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US President Joe Biden maintains "complete confidence" in the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a book reported that the top US general secretly contacted China amid worries that Donald Trump was out of control, the White House says. "The president has complete confidence in his leadership, his patriotism and his fidelity to our constitution," Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters during a press briefing in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
Wuhan, Feb 9 (EFE/EPA).- The head of a team of global scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it was “extremely unlikely” that the coronavirus may have spread from a lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus was detected first last year.Ben Embarek told reporters that the laboratory leak theory “is extremely unlikely to explain the introduction of the virus into the humans.”Embarek said they would not suggest “the hypotheses for future studies.” (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE HILTON HOTEL WHERE THE PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THE COVID-19 TAKES PLACE, IN WUHAN, CHINA.
Experts from the WHO all but eliminate a controversial theory that Covid-19 came from a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. "The laboratory incident hypothesis is extremely unlikely to explain the introduction of the virus into the human population," says Peter Ben Embarek, the head of the WHO mission. "Therefore is not in the hypotheses that we will suggest for future studies." IMAGES
Hunter Biden has been asked to provide information related to his work at the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. He will make the disclosures as part of the DOJ tax investigation, a source involved in the process told the Associated Press. The president-elect's second son has also been asked to provide documents relating to his business dealings with China and other financial transactions. According to Business Insider it is not clear whether the younger Biden's work at the Ukrainian company is a central part of the tax investigation.
Axios reports that President-elect Joe Biden is considering former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to be his China ambassador. Buttigieg was one of Biden's rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination. He endorsed and campaigned for Biden when he dropped out of the race. Business Insider reports that Biden promised to be tough on China during his election campaign. Axios also reported that Buttigieg is being considered for other key domestic roles. Buttigieg joined Biden's transition team in November.
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