches Twitter geography test
American astronaut Scott Kelly has launched a geography quiz on Twitter and will post a picture from the International Space Station each week so fans...
Powerful propaganda: Vietnam journalists’ role in war
Many U.S. soldiers who fought in Vietnam will remember Hanoi Hannah, the silky-voiced communist radio correspondent who urged young American GIs to stop...
Volcano erupts in southern Chile, belching ash, smoke into sky
Volcano Calbuco in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke nearly 20 kilometres...
Girls at Islamic school in Australia banned from running over virginity fears
The principal of an Islamic school in Melbourne’s west has allegedly banned girls from running in sporting events out of concerns it may cause them...
Japan to bolster laws after drone lands on Abe’s office roof
Japan will strengthen legislation governing unmanned aircraft after a small drone appeared to have fallen Wednesday onto the roof of the office of Prime...
Yemen situation ‘catastrophic’ as Saudis vow to continue airstrikes
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemen on Wednesday despite an announcement by Riyadh that it was ending its campaign of air strikes, while renewed...
Review: Amy Schumer’s risky social commentary hits the right notes
For a raunchy gal who likes to drink and talk smack about sex (and, probably any day now, talk sex about smack), Amy Schumer is certainly an interesting...
With turnaround plan in the works, will McDonald’s fate be decided May 4?
The future of McDonald’s may be determined in two weeks. That’s because new CEO Steve Easterbrook says the world’s biggest fast-food...
Indian farmer who killed himself over land reform is latest in wave of suicides
An impoverished Indian farmer died Wednesday after hanging himself in front of hundreds of other farmers who had gathered for a protest in the capital. It...
Don’t expect Google’s wireless phone service to have a major impact just yet
Google Inc. on Wednesday launched a new wireless service called Project Fi that switches between Wi-Fi and cellular networks to curb data use and keep...
EU charges Russia’s Gazprom, alleging price gouging
The European Union launched a legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tension with Moscow as it accused the Russian gas giant of overcharging buyers...
Iran warns that sanctions will dominate fresh nuclear talks
Fresh talks aimed at finalizing a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers will focus on the lifting of sanctions and possible intervention by the U.S.
EU leaders discuss military response, restore rescue operations after migrant tragedy
EU leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya in the biggest effort yet...
Japan to bolster laws afterdrone lands on Abe’s office roof
Japan will strengthen legislation governing unmanned aircraft after a small drone appeared to have fallen Wednesday onto the roof of the office of Prime...
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