Top 10 world news today: US calls for transparent COVID-19 investigation, UK PM considered injecting himself with coronavirus, and more
Top 10 World news
Top 10 world news today: We bring to you the biggest headlines of May 26,2021 in this daily newsletter. Following rising concerns over the origin of novel coronavirus and allegations of it originating out of a Wuhan laboratory, US Health Secretary Xavier Becerra has urged the WHO to ensure that the second phase of COVID-19 origin investigations must be "transparent" and "science-based". US-based top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has also alleged that, $600,000 were earmarked forWuhan Institute of Virologyfrom the National Institutes of Healthover a period of five years to study zoonotic viruses and whether bat coronaviruses could jump onto human beings. Meanwhile, followingactivist Roman Protasevich's arreston President Alexander Lukashenko'sorders, exiled leaderSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused Lukashenko of trying to establish aregime like North Koreain Belarus. On the science front, we bring you interesting new discoveries related to the Big Bang. Don't forget to click on the headline to read the full story!
Belarus opposition leader accuses Lukashenko of turning country into 'North Korea of Europe'
Speaking to the European Parliament via video link exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused President Alexander Lukashenko of turning the countryinto "North Korea of Europe" and demandeda series of concrete measures.
US calls for 'transparent' second phase of COVID-19 origin investigation
Amidst media reports suggesting that COVID-19 could have emerged from a laboratory in China, US Health Secretary Xavier Becerra has urged the WHO to ensure that the next phase of investigation into COVID-19's origins are more "transparent" and "science-based".
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US vs China over South China Sea: Washington backs Philippines, Beijing hits back
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Bigg Boss 20: Isha Rikhi evicted after three weeks in Salman Khan’s show
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Musk plans to more than double xAI's chips to over 1.2 million Nvidia GPUs by year-end
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After JU, clash erupts at SRFTI: BJP’s ‘Dimagi Naxal’ jibe sparks political firestorm after students protest RSS-linked event
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‘Anti-social elements spreading false rumours’: LPU issues statement amid massive unrest over alleged rape
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LPU students go on rampage, vandalise campus amid widespread protest: What's happening
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Trump asked Xi to pressure Iran. China did not say yes — here’s what Beijing wants
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines
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An OpenAI agent escaped its locked test cage again, by hiding questions in DNS lookups
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'Our video was trimmed': LPU girls who featured in rape-denial video make U-turn
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3 males killed, four others injured in shooting after fight at strip club in Detroit
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'Victory for low-budget consumers': Raghav Chadha hails 30-day telecom recharge rules
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Claude rebuilt the 1989 game 'Prince of Persia' by reusing the original's own code
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Beyond metros: How Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities could drive India’s next AI wave
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Tesla builds first Cybertruck with its own refined lithium: Elon Musk's $1 billion Texas bet pays off
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IndiGo flight suffers tail strike in Bengaluru while landing; DGCA to probe incident
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The US and China set up an AI 'red telephone', but skipped the rulebook
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‘Terror suspects arrested near UK air base were looking to do big damage’: Trump
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Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’
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IND vs WI 1st ODI: Kohli breaks Sachin's most runs in one country record with unbeaten 139 as India thump West Indies by 8 wickets
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Researchers rebuilt exactly how 700 AI agents hacked Hugging Face: a 900-link chain trick
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‘Olympic inclusion is our major target’: WPA President Ishaun Singh on pool’s global ambitions
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Nations League: Spain sink England at Wembley; Modric shines for Croatia
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Why has Iran released no proof of life of Mojtaba Khamenei? Araghchi reveals...
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'What kind of confession is this?': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 'terrorists would be roaming New York' remark goes viral, raises alarm online. Watch
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South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean prisoners' transfer
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Beyond BrahMos: India targets Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports with unmatched price edge
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Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India
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Muslim marriage cannot shield sex with minor wife from prosecution under POCSO: Delhi HC
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'Can't help but draw painful parallels to Nirbhaya case': SC on latest incidents of rape cases in Delhi-NCR
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99.9% more powerful - Scientists find boy who can recall memories from just 3 months of age
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'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey
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UNSC reform momentum grows: Russia, Portugal, Mauritius push for India's permanent seat bid
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8 US marines injured in Iranian missile attack on vessel in Strait of Hormuz: Report
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Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed in clash near Pakistan border, Islamabad denies
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Ceuta migrant crisis: Protesters take to streets as Spain grapples with migrant challenge
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LPU suspend classes, postpones exams as violence escalates over rape claims: What's happening
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New York City wants a 'kill switch' on every AI, and will pay whistleblowers who report violations
Fauci admits Wuhan lab received 'modest' funds from US amid calls for probe into Covid origins
Amid rising concerns over the coronavirus's origin, UStop infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told lawmakersthat the Wuhan Institute of Virology received money from the US based National Institutes of Health.
Pakistan FM Qureshi rules out providing military bases to US for operations in Afghanistan
In the Pakistanisenate,Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshihas announced that Pakistan would not provide its military bases to the United States for future counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan and that the country will also not allow drone attacks inside Pakistan.
Afghanistan vows to ensure security of foreign missions
Following Australia's announcement to close the country's embassy in Kabul, the Afghan government says that it iscommitted to ensuring safety and security of foreign organisations and diplomatic missions.
Hong Kong to approve Beijing-drafted curbs on elections
Hong Kong lawmakers are approving changes to electoral laws, whichdrastically reduce the public's ability to elect lawmakers and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city.
Taiwan seeks more vaccines from US amid virus surge
Witessing a surge in reported COVID-19 cases, with merely one percent people reciebing the jab, Taiwan still hasn'tbeen able to ramp up itsvaccinationdrive. To help increase this tally, Taiwan's government officials have requested the Biden administration for more vaccines.
Virus sceptic Boris Johnson considered injecting himself with Covid, says former aide Cummings
In a new report Facebook claims that the United Statestopped a list of the countries most frequently targeted by deceptive foreign influence operations using Facebook between 2017 and 2020.
Astronomers reveal what happened in first microsecond of Big Bang
Astronomers haveinvestigatedthe first matter ever to be present,during the first microsecond of the Big Bang.