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Why the China Covid lab-leak theory is being taken seriously – BBC News

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Nearly a year and a half since Covid-19 was detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the question of how the virus first emerged remains a mystery.

But in recent weeks the controversial claim that the pandemic might have leaked from a Chinese laboratory – once dismissed by many as a fringe conspiracy theory – has been gaining traction.

Now, US President Joe Biden has announced an urgent investigation that will look into the theory as a possible origin of the disease.

China’s foreign ministry accused the US of “political manipulation and blame shifting”, rejecting any link between Covid-19 and a virus research lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Ros Atkins explores what the US investigations are covering.

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What’s stopping the US and Iran from making a deal? | Global News Podcast

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The details of the next phase of talks between the US and Iran remain unclear. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says it has “no …

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Boko Haram: Chibok girls explained in 90 seconds – BBC News

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One year on from 279 schoolgirls being kidnapped in northern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants, BBC News looks back at efforts to free them.

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Donald Trump says US plans fresh talks with Iran from Monday | BBC News

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Donald Trump has said the US plans fresh talks with Iran from Monday, has and threatened to hit infrastructure if a deal is not agreed.

Shots fired at vessels in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday are a violation of the ceasefire agreement, the US president said, while Iran has also accused the US of breaching the truce agreement with its naval blockade.

Ships have again come to a standstill around the strait after Iran resumed its blockade yesterday.

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Hungarians vote in big numbers on whether to end Orbán rule and elect rival | BBC News

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Hungarians are going to the polls in large numbers, in a vote that could bring down Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years.

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Iran yet to decide on sending delegation to Islamabad for US talks, official says | BBC News

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Iran remains undecided on sending a delegation to travel to Pakistan for a new round of talks with the US, a foreign ministry …

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