His executive order targeted the elimination of what is called gain-of-function, which studies how viruses become more powerful. The United States funded that sort of research at the Wuhan lab, in the city where the initial outbreak was reported. But a competing theory is that a person somehow came into contact with an infected animal.

US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered new limitations on a form of biological research his administration says caused the Covid-19 pandemic through a lab leak in China. "There's no laboratory that's immune from leaks -- and this is going to prevent inadvertent leaks from happening in the future and endangering humanity,

The former President's executive order will immediately halt "any present and all future" US funding for gain-of-function research in countries like China and Iran that lack proper safety oversight

The Trump administration’s interest in Greenland appears to be part of what Washington sees as a broader competition for power in the Arctic, where Russia is a dominant force and China aspires to expand its footprint and capabilities.

Donald Trump recently reiterated his desire for Greenland to become a part of the US, sparking fresh concern that he may move to take the country via military action. Of all the outlandish boasts and