Eli Meixler

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Chinese University Fires Scientist Behind Gene-Edited Babies

He Jiankui drew outrage last year with claims of engineering gene-edited twins

By Eli Meixler

Mexico's 2018 Murder Rate Sets Another Record

The country opened 33% more murder probes than in 2017, which was also a record

By Eli Meixler

Greenland's Ice Melt Has Reached a 'Tipping Point': Study

The island's ice is melting four times faster in 2013 than in 2003

By Eli Meixler

Facebook, Germany to Work Together to Protect E.U. Elections

Facebook's public image has been shaken by a series of controversies

By Eli Meixler

Ex-CIA Spy Who Inspired 'Argo', Dies at 78

Mendez masterminded a daring plan to rescue six Americans from Tehran in 1980

By Eli Meixler

Police Suspect New IRA in Northern Ireland Car Bombing

Police are probing whether the attack was linked to the New IRA militant group

By Eli Meixler

Zimbabwe Pastor Faces 20 Years for Subversion

Evan Mawarire was arrested as security forces violently suppressed fuel protests

By Eli Meixler

North Korea's Envoy Arrives in U.S. for Talks With Pompeo

North Korea's lead denuclearization negotiator arrived in Washington Thursday for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Reuters reports, with the possibility of also meeting with President Donald Trump. Kim Yong Chol, North Korea's former...

By Eli Meixler

Most of the World's Wild Coffee Is at Risk of Extinction

Of 124 known coffee species, 75 are at risk of extinction

By Eli Meixler

'Billboards' Campaign Protests Gay Conversion Therapy in China

Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1997 but alleged therapy programs persist

By Eli Meixler

Sculpture of Smiling Satan Causes Controversy in Spain

Residents say Satan should be "repulsive and despicable — not kind and seductive"

By Eli Meixler

Saudi Arabia Flag Sculpture Removed From Ground Zero

The artwork's proximity to the site of 9/11 was criticized as insensitive

By Eli Meixler

'Lost Michelangelo' Painting Missing From Church in Belgium

The painting disappeared after a pastor told people it might be a Michelangelo

By Eli Meixler

Nobel Laureate Scientist Loses Titles Over Race Comments

Watson, who helped discover the structure of DNA, has linked IQ to genetics before

By Eli Meixler

China Coal Mine Collapse Kills 21

After the roof gave way, 66 miners were rescued

By Eli Meixler

China Is Probing Reports of Expired Polio Vaccines

At least 145 children reportedly received the expired vaccines at a country health clinic this month

By Eli Meixler

Myanmar Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Reuters Reporters

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, imprisoned for more than a year, were investigating alleged atrocities

By Eli Meixler

Scientists May Have Solved One of Easter Island's Mysteries

The Pacific island's enigmatic statues may have been placed to point to fresh water

By Eli Meixler

Australia Assesses Saudi Runaway's Claim

Four days ago, 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun fled the watchful gaze of her family and boarded a flight to Thailand on a quest to seek asylum. After she was detained by the Thai authorities, the...

By Eli Meixler

Pelosi and Schumer Awkwardly Share Podium to Rebut Trump

Some viewers jokingly compared the Democratic leadership to disappointed parents

By Eli Meixler
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