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Politics central in push to find COVID-19 origin

A international political struggle to control the narrative of coronavirus is growing as the United States, Europe, and China focus on investigating the origins of the COVID-19 instead of solving other problems perpetuating the global pandemic.

Thailand: Buddhist monks light candles on Visakha Bucha Day

Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar, at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.

What went wrong in Taiwan as island unravels its Covid success

In 2020, Taiwan had one of the most successful Covid-19 responses in the world, and it went more than 250 days without reporting any local infections. As the island now battles its worst Covid-19 outbreak, CNN's Will Ripley speaks with Dr. Chen Chien-jen, an epidemiologist who served as vice president on on what went wrong with the island's Covid response.

Biden orders an intelligence report on Covid-19 origins

President Joe Biden said he has directed the US intelligence community to redouble their efforts in investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and report back to him in 90 days. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports the announcement comes after a US intelligence report found several researchers in Wuhan fell ill in November 2019 and had to be hospitalized — a new detail that fueled further debate about the origins of the pandemic.

Death of a Belarusian activist suggests abuse

Human rights groups fear the worst for the dissident journalist detained while traveling on a Ryanair flight after another Belarusian activist, Witold Ashurok, died in custody, suggesting abuse. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.

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