By Thomas Seal Virus samples sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology seven years ago closely resemble Covid-19, according to a Sunday Times report highlighting unanswered questions about the origins of the global pandemic. In 2013, scientists sent frozen samples to the Wuhan laboratory from a former bat-infested copper mine …
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Investors taking a sustainable approach to capital allocation may be re-evaluating putting their money in Hong Kong after the city implemented a national security law, an analyst said on Friday. “That is the area of international capital flows that could be quite significant,” said Andrew Collier, managing director of Orient …
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FILE PHOTO: People in facial masks are seen in the Sanlitun shopping area after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, on July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang BEIJING (Reuters) – China registered eight new coronavirus cases for July 4, up from three the day before, the …
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The Australian government faces calls to ban TikTok amid concerns that the social media platform poses a threat to national security and that user data may be shared with China. The popular video application, owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, is used by more than 1.6 million Australians. A federal …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian soldiers who died in hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops last month were unarmed and surrounded by a force majeure on a steep hill, Indian government sources said, two soldiers deployed to the area and the families of fallen men. FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans as …
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