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US agency assessment backing Covid lab leak theory raises more questions than answers — and backlash from China | CNN

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US agency assessment backing Covid lab leak theory raises more questions than answers — and backlash from China | CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN  —  The US Department of Energy’s assessment that Covid-19 most likely emerged due to a laboratory … Read more

Factory fire kills 38 people in central China, state media reports | CNN

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Factory fire kills 38 people in central China, state media reports | CNN

CNN  —  A fire at a factory in central China killed dozens of people on Monday, according to Chinese state-media, the latest in a string of fatal industrial accidents to hit the country in recent years. State run-newspaper Henan Daily reported Tuesday that two people previously reported missing had been found dead following the blaze … Read more