6 h. ago New bat strain of coronavirus discovered by researchers in Wuhan

The potential for human infection has yet to be explored

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11 h. ago Discovery of potential pandemic virus in China raises global health concerns

Researchers in China have discovered a new coronavirus in bats that they say has the potential to spread to humans, after the world was recently hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

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18 h. ago New bats' coronavirus found in China uses the same human receptor as Covid

Chinese team has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission a month after the UK revealed it is set to launch a national pandemic “wargames" in a bid to prepare for any future end-of-the-world virus

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19 h. ago New 'deadly' coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats with high chance of infecting humans

An expert team in China led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as "batwoman" for her work on coronaviruses has uncovered a new variant called HKU5-CoV-2 at Wuhan labs

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21 h. ago New coronavirus found in Chinese bats has 'higher potential to infect humans'

Another coronavirus with a higher potential to infect humans than other coronaviruses has been discovered in bats by scientists in China - it is understood to be related to MERS

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3 d. ago Even Trump can be cajoled into advancing human rights – you just have to know which buttons to press | Kenneth Roth

The signs aren’t good so far, but playing on Trump’s desperation to be seen as a great dealmaker would pay dividendsKenneth Roth is a former executive director of Human Rights Watch. His book, Righting Wrongs, is published on 25 FebruaryThe common wisdom is that Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be a disaster for human rights. Certainly his penchant for embracing autocrats and breaching norms bodes poorly, such as his outrageous proposal to force two million Palestinians out of Gaza – which would be a blatant war crime – or his suggestion that Ukraine is to blame for Russia’s invasion. But Trump also likes to cut a deal, as shown by his paradoxically positive role in securing the current (precarious) Gaza ceasefire. If Trump the dealmaker can be nudged in the right direction, he might, against all odds, be brought to play a productive role for human rights.As executive director of Human Rights Watch, I spent more than three decades devising strategies to pressure or cajole leaders ...

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3 d. ago Even Trump can be cajoled into doing the right thing – you just have to know which buttons to press | Kenneth Roth

In decades spent convincing world leaders to protect human rights, I’ve learned a thing or two about working with his typeKenneth Roth is a former executive director of Human Rights Watch and author of Righting WrongsThe common wisdom is that Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be a disaster for human rights. Certainly his penchant for embracing autocrats and breaching norms bodes poorly, such as his outrageous proposal to force two million Palestinians out of Gaza – which would be a blatant war crime – or his suggestion that Ukraine is to blame for Russia’s invasion. But Trump also likes to cut a deal, as shown by his paradoxically positive role in securing the current (precarious) Gaza ceasefire. If Trump the dealmaker can be nudged in the right direction, he might, against all odds, be brought to play a productive role for human rights.As executive director of Human Rights Watch, I spent more than three decades devising strategies to pressure or cajole leaders to better respect ri...

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3 d. ago 'Mystery' HMPV virus spreads as more countries detect first cases after 'mask up' demand

Cases of Human Metapneumovirus caused chaos in China before spreading to the UK and more countries, and it has now been detected in another country for the first time

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