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United States The intelligence community is split According to a senior official, Covid-19 may have emerged as a result of a laboratory accident.

Amanda Schoch, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications for the National Intelligence Service, said that the US intelligence community “does not know exactly where, when or how” the Sars-Cov-2 virus that caused Covid-19 was spread. But she said that the US intelligence community, composed of 18 organizations, “has discussed two possible scenarios.”

She said that one branch of the intelligence community tends to have a theory that the virus was produced in a laboratory accident and has only low or medium confidence.

The other two branches tend to assess that it is a natural result of human contact with infected animals-again only with low or medium confidence.

Coronavirus digestion

• Joe Biden Appeal to U.S. companies Increase workers’ wagesRising inflation rates and supply chain bottlenecks have created a “hurried road” for the recovery of the US economy.

• Ministry of Public Health of Thailand 3,323 new infections and 47 Covid-19 deaths were reported on Thursday morning, New daily record.

• Chinese Medicine Company Sinopharm Holdings Published test results, Its effective rate is much higher than 50%, but there are few data on vulnerable groups

• British Minister of Health Matt Hancock (Matt Hancock) Said that as many as three-quarters of new coronavirus infections in the UK are involved Variant originally identified in India. (FT, SCMP)

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In the news

Airline cancels Moscow sanctions on Belarus flights Air France and Austrian Airlines must Cancel the flight to Moscow After the Russian authorities failed to approve a new route to avoid Belarusian airspace due to the interception of the Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk. At the same time, a rebellious Alexander Lukashenko (Alexander Lukashenko) Calling the West’s bluff against Belarus. (foot)

• Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, said that the flight in Belarus was changed to “Intentionally hijacked” In a personal letter. (Wall Street Journal)

Meme stock recovery attracts traders The stock of movie theater chain AMC was on the verge of bankruptcy a few months ago. Soaring to the highest level in four years On Thursday, as investors chased companies that benefited from the economic reopening, trading in “meme stocks” was resumed earlier this year.

SoftBank and WeWork co-founder reached a divorce agreement SoftBank has clarified The full cost of a painful divorce Adam Neumann, the co-founder of WeWork, received nearly $450 million in cash, stock awards and expenses after intense negotiations.

U.S. Department of Justice initiates Archegos investigation department Request information from multiple banks Two people familiar with the matter said that he is the main counterparty of the family office. It is not clear what information the intelligence prosecutor is seeking or whether the department will initiate criminal proceedings. The failure of Archegos Capital Management in March sent shock waves in the market.

Chinese companies are under pressure from rising commodity prices Soaring commodity prices Put pressure on the company According to official data agencies, even when China’s broader industrial sector rebounded from the early effects of the coronavirus pandemic, this is true in China.At the same time, the China-US Trade Director Held the first meeting yesterday. (Bloomberg, British “Financial Times”)

Australian ambassador to China banned from trial for citizen spy Canberra bombarded China “Deeply regretful” The decision to bar his ambassador from entering the Beijing courts, and an Australian writer who was tried for espionage, deepened the diplomatic freeze between the two countries.

Beijing faces review of Latin American Development Bank Mauricio Claver-Carone, the new president of the Inter-American Development Bank, stated that Washington has allowed China to gain a foothold in Latin America through years of insufficient funding for lenders. In an interview with the Financial Times.

One day in the future

Putin meets Lukashenko Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin In Sochi on Friday. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that its officials see no reason to disbelieve the Belarusian government’s claims about the bomb threat as an explanation for the change to commercial flights. (CBS)

White House releases budget US President Joe Biden (Joe Biden) is about to unveil $6 billion budget proposal for the next ten years, He bet that his government’s large-scale investment plan in the economy will double, and that inflation will subside after it breaks out this year.The goal of the budget is to spend more China’s deterrence and nuclear funding. (Reuters Financial Times)

What are we still reading

Defeat the big oil symbol “sea change” in the climate war Big oil already Affected by climate. Although the company has formulated a detailed plan to reduce carbon emissions, this week’s shocking board and court failures show that there are powerful forces in society that want to make changes faster. Our “Energy Newsletter” collapsed The big oil is terrible, terribly bad, very bad day on Wednesday. Register here Get emails in your inbox.

Designing a democratic system on Mars can improve earth politics A political science professor at Yale University recently challenged her students Write a constitution for Mars. This exercise will not only attract travelers fixed on Mars such as SpaceX founder Elon Musk, but politicians should also be interested in it.At the same time, Edward Luce wrote American democracy is still in danger zone.

Why commuters are not easily lured back to the office For the longest time, commuters had no choice but to enter the office. At least in New York City, this pandemic may change this situation. Commuters have the right to request changes. They should use it, Josh Chaffin wrote. How did you make commuting tolerant in the past? Tell us [email protected].

When your business is 100 years older than you In 2016, Mei Lum was only 26 years old, and she decided whether to go to Columbia University for graduate studies.Instead, she became The fifth-generation boss of Yongan Heye, This is the oldest store in New York’s Chinatown and has no formal training or frankly an interest in running a business. (That cut)

What’s wrong with the Michelin Guide? Even for critics, Michelin is the most influential restaurant guide on the planet. However, the three main allegations against it are: it limits creativity, may not cover so many restaurants, and it is too “French”. However, why chefs still crave a new star?

Podcast of the day

Washington’s desire for a Middle East solution Martin Indyk (Martin Indyk), during the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, was the US ambassador to Israel and US special envoy Discuss with Gideon Rachman The Biden administration’s position on the Middle East crisis.