Will pardon peaceful Jan 6 protesters: Vivek Ramaswamy

Washington: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed that he will pardon all peaceful January 6 protesters if he gets elected as the next US president in 2024. The 38-year-old Indian American entrepreneur has gained traction after he denounced the US Justice Department for its “political persecution” of non-violent protesters at the Republican primary presidential debate last month. Biden’s ‘Department of Injustice’ has executed over 1,000 arrests for nonviolent offenses related to January 6. PTI

Israel creates synthetic embryos from stem cells

Tel Aviv: In a groundbreaking development, Israeli scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science successfully created complete synthetic models of human embryos using stem cells grown in a laboratory. The synthetic embryos were nurtured outside the womb and survived up to 14 days of development with all the features characteristic of their stage, even though no sperm or eggs were used. The findings are crucial for infertility research, drug testing, etc.