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China blasts FBI comments on ‘laboratory incident’ on origin of Covid-19

China blasts FBI comments on 'laboratory incident' on origin of Covid-19

Beijing said on Wednesday that the FBI was undermining its credibility after comments by its director saying that a laboratory accident in the Chinese city of Wuhan is “very likely” at the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. FBI boss Christopher Wray’s statements to Fox News on Tuesday came two days …

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Qatar bans food containing insects

Qatar bans food containing insects

Qatar, a Gulf country with a Muslim majority, reaffirmed this Thursday evening the prohibition by religion to consume insects, after the addition in early January by the European Union to its list of authorized foods of new products containing them. The insect-based products do not meet “the requirements of the …

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