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Scientists say they have, using Crispr gene-editing technology, been able to eliminate HIV from infected cells. The Nobel Prize-winning technology works like scissors, but at the molecular level, cutting DNA so “bad” bits can be removed or inactivated. 

In a recent talk with the BBC, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Gaza’s two million people are experiencing “severe levels of acute food insecurity.” 

In Santiago, Cuba’s second-largest city, hundreds of people staged a rare public demonstration on Sunday to protest continued power outages and food shortages.

Evergrande, the struggling Chinese property giant, along with its founder Hui Ka Yan, faces allegations of inflating revenues by $78 billion (£61.6 billion) in the two years preceding the company’s default on its debt.

Japan’s central bank has raised the cost of borrowing for the first time in 17 years. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) increased its key interest rate from -0.1% to a range of 0%-0.1%. It comes as wages have jumped after consumer prices rose.

Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464 million (£365 million) he has to pay in a New York civil fraud lawsuit.

Nvidia has revealed its latest artificial intelligence (AI) chip, boasting a significant speed boost of 30 times compared to its predecessor.

The White House says senior Hamas leader Marwan Issa has been killed in an Israeli air strike. 

US police have captured a suspected gunman believed to be responsible for a series of deadly shootings in Pennsylvania. Authorities say that the suspect allegedly shot three individuals dead in Levittown on Saturday before fleeing across state lines.

The eruption unleashed powerful and rapid lava flows beginning late Saturday, although the flows have been characterised as “slow and steady” since Sunday morning, according to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO).