UK high streets shed 140k jobs this year with more to come – study
By: The Guardian Dec 30, 2019 UK high streets have shed more than 140,000 jobs this year as store closures and retail failures made 2019 one of the most challenging years in a generation. More than 2,750 jobs were lost every week, according to a detailed analysis by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) published today. It […]
China Quietly Confirms Birth Of Third Gene-edited Baby
By: Futurism December 30, 2019 On Monday, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported that He Jiankui, the researcher responsible for creating the world’s first gene-edited babies, had been sentenced to three years in prison on the charge of illegally practicing medicine. Given that China condemned He’s research almost immediately after he announced the births of the twin babies, it’s not particularly surprising […]