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The same firm that was alleged to have conducted controversial research at a laboratory in Wuhan, China—the city where COVID-19 emerged in 2019—has received a new grant to study bat viruses. EcoHealth Alliance, which was involved in researching bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, started a multiyear study of “viral sequences and isolates for use in vaccine development,” according to a grant published online by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the agency headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci. The study will involve bats and coronaviruses and is set to run until Aug. 31, 2027. However, its research won’t take place in…

Thames Water, Southern Water and other companies will be forced to cut tens of millions of pounds from consumers’ bills after the regulator said they had missed pollution targets. Eleven water companies will have to return about £150m to customers in the form of lower bills in the 2023-24 financial year, the water regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, announced on Monday. The government and water companies have faced increasing criticism in recent years for allowing the dumping of raw sewage into rivers and the sea. The practice is meant to be limited to periods of high rainfall but some companies are under…

One of the world’s largest open-access journal publishers is retracting more than 500 papers, based on the discovery of unethical actions. London-based Hindawi, which publishes more than 200 peer-reviewed journals across multiple disciplines, stated that its research team identified in June “irregularities” in the peer review process in some of the journals. “All Hindawi journals employ a series of substantial integrity checks before articles are accepted for publication. Following thorough investigation, we identified that these irregularities in the peer review process were the result of suspicious and unethical activities. Since identifying this unethical activity and breach of our processes, we began proactively…

The Swedish Public Health Authority will stop recommending that healthy children between the ages of 12 and 17 receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The general recommendation that healthy children aged 12 to 17 receive the COVID-19 vaccine will end after Oct. 31, according to the agency in a revision posted this weekend. It cited the “very low risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19” in children and teens for the change. After Oct. 31, vaccination will be recommended for only certain children in vulnerable groups. Soren Andersson, an official in the Swedish health agency, elaborated on the rule change to broadcaster SVT and said that “we…

A scathing Erik ten Hag told his Manchester United players they lacked belief and said they folded like a “pack of cards”, after they were humiliated 6-3 by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Pep Guardiola was enthused by his side’s display in which Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scored hat-tricks, taking them up to second in the table, a point behind Arsenal. Antony and Anthony Martial (with two) scored for United. Ten Hag said: “It’s a lack of belief. When you don’t believe on the pitch then you can’t win games: that is unacceptable. The plan was to…

What Liz Truss is doing is brave and right, however unpopular it may be in the short term. She has inherited an economy that is bloated, sluggish, over-taxed and over-regulated. She has to get it growing again. Doing so means taking on the corporatist consensus: the BBC, the International Monetary Fund, the former governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, the Biden administration, the Financial Times and all those hoary-headed experts who struggle to imagine an alternative to the ‘high tax, low interest rates’ model that has prevailed since the 2008 financial crisis. But not doing so would condemn Britain to poverty and ruin. Yesterday,…

Antonio Conte has suggested the length of his contract at Tottenham is not relevant to how long he will stay as he dismissed links to Juventus as “disrespectful” and sought to focus on Saturday’s derby at Arsenal. The manager has been touted by the Italian media to return to Juventus at the end of the season and the story rumbled for much of the international break. Conte’s old club have struggled this season under Max Allegri, winning two of nine games. It has not just been Allegri’s difficulties that have driven the narrative but Conte’s situation – his deal runs…

The White House on Sept. 28 claimed that President Joe Biden was not acting unusual when he looked around during an event and asked about a deceased congresswoman. Biden, a Democrat, was thanking members of Congress who supported legislation aimed at tackling hunger issues when he looked around for the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.). “Jackie here? Where’s Jackie? I think she wasn’t going to be here,” said Biden, 79, America’s oldest president. Walorski died in a car crash earlier this year. After the sudden death, Biden issued his condolences. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed later Wednesday that Biden looked for Walorski because the deceased…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is refusing to release the results of autopsies conducted on people who died after getting COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA says it is barred from releasing medical files, but a drug safety advocate says that it could release the autopsies with personal information redacted. The refusal was issued to The Epoch Times, which submitted a Freedom of Information Act for all autopsy reported obtained by the FDA concerning any deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System following COVID-19 vaccination. Reports are lodged with the system when a person experiences an adverse event, or a health…

A new 50p design featuring an image of King Charles III has been unveiled by the Royal Mint and will enter circulation by the end of the year. Meanwhile, a special memorial coin range commemorating Queen Elizabeth II will be released on Monday at 9am. Charles’ portrait will appear on a £5 crown and a 50p celebrating the Queen. Nicola Howell, chief commercial officer at the Royal Mint, told the PA news agency: “We expect customers will start to be able to receive the commemorative range from October and then we expect the 50p memorial circulating coin to be appearing in people’s change probably…