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WHO team says theory Covid began in Wuhan lab ‘extremely unlikely’

Theories including virus jumping from animal to human or via frozen food being explored by team in ChinaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization team that visited Wuhan to investigate the origins of the …

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‘Fighting for life’: Bangladesh shrimp farmers destitute in wake of cyclone

Natural disaster compounded by the collapse of a lucrative export during the pandemic has thrust people into povertyThis time last year the west coast of Bangladesh was a thriving place for shrimp farmers. It was a decent enough living and there was a …

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