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Joe Biden has ordered US intelligence agencies to “redouble” their efforts to identify how coronavirus was first transmitted in humans, including by continuing to press China to participate in a full investigation.
Biden asked for a report back with a “definitive conclusion” in 90 days.
Chinese lab origin theory promoted by Republicans Since the novel coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, Republicans have pushed a theory that the virus was developed in a laboratory and emerged by accident.
Increased momentum behind theory Biden’s request follows a Wall Street Journal story of a US intelligence report about three Wuhan researchers being hospitalized with coronavirus-like symptoms in November 2019.
Shiva secures his 5th successive medal at Asian Boxing
ANI
26 May 2021, 03:56 GMT+10
Dubai [UAE], May 25 (ANI): Shiva Thapa put up a scintillating performance to outpunch Nader Odah in the men s 64kg quarter-finals at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai on Tuesday.
With a comprehensive 5-0 victory against Kuwait s Odah, the Assam boxer progressed into the semi-finals and also confirmed his fifth back-to-back medal at the Asian Championships. Previously, Thapa has won one gold (2013), one silver (2017) and two bronze (2015 and 2019) at the Championships.
Showing a fine display of attacking boxing, Thapa dominated Odah throughout the bout and hardly gave him any opportunity to score a point. He will have a tough task in the last-4 round as he will take on top-seeded Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan.
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