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White House doubles down on its lab leak theory, annihilating the original COVID-19 information website and replacing it with its own claims

Trump believes the COVID-19 pandemic started from a research lab in Wuhan, China.

Fortune

Official U.S. Covid website swapped for Trump’s lab leak ‘truth’ page

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The Independent UK

'Cristiano Ronaldo asked me to play at his 35th birthday party, which would have been amazing – it was going to be in Italy, when he was at Juventus. Then COVID happened. I was pretty gutted': BRIT Awards nominee reveals Portuguese superstar's request

Cristiano Ronaldo made a special request for a BRIT Awards nominee to play at his 35th birthday party

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Trump rebrands Covid health website to promote ‘lab leak’ theory

The new site features a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading

The Independent UK

Kieron Bowie, Hibs and Scotland's rising star with his feet firmly on the ground

The story of Kieron Bowie, Hibernian's new unassuming hero who has been tipped to solve the striking crisis for the Scotland national team...

The National (Scotland)

Trump news at a glance: Maryland senator says Ábrego García moved from notorious El Salvador prison

Senator Chris Van Hollen accuses El Salvador’s government of planting margarita glasses to undermine his trip – key US politics stories from Friday 18 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

White House Site Blames China For Covid-19 'Lab Leak'

The White House on Friday unveiled a revamped Covid-19 website that promoted the contentious theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory, framing it as the pandemic's "true origins."

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Trump White House replaces Covid website with treatise on ‘lab leak’ theory

Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemic

The Guardian - US

Gene Hackman's wife Betsy's heartbreaking final Amazon order revealed hours before their deaths

The Hollywood star, 95, and classical pianist, 65, were discovered dead at their New Mexico home on February

Evening Standard

This Dividend Stock Yields Nearly 8% and Trades at Depressed Valuations: Time to Buy?

Amid the continued decline in Pfizer stock, its dividend yield has risen to almost 8%. While the stock might not be a screaming buy, it now seems to have limited downside.

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Boris Johnson’s cycling vision stutters as number of bike journeys fails to rise above pre-pandemic levels

Figures released by the Department for Transport show the average number of bicycle journeys per person has remained stable since a peak in 2020

The Independent UK

Fears of the economy tanking are now higher than they were at the height of the Covid pandemic

Dismal fund manager sentiment comes as Federal Reserve warns of increased inflation and slowing growth due to tariffs

The Independent UK

Mexican Legend Lucía Méndez Is Discharged After a Week in the Hospital

The Mexican artist spent a week hospitalized due to COVID-19. Lucía Méndez has canceled her professional commitments until further notice.

Latin Times

The gap between wages and housing prices is widening, fuelling the affordability crisis

Racial disparities played a significant role in shaping unequal COVID-19 mortality rates. What is less widely understood is how overcrowded housing conditions were an even deadlier variable.

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Euronews

RFK Jr's appointment boosts Europe's anti-vax movements, researchers claim

Most of the top-performing posts analysed were found to contain misinformation, according to social media researchers.

Fortune

Luxury homebuilder shrugs off Trump's tariffs: 'After living through COVID, this is nothing'

Uncertainty is cause for bigger concern than a 145% tariff rate.

The Independent UK

WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes

The World Health Organization's member countries agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis

Euronews

Countries agree on pandemic treaty to tackle future global health threats

The treaty, which was first proposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to improve preparation and collaboration during future health crises.

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TechRadar

AI in healthcare, five years after lockdown – a different system, and a better one

Discover how AI is revolutionizing pandemic response, from detection and forecasting to vaccine development.

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Why Technology Makes Online Tutoring More Effective Than Ever

Over the past few years, online tutoring has moved from a niche support option to a mainstream educational tool. The shift was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted traditional classroom learning and left many students struggling to keep up, particularly in core areas like literacy and numeracy.

Latin Times

Gene Hackman's Wife Mistook Symptoms of Deadly Illness for Covid Before Their Tragic Deaths

New investigative details on the final days of iconic actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa suggest she may have mistaken her symptoms for COVID-19.

The Independent UK

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa searched online for flu symptoms in days before she died

Officials also provided an update on the couple’s property after a health inspection was conducted

Radio France Internationale

WHO countries strike landmark deal on tackling future pandemics

Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

Evening Standard

Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Aftab Baig, 47, from Glasgow, was part of a fraud which saw bogus claims made against the Leeds branches of the bakery chain.

The Independent UK

‘Fake Greggs manager’ who claimed over £700,000 in Covid grants jailed

The 47-year-old man had conned a city council out of £710,000 by pretending to work for all of its 32 Greggs branches

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