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WHO puts in place panel on COVID-19 origins, says it may be ‘last chance’

The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed on Wednesday 26 experts to form its new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of novel pathogens, including several who served on its mission to Wuhan, China, to probe the source of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

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IMF backs leader after reviewing reports of data rigging at World Bank to favour China

International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday expressed its full confidence in Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva after reviewing allegations that she pressured World Bank staff to alter data to favor China.But U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen put Georgieva on notice that she would closely monitor the IMF’s follow-up and evaluate any new facts or findings, and called for proactive steps to reinforce data integrity and credibility at the IMF.The Fund’s 24-member board and the U.S.

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WHO recommends extra Covid-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised

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Covid-19 leaves at least 4.8m dead worldwide - tally

The coronavirus has killed at least 4,843,739 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally of official sources as of 11am today.

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New research claims to pinpoint 'very first Covid cases' - and it was 10 years ago

New research claims to have pinpointed the very first Covid cases - 10 years ago.

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Journo who exposed Covid and vanished for 600 days turns up - but won't say where he was

Chinese journalist who vanished for 600 days after exposing the Covid situation in Wuhan has turned up alive - and he's refusing to say where he went. Chen Qiushi took the last available train into Wuhan in January 2020, risking his life in a then Covid-riddled area to report on the outbreak and challenge the Chinese government.

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U.S. to accept international visitors who used WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines

China’s Sinovac vaccine gets emergency use approval from WHO Late on Friday, the CDC said that “earlier this week, to help them prepare their systems we informed airlines” of the vaccines that would be accepted and added “CDC will release additional guidance and information as the travel requirements are finalized.”Airlines for America, a trade group representing American Airlines Co, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and others, said it was “pleased by the CDC’s decision to approve a list of authorized vaccinations for travelers entering the U.S.

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Black Friday 2021 holiday shoppers could battle empty shelves, toy expert warns

toy industry is being impacted by the shipping crisis in a big way, according to The Toy Insider editor-in-chief Marissa Silva."We're on about a six to eight-week delay for a lot of products," Silva told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo. "So come Black Friday, there's not going to be much left on the shelves."Silva joined "Mornings with Maria" Friday advising parents to budget more for toys this year and do their holiday shopping right now.The toy industry is "really reliant" on importing goods, Silva noted, with 80% of toys being made in China.

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China 'hiding something' and 'developed Covid vaccine before outbreak' - bombshell book

China allegedly developed a Covid-19 vaccine before the official outbreak of the pandemic and may be 'hiding something big', a bombshell new US government report says.After a China adviser to the US government heard murmurs of a new pandemic, he looked into the details and found some baffling information.Miles Yu discovered there was no mention at all in official Chinese records of the Wuhan Institute of Virology.So he looked into the Institute's staff records, coronavirus research projects, official announcements and more.That led him to many shocking findings about Beijing's alleged Covid cover-up, according to new book What Really Happened in Wuhan by Sharri Markson.Mr Markson wrote in the explosive book published on September 28 that

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Toymakers rush to stock shelves before holidays amid supply chain delays

NEW YORK - Running out of time to get its products on store shelves ahead of the holidays, the Basic Fun toy company made an unprecedented decision: It's leaving one-third of its iconic Tonka Mighty Dump Trucks destined for the U.S. in China.Why? Given surging prices for shipping containers and clogs in the supply network, transportation costs to get the bulky yellow toy to U.S.

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Canada and China’s relationship status after Meng, 2 Michaels return home: it’s complicated

The Chinese government insists there is no connection between the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and the return of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Much of the world, though, considers it a case of hostage diplomacy.

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China’s ‘mouthpiece’: Senator faces online backlash, calls to resign after 2 Michaels, Meng tweet

Uyghur Muslims as a genocide.While they all faced criticism from some quarters, only one – Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, leader of the Independent Senators Group – seems to have been singled out as an alleged stooge of China’s communist regime, told to resign and “go home.” An emotional homecoming for the Michaels.

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China's dangerous 'Frankenvirus' experiments will cause another pandemic, author warns

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A multi-award-winning investigative reporter has warned that China's virus research could cause another devastating pandemic if they are not held to account over Covid-19. Sharri Markson, who has been on the trail of the origins of the current pandemic for the last 18 months, has now penned a bombshell new book, What really happened in Wuhan .

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Dealing with China becoming difficult on climate change, COVID pandemic: Expert

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Chinese citizen journalist who documented Covid-19 in Wuhan resurfaces after 600 days

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Michael Spavor breaks silence after returning from China, says he’s ‘overjoyed’ to be home

Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians that were detained in China shortly after Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, says that he’s happy to be back home and reunited with his family.“I’m overjoyed to be finally reunited with my family,” said Spavor in his first public statement since arriving back in Canada. ‘Two Michaels’ welcomed home by friends, family after years in Chinese detention “It’s humbling as I begin to understand the continued support that we’ve received from Canadians and those around the world, thank you.

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Covid-19 factory closures prompt some US businesses to rethink Vietnam

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Calls grow for feds to do more to help 100+ Canadians detained in China

In the wake of Beijing freeing Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, Ottawa is facing calls to do more for Canadians who remain behind bars in China. Abigail Bimman explains how loved ones of these prisoners are fighting to make sure they aren’t forgotten.

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China’s manufacturing weakens for first time since Covid-19 erupted

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China factory activity contracts for first time since pandemic began

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Two studies tie long COVID-19 to severe initial illness

Two new studies, one in China and one in the United Kingdom, detail persistent COVID-19 symptoms months to a year after acute illness.

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China kills 3 pet cats that tested positive for COVID-19

BEIJING - A city in northern China has killed three housecats after they tested positive for COVID-19, according to a local media report Wednesday, as the country takes increasingly strict measures to contain new outbreaks.The authorities in Harbin, where 75 cases have recently been discovered, said the action was taken because there was no available treatment for animals with the disease and they would have endangered their owner and other residents of the apartment complex in which they lived, Beijing News online said.The owner tested positive for the virus on Sept.

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China kills 3 housecats that tested positive for Covid

China has killed three housecats after they tested positive for COVID-19, according to a local media report Wednesday, as the country takes increasingly strict measures to contain new outbreaks.

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UNGA 2021: Garneau thanks allies after 2 Michaels released from Chinese prison, returned to Canada

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, Federal Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau thanked Canada’s international allies after Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were released from Chinese prison. The two were returned to Canada, following a deferred prosecution agreement in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

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Canada, China trade barbs at UN General Assembly over 2 Michaels, Meng Wanzhou

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who returned to Canada after nearly three years in Chinese detention. China continues to deny retaliatory arrests, freed 2 Michaels for health reasons The announcement of their release by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday night came hours after a deferred prosecution agreement in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who was accused of committing fraud in order to circumvent U.S.

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Countries walk fine line in easing COVID-19 restrictions

Delta (B1617.2) variant transmission is complicating plans for easing COVID-19 restrictions in some Asian nations, including Singapore and South Korea, countries that have won praise for their containment efforts over the past pandemic months.

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Canada-China relations remain uncertain after Michaels, Meng Wanzhou released

The release of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the return of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has ended a tense chapter in Canada-China relations. But, is it enough to repair the deeply damaged relationship between the two? Eric Sorensen looks at the geopolitical implications and the uncertainty that lies ahead.

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WHO to revive probe into COVID-19 origins, officials warn time is running out

World Health Organization is developing a team of about 20 scientists who will be tasked with uncovering the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak -- and officials warned that time could be running out, according to a report.The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that officials from the U.N.’s public-health arm have warned that the world may never know the virus’ origins.Lawrence Gostin, faculty director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, told the paper that it is unclear if the team’s mandate will be enough to actually make progress in the investigation."China still holds all the cards, the WHO lacks power and it’s inconceivable to me that a new committee will be able to negotiate access to

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The 2 Michaels are home. But what about the 115 Canadians still detained in China?

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor on Saturday as the two returned home following nearly three years spent in apparent arbitrary detention in China.Heartwarming images and video surfaced of the two reuniting with their families. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday called their homecoming “good news for all of us,” noting that they had both gone through an “unbelievably difficult ordeal.”But as of Sunday at least 115 Canadians remain in custody in Chinese prisons, Global Affairs Canada said in an emailed statement to Global News.

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‘Free at last’: Canadian Michael Kovrig, wife speak about emotional return from China

Michael Kovrig is delighted to be back in Toronto and reunited with his family.Kovrig, a former diplomat, along with businessman Michael Spavor, touched down on home soil on Saturday following their release from China – in an apparent prisoner swap after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was allowed to return to Shenzhen following a plea deal with the U.S.

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Michael Kovrig returns home, and Garneau on the deal to free the two Michaels

‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Michael Kovrig, his wife Vina Nadjibulla and sister Ariana Botha just hours after Kovrig touched down on Canadian soil after 1,020 days in a Chinese prison.

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Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor arrive in Canada following release from Chinese prison

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have landed safely back in Canada after spending more than 1,000 days in detention in China. The two men arrived in Calgary on Saturday morning after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday night that they were on their way back.

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Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor return to Canada after release from China

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have landed safely back in Canada after spending more than 1,000 days in detention in China.The two men landed in Calgary on Saturday morning, Global News has confirmed. Could release of 2 Michaels, Meng Wanzhou thaw Canada-China relations? Experts are mixed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday night that the two men had been released and were on their way back having boarded a plane with Canada’s ambassador to China Dominic Barton.Trudeau made the announcement hours after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was released from house arrest in Vancouver and allowed to return home to China after securing a deal to drop U.S.

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Plea deal in Meng Wanzhou case

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is returning to China and two Canadians held by the Chinese in widely believed tit-for-tat arrests are on their way home to Canada. The legal drama that has been playing out on both sides of the globe for nearly three years took a major turn Friday morning.

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Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou flies back to China from Vancouver after striking deal

A plea deal has been reached between the U.S. and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, clearing the way for her to return to China for the first time since her 2018 Vancouver arrest.

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Trudeau says Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig ‘on their way home’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday night that Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, two Canadians detained in China for more than 1,000 days had been released and were on their way home. Their detainment came just days after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada over an extradition request by the U.S.

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Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor freed from China after Meng Wanzhou released: Trudeau

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way back to Canada after spending over 1,000 days in detention in China.Trudeau said the two Canadians boarded a plane Friday night with Canada’s ambassador to China Dominic Barton. The plane is expected to land in Canada Saturday morning.“These two men have gone through an unbelievably difficult ordeal,” Trudeau said.“It is good news for all of us that they are on their way home to their families.” Meng Wanzhou to fly to China Friday night after being released by B.C.

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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reaches plea deal with U.S. Department of Justice

There has been a major development in the long-running case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. After weeks of negotiations between her legal team and the U.S.

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White House Quad summit: Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders amid China concerns

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday is set to host the first in-person gathering of leaders of an Indo-Pacific alliance known as "the Quad" as he wraps up a difficult week of diplomacy after facing no shortage of criticism from allies and adversaries.The White House meeting with leaders from India, Japan and Australia gives Biden a chance to put the spotlight on a chief foreign policy goal: greater attention to the Pacific in light of what the United States sees as China’s coercive economic practices and unsettling military maneuvering in the region.The leaders are expected to announce a coronavirus vaccine initiative, plans to bolster semiconductor supply chains and a program to bring graduate and doctoral students in STEM fields to

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First, it was the semiconductor chip. Could a tire shortage be next?

auto industry may have another shortage on the horizon.While not nearly as bad as the global semiconductor chip shortage, which has wreaked havoc on the sector, there’s growing concern that shopping for certain types of tires this winter may be challenging.“If you are thinking you need a new set of winter tires this year, work on it now before fall because there is going to be a limited supply for the right size for your car,” said Motormouth YouTube Channel’s Zack Spencer.The global shipping container shortage, pandemic disruptions within the rubber sector, and a rising demand from China — a major consumer of rubber — are influencing supply.“The shortage in the world has more to do with the supply chain.

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COVID-19 Scan for Sep 22, 2021

Overall SARS-CoV-2 attack rates in airplane flights under 4 hours were less than 1%, according to a study of 177 flights departing from Wuhan, China, in January 2020. The results, published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases, also indicated that people in the same row as an index case had the highest risk of infection.Among 5,797 passengers, 175 were index patients and led to an upwa

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Covid shot from China’s Clover found 79% effective against Delta variant

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Pandemic accelerated digital adoption for corporates and small biz, finds survey

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India puts up good show in EM league table as Asian peers fight covid-19

₹1 trillion for the second straight month. The gains helped foreign capital find its way back into India after remaining on the sidelines in July. With demand picking up and the economic environment looking more conducive, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought equities worth $284 million in August. China firing regulatory shots at its tech giants gives all the more hope that India could corner some of the benefits.

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UN chief says global COVID-19 vaccine rollout would receive an ‘F’ in ethics

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reprimanded the world on Tuesday for the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, describing it as an “obscenity” and giving the globe an “‘F’ in ethics.” Guterres was addressing the annual UN gathering of world leaders, with a formidable agenda of escalating crises to tackle including the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.-China tensions and the relentlessly warming planet.

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India won't buy Pfizer, Moderna Covid doses amid jump in local output: Report

New Delhi: India's government will not buy COVID-19 shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, three government sources told Reuters, mainly because domestic output of more affordable and easier-to-store vaccines has jumped.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0