Samples from a study suggesting the coronavirus was circulating outside China by October 2019 have been re-tested at the World Health Organization's request, two scientists who led the Italian research said (1/4)
The WHO reacted to Biden's announcement that intelligence agencies were pursuing rival theories, including the possibility of a laboratory accident in China, by saying the search was being "poisoned by politics" (2/4)
Covid-19 was first identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, while Italy's first patient was detected on Feb. 21 last year in a small town near Milan (3/4)
A study published last year suggested antibodies to either the virus or a variant were detected in Italy in 2019 (4/4)
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The US has stepped up its attacks on China. Former Secretary of State Pompeo revealed that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was engaged in military activity apart from its civilian research (1/4) Photo - @republic
The Wuhan Institute of Virology has been under the lens since the global pandemic began. Earlier last week, US President Joe Biden had announced that he had directed intelligence agencies to further probe the COVID-19 origin (2/4)
Pompeo added that the Wuhan Lab was engaged in activities connected to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) apart from the 'good old civilian research' (3/4)
A TikTok video revealing that Snickers is made in China is turning Australians off the chocolate bar who say they will be boycotting the brand for good. The video was uploaded to the social media site by Jeremy Toh (1/4) Photo - @DailyMailUK
Footage shows a variety of chocolate bars stacked on the shelves at the supermarket before the camera pans up to a box of Snickers. 'Did you know your Snickers are no longer made in Australia?' a voiceover says (2/4)
The man grabs a chocolate bar before turning it over and aiming the camera at the packaging where it is revealed the bar is made in China (3/4)
Speaking at a Communist Party study meeting, President Xi said it was crucial for China to improve its ability to spread its messages globally in order to present a "true, three-dimensional and comprehensive China", Xinhua said on Tuesday (1/4) Photo - @SCMPNews
It also needed to strengthen propaganda efforts to help foreigners understand the Chinese Communist Party and the way it "strives for the happiness of the Chinese people" (2/4)
The country needed to create a team of professionals and adopt "precise communication methods" for different regions, he said(3/4)