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Air Quality Assessment Recommends Health and Safety Measures at the Sint Maarten Dumpsite

A baseline screening of smoke from subsurface fires at the Pond Island municipal and hurricane waste disposal sites was released by the World Bank, on December 14. The screening showed that several air pollutants emitted from subsurface fires exceeded...

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Ukrainian President Seeks NATO Support in Russia Dispute

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is asking NATO allies to send naval ships to the Sea of Azov to aid his country and “provide security” amid tensions with Russia.

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Chinese Scientist Faces Firestorm Over Genetic Editing

He Jiankui addressed a crowd of fellow scientists Wednesday at a biomedical conference in Hong Kong, two days after he posted a video online claiming to have used a gene-editing technology dubbed CRISPR to alter the DNA of twin girls born to an HIV-...

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Rwandan Dissident Draws US Congressional Support

U.S. congressional lawmakers are pressing Rwanda's government against incarcerating dissident politician Diane Rwigara, who faces up to 22 years in prison after being convicted of inciting insurrection and forgery.

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