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People carrying a specific gene mutation could have a significantly higher risk of developing the respiratory condition asthma, according to Chinese scientists who have created a detailed immune cell atlas. The team has mapped how genetic variations influence immune cell function and disease development, creating a tool to help researchers understand how particular gene variations make people more likely to develop certain diseases and potentially guide the development of precise treatments,...

A Chinese village with 600 years of history has become a miniseries filming hub, with nearly all its villagers and livestock taking part. The “cast” even includes a donkey which is paid 500 yuan (US$70) a day. Yuanqiao village, which is administered by Dengfeng in Henan province, central China, shot to fame on social media because many television miniseries have been made there, the Dahe News reported. Miniseries have become popular in China in recent years. According to the China internet...

China is pushing consumption to grow faster than overall economic expansion as the nation accelerates a shift to domestic demand-driven growth amid external criticism over trade imbalances, a former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China said at the World Economic Forum. “The policy says consumption growth [should be] stronger than GDP growth … [and] income growth will be higher than GDP growth,” Zhu Min said in Davos, Switzerland, explaining that this is the key performance indicator for...

Foster carer Louise Allen says the problem isn’t the children, it’s the system.

Foster carer Louise Allen says the problem isn’t the children, it’s the system.

Foster carer Louise Allen says the problem isn’t the children, it’s the system.

A former vice-chairman of the group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil is facing up to 10 years in jail after he admitted advocating an end to Communist Party rule in mainland China in breach of the national security law. Former opposition lawmaker Albert Ho Chun-yan, 74, on Thursday pleaded guilty to inciting subversion for promoting an end to “one-party dictatorship”, one of the five operational objectives of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic...

Por ROD McGUIRK MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Los equipos de emergencia en Nueva Zelanda trataban de rescatar a personas enterradas por aludes de tierra que golpearon una zona de acampada y una casa en Nueva Zelanda, dijeron las autoridades el jueves. Los rescatistas recibieron avisos sobre un deslave a los pies del monte Maunganui en […]

The landslide devastated the campground, sweeping away tents and at least one campervan

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Rescuers in New Zealand searched on Thursday for several people missing, including children, following a landslide at a campsite ‍as heavy rains caused widespread damage and left thousands without power. Homes were evacuated and roads closed as the heavy rain hit almost the entire eastern seaboard of the North Island. The landslide happened at 9.30am local time, sending rubble barrelling down on the campsite in Mount Maunganui, a popular tourist ⁠spot on the northern coast of New Zealand. One...

Por DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Estados Unidos advirtió el miércoles al consejo de transición que dirige Haití que no haga cambios en el gobierno del problemático país, mientras aumenta la presión sobre el organismo no electo para que avance hacia las primeras elecciones en una década. En un comunicado publicado en […]