Chinese scientists use dengue fever virus to build safer gene-editing system
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The plant-editing system uses mRNA to avoid the risk that foreign DNA could be left behind and create unwanted mutations. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3298949/chinese-scientists-use-dengue-fever-virus-build-safer-gene-editing-system?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMusk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.
Washington Post A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/22/doge-savings-found-list-analysis/
Read MoreEliya Cohen will return from Hamas captivity to discover girlfriend is alive
Jerusalem Post Both sought refuge in the famous “death bunker,” where 16 were killed by terrorists, four were taken hostage, and seven were rescued by Israeli forces. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843250
Read MoreTwo civilians killed and four injured in Russian strikes on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast – photos
Pravda Ukraine Russian forces launched airstrikes on the town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on Saturday, 22 February, leaving at least two people dead and four others injured, with more civilians possibly trapped under the rubble of an apartment block. Source: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: “Multiple airstrikes have…
Read MoreTaiwan called ‘traffic hell’ by road safety group
Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) A “walking festival” was held by a road safety advocacy group in Taipei on Saturday to urge the government to pay greater attention to pedestrian rights, with its chairperson calling Taiwan a “living hell for pedestrians” and an overall “traffic hell.” https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502220009
Read MoreHamas hands over three Israeli hostages to Red Cross officials in Nuseirat — TV
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The three Israelis boarded Red Cross vehicles and headed to Israeli territory https://tass.com/world/1917443
Read MorePakistan NGO chief who alleged vote rigging has home sealed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sarwar Bari’s report alleged widespread rigging in national elections last year, when a coalition of parties friendly to the military took power. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3299760/pakistan-ngo-chief-who-alleged-vote-rigging-has-home-sealed?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLost Causes
New York Times When we lose things, it’s tempting to think we need to keep better track of them, to hold on to stuff more tightly. What if the opposite is true? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/briefing/lost-causes.html
Read MoreUkraine is not ready to sign subsoil deal with the US due to “problematic issues” – Sky News
Pravda Ukraine The UK Sky News broadcaster cited an unnamed Ukrainian source as saying that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not yet ready to sign an agreement with the US on the use of Ukrainian natural resources due to “a number of problematic issues” in its current version. Source: European Pravda, citing Sky News Details: Based on…
Read MoreOpposition pickets Moldovan presidential administration — correspondent
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Igor Dodon, the leader of the Party of Socialists, said that he and his supporters would demand the resignation of President Maia Sandu and early elections this year https://tass.com/world/1917437
Read More