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Why Did Scientists Suppress the Lab Leak Theory?

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern for a discussion with Matt Ridley of new documents that reveal how and why scientists downplayed the possibility of a COVID lab leak scenario.

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Biden administration cuts funding for Wuhan coronavirus lab

The lab in Wuhan, China suspected by some to be the source of the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer receive U.S. government funding.

Tribune News Service

India eases COVID-19 guidelines for international travellers

The new guidelines shall come into effect from midnight of July 20.

The Hindu

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This Gene Mutation May Hold the Clue to Why Some People Don't Get Covid-19

A team of researchers identified a gene mutation protective against Covid-19, with carriers up to eight times more likely to experience asymptomatic infection.

Inverse

Did you get COVID but never feel sick? New study hints at why

As the coronavirus emerged, so did a mystery: Why did some who got infected never develop symptoms?

Los Angeles Times

‘I don’t trust any of them’: How Boris effect is hitting Tory hopes of keeping Uxbridge seat

Will this Tory town change its colours after Boris Johnson’s dramatic departure from the Commons? Maryam Zakir-Hussain visits Uxbridge ahead of Thursday’s crunch by-election

The Independent UK

A nation off-guard: what the UK Covid inquiry has revealed

Six weeks of hearings have seen arguments about pandemic planning bound up with old battles over Brexit and austerity

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UK Covid inquiry hears call for more cash for public health

Science advisers demand creation of ‘cohort’ of community health workers to run test and trace

The Guardian - UK

COVID: a gene mutation could help explain why some people don't get symptoms – new research

One aspect of the COVID pandemic that has fascinated both scientists and the public alike is how the infection affects people differently.

The Conversation

Asymptomatic COVID-19 is linked to a gene variant that boosts immune memory after exposure to prior seasonal cold viruses

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation

RFK Jr’s ‘horrific antisemitic and xenophobic views’ detailed in explosive report

Report comes after Kennedy said that Covid-19 was ‘ethnically’ targeted in a way that protects Jewish people

The Independent UK

Genetic quirk could explain why not everyone shows symptoms of COVID-19

In a large cohort of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, a specific gene variant was more common in people who didn't show symptoms, compared to those who did.

LiveScience

Findings from Australian-led US study may explain why some don’t get Covid-19 symptoms

Research published in journal Nature uncovers first genetic link to strong immunity against the illness

The Guardian - AU

Judge rejects Trump bid to move hush money case to federal court as legal challenges gather pace – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Northern Ireland could have been better prepared for pandemic, inquiry told

The first module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has now finished hearing evidence.

Evening Standard

East London electrical shop prosecuted and fined £14,000 unlawfully over ‘Covid breaches’

London Domestic Appliances was prosecuted twice in 2021 over alleged breaches of pandemic restrictions

Dynamite News

Health Ministry eases COVID-19 guidelines for international travellers

The Centre has further eased the guidelines for international travelers in the context of COVID-19 and the earlier requirements for RT-PCR-based testing of a random two per cent subset of international travelers to India have been dropped. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - US

Salvadoran government accused of doctoring true extent of Covid deaths

A Salvadoran newspaper reported 15,956 people died from the disease, three times more than President Bukele’s official numbers

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The National (Scotland)

Glasgow bar 13th Note permanently closes after staff go on strike

GLASGOW bar the 13th Note has announced it has been forced to permanently close after 21 years in business.

The Guardian - US

Robert Kennedy Jr’s racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views go back decades, report says

Democratic candidate’s recent false claim that Covid could have been ‘ethnically targeted’ is not an aberration but fits long pattern

Salon

GOP stooges: Quit with the push-ups

RFK Jr. and other GOP stooges think their fitness videos are impressive, but it's really quite sad

The Independent UK

US ceases funding to Wuhan institute amid Covid probe

Wuhan lab faces intense scrutiny for research into bat coronaviruses and ‘security lapses’

The Independent UK

Between Brexit and Covid, London’s food scene has become a dog’s dinner – can it be saved?

After Lily Allen tweeted that she’s noticed ‘standards have slipped’ in many of London’s restaurants, people began asking themselves whether she was right. Kate Ng speaks to those on the frontline about what’s gone awry in a city once known for its incredible food

USA Today Sports Media Group

Everything Georgia HC Kirby Smart said at SEC media days

Here's what Smart said at the podium on Tuesday...

The Guardian - UK

Rural bus services hit new low after losing out on post-Covid funding

More than a quarter of routes in English county and rural areas have been lost over 10 years

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