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The U.S. State Department and the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) were aware in January 2020 that Chinese authorities were withholding COVID-19 data, according to government documents obtained by a legal watchdog organization. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) also sent “experts” from the NIH-supported P4 lab at the University of Texas Medical Branch to train Wuhan Institute of Virology technicians in “lab management and maintenance”—nearly two years before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—the records obtained by Judicial Watch through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit show. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said he believes…

Players in Russia who want to move to another country because of the invasion of Ukraine should be granted an emergency reopening of the transfer window, according a new idea being proposed to Fifa. The Polish Football Association, which has led opposition to continued Russian involvement in international competition since the outbreak of war, has written to Fifa making the suggestion, with hundreds of foreign players playing their club football in Russia. The Ukrainian defender Yaroslav Rakitskyi has left Zenit Saint Petersburg and more players are expected to follow at other clubs, with Poland’s Grzegorz Krychowiak hoping to be allowed to leave Krasnodar.…

House prices are at a record high compared to wages – how much longer can this pandemic boom last? asks SIMON LAMBERT. House prices are an element of the UK economy that we could have done without emerging from the pandemic stronger than before. The bizarre pandemic property boom, fuelled by a cocktail of cheap mortgages, itchy feet, a desire for more space, and stamp duty cut, has sent house price inflation spiralling. Britain’s biggest building society Nationwide revealed yesterday that on its long-running index, house prices were up 12.6 per cent over the past year. That has added £29,000…

More than one million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week, according to U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. “In just seven days we have witnessed the exodus of one million refugees from Ukraine to neighboring countries,” Grandi wrote on Twitter on March 2. “For many millions more, inside Ukraine, it’s time for guns to fall silent, so that life-saving humanitarian assistance can be provided.” Refugees have been fleeing west from the warzones in Ukraine at a rate of more than 100,000 per day since Russia began its invasion. Roughly half have ended up in Poland. Most of the rest have crossed into Slovakia,…

London faced a third day of severe disruption as London Underground workers went on strike for the second time this week. Transport for London (TfL) said people should expect all tube services across the capital to be suspended on Thursday, and advised passengers to work from home or walk or cycle where possible, or plan for crowding and delay if using other trains or buses for essential journeys. The 24-hour strike, which started at midnight, follows a similar walkout on Tuesday by members of the RMT union in a dispute over jobs and pensions. TfL said it would seek to run limited tube services…

The price of Brent crude oil rose above $119 a barrel to the highest since May 2012, while gas prices rose as well. Petrol prices have been hitting record highs as the cost of oil soars. Energy bills are also likely to rise further than previously predicted, trade body Energy UK said. Emma Pinchbeck, the chief executive of the energy industry body, said: “It’s a really worrying time for both customers and industry. “We’ve been saying since the autumn that we’d expect bills to go up again in October. With what we’re seeing in Ukraine and in the oil and…

Jet2 has become the first major airline to drop the requirement for face coverings onboard some flights. Holidaymakers flying from England and Northern Ireland will now be able to travel maskless. The airline made the announcement this week following the change to the UK Government’s coronavirus guidance. While masks are no longer a necessity on board, passengers have been urged to pack one in hand luggage for when they disembark. Countries such as Spain still have strict mask regulations in place. A Jet 2 spokesperson said: ‘It is no longer a legal requirement to wear a face mask in England and…

Crazy, was Jürgen Klopp’s take on talk of Liverpool winning an unprecedented quadruple, yet crazy remains possible. The Carabao Cup winners advanced into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time under Klopp with their 11th successive win in all competitions. Norwich went unexpectedly close to forcing extra time but found little consolation in losing to Liverpool for the fourth time this season. The Carabao Cup aftershow party was more complicated than it should have been. Liverpool were comfortably in the ascendency courtesy of a Takumi Minamino brace, the Japan international underlining how strength in depth has supported Klopp’s team on all…

Growing numbers of Britons are paying for private medical treatment in a shift that could undermine the NHS and create a “two-tier” health system, a report has warned. Declining access to and quality of NHS care, both worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, have begun to “supercharge” the trend, with one in six people prepared to go private instead of waiting. That is among the findings of a report by the left-leaning IPPR thinktank, which warns that in future getting fast, high-quality care on the NHS could become as difficult as the situation that already exists in regards to state-funded dental treatment, which…

The operator of Nord Stream 2 has terminated all contracts with employees after it was hit with U.S. sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project represents an $11 billion investment from Russia and is designed to carry 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia to Germany every year. It is registered in Switzerland and owned by Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom. The United States sanctioned Nord Stream 2 AG last week after Russia recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine prior to its invasion of the country, which has prompted a wave of economic sanctions by the West.…