Bloomberg A World Health Organisation (WHO) scientific team in China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus visited the Wuhan laboratory that’s been at the center of months of speculation over how the disease jumped to humans. The international group of scientists arrived at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, home to a high-tech laboratory that studies some of the world’s ...

Bloomberg Mexican authorities arrested a dozen police officers in connection with the murder of 19 people in Tamaulipas state, according to local Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica. The officers were charged with homicide, abuse of authority and giving false statements, Barrios said. Interior Minister Olga Sanchez, who is standing in at daily press briefings for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ...

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) is facing a cost of tens of billions of euros for the slow and chaotic rollout of coronavirus vaccinations compared to countries such as the UK and US. Lockdowns mean the bloc’s economy is operating at about 95% of its pre-pandemic level, equating to about $14 billion a week of lost output, according to calculations ...