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COVID-19 may have leaked from Wuhan lab: US report

14 Sept 01:54 Key points summarised by AI

A U.S. government national laboratory report deems the hypothesis of a COVID-19 virus leak from a Wuhan lab plausible, urging further investigation.
Prepared in May 2020 by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the classified study utilized genomic analysis and was cited by the State Department during the Trump administration's inquiry.
President Biden has directed aides to investigate the virus's origins, with U.S. intelligence agencies considering both a lab accident and animal-to-human transmission as possibilities.
U.S. officials accuse China of lacking transparency regarding the virus's origins, a claim Beijing refutes.
The WHO and U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci have called on China to release more data, including medical records, to clarify the virus's emergence.

Yesterday 12:56 Key points summarised by AI

President Macron condemned widespread rioting and looting during nationwide protests, blaming far-left activists and criminals for the "unrestrained violence" and vowing accountability for those who "sought to bring down the Republic."
Over 2,400 arrests were made as protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions escalated, causing extensive damage to public buildings and businesses in cities like Paris, Limoges (where City Hall burned), Marseille, and Lyon.
The unrest, which organizers hoped would revive the "yellow vest" movement, saw political leaders trade blame, with Macron instructing prefects to protect public buildings and potentially ban future protests to prevent further disorder.