Probe: US ministry of health agency gave Covid experiments at China’s Wuhan Institute greenlight despite concerns

Probe: US ministry of health agency gave Covid experiments at China’s Wuhan Institute greenlight despite concerns

Recently obtained government emails for the first time lay bare the NIH “gain-of-function” review committee’s informal vetting of the controversial project, demonstrating the agency’s weak oversight of the potentially dangerous research it funded at the lab where some critics believe the pandemic started.

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Gen Z uprising: How radical youth revolt with roots in Kenya exposed years of systemic rot in Nepal

Gen Z uprising: How radical youth revolt with roots in Kenya exposed years of systemic rot in Nepal

Rachana Khare, a 29-year-old English language teacher who joined the demonstrations in Kathmandu, said the protests may have been initiated by Gen Z but the vision of a corruption-free Nepal swept across the country.

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Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga under fire for ‘hiring thugs’ to brutalise journalists after exposé on fake jobs in her office

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga under fire for ‘hiring thugs’ to brutalise journalists after exposé on fake jobs in her office

According to MCK, Onyango was lured into a Homa Bay hotel where he was “ambushed by thugs and allegedly assaulted by the county officials, causing facial injuries”.

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Reports: Bangkok zookeeper killed by pack of lions in front of horrified tourists

Reports: Bangkok zookeeper killed by pack of lions in front of horrified tourists

According to Khan Na Yao Police, Rangkharasamee is believed to have exited his vehicle and bent down to retrieve an item off the ground. He was initially attacked by a lion that pounced on him from roughly 32 feet away.

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The more doses you get, the sooner you die: Data from 18m people by Japanese scientists show Covid vaccines caused more deaths

The more doses you get, the sooner you die: Data from 18m people by Japanese scientists show Covid vaccines caused more deaths

Albert Benavides, founder of VAERSaware.com, has analysed the Japanese data on his Substack page and in an online dashboard he developed. He said the data “appears to be very sound and in line to what appears and what does not appear in VAERS.”

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Japan joins US, China in renewed scramble for Africa as it calls for ‘economic zone’ that links it to Indian Ocean

Japan joins US, China in renewed scramble for Africa as it calls for ‘economic zone’ that links it to Indian Ocean

Guterres said “unjust and unfair international financial architecture” must enhance African representation and endorse a strong African voice in the decision-making process, adding that building AI capacity in developing countries in Africa would help ease digital divide in the region.

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India in massive reduction of taxes on small cars in line with PM Modi reforms, sending shares higher

India in massive reduction of taxes on small cars in line with PM Modi reforms, sending shares higher

Cars with higher engine capacity that currently attract 28 per cent  GST and an additional levy of up to 22 per cent – resulting in total taxes of about 50 per cent – may come under a new special rate of 40 per cent, the source said.

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Missed signals, lost deal: Hopes of India, US raising trade to $500b fade as talks collapse

Missed signals, lost deal: Hopes of India, US raising trade to $500b fade as talks collapse

Officials on both sides said a mix of political misjudgement, missed signals and bitterness broke down the deal between the world’s biggest and fifth-largest economies, whose bilateral trade is worth over $190 billion.

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Air India crash investigation report pinpoints pilot confusion that led to the accident that killed 260

Air India crash investigation report pinpoints pilot confusion that led to the accident that killed 260

The commanding pilot of the Air India plane was Sumeet Sabharwal, 56, who had a total flying experience of 15,638 hours and, according to the Indian government, was also an Air India instructor. His co-pilot was Clive Kunder, 32, who had 3,403 hours of total experience.

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Air India Dreamliner crashes into college hostel as it takes off from Adani-operated Ahmedabad Airport, kills 300

Air India Dreamliner crashes into college hostel as it takes off from Adani-operated Ahmedabad Airport, kills 300

Ahmedabad Police Chief G.S. Malik said the bodies recovered could include both passengers and people killed on the ground. The dead included Vijay Rupani, the former chief minister of Gujarat state, of which Ahmedabad is the main city.

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