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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday (local time) confirmed that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, China. Read further on Dynamite News:

While the department previously said it was undecided, it now calls the lab-leak theory the most likely explanation, the Journal reported.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to visit Moscow for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plan.

February 1 was a date to celebrate for women in business everywhere. It happened to be the day that water group Severn Trent became the first large UK quoted company to be led by an all-female team by appointing Helen Miles as chief financial officer. That’s certainly worthy of celebration…

The French naval special forces, along with their US and British counterparts, are now involved in combating the smuggling of Iranian weapons to the Houthi militias in Yemen, an indication of a noticeable change in France’s policy. Paris announced that its Elite special forces seized a boatload of Iranian-supplied weapons…

[UPDATED with more from Virginia Postrel.]

The tech giant’s party in the exclusive Swiss ski resort was labeled “seriously bad executive symbolism.”

CEO John Ray has set up a task force to explore restarting FTX.com, its main international exchange, WSJ reports.

Prescriptions for controlled substances would require an in-person visit.

Dion Rabouin lays bare what he has been dealing with ‘my entire life’ in heartwrenching Twitter thread

A merger would create a financial data and news giant, further firming up the world’s 12th-richest man’s stronghold.