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The tech mogul supports a reassessment of American involvement in both organizations, questioning their relevance and effectiveness

Billionaire Elon Musk has publicly endorsed the idea of the US withdrawing from both the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Responding to a social media post advocating such a move on Sunday, Musk, who leads the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), commented, “I agree.”

US President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have vowed to reconsider Washington’s participation in the UN, as well as in the US-led military bloc.

In February, Senator Mike Lee of Utah introduced the Disengaging Entirely from the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act, proposing a complete US withdrawal from the UN. Lee criticized the UN as a “platform for tyrants” that attacks America and its allies, arguing that despite significant funding, the organization has failed to prevent wars, genocides, human rights violations, and pandemics.

Former NATO Supreme Commander Stavridis:
"NATO may cease to exist"

"I think we are moving toward what may be, and I don't want to exaggerate or be dramatic, the last days of NATO," Stavridis stated.

He suggested that the bloc could be replaced by a "European Treaty… pic.twitter.com/nLd5Fjy7TI

— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) March 2, 2025

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France and the UK would make great allies against a “predatory” Trump, Chrystia Freeland has said

Former Canadian deputy PM and foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, has called on Ottawa to turn to European nuclear powers for deterrence against a “predatory” United States. Freeland made the suggestion on Wednesday during debates for the leadership of the country’s Liberal Party.

The former FT Moscow correspondent, who is seeking to succeed Justin Trudeau following the party’s recent electoral slump, characterized recent comments by US President Donald Trump, in which he questioned Canada’s statehood, as a national security threat.

”What is different about this unleashed and empowered President Trump is he is clearly threatening our sovereignty and we need to respond,” she said. “The US is turning predator, and so what Canada needs to do is work closely with our democratic allies, our military allies.”

Chrystia Freeland says Canada needs to acquire nuclear weapon capability to protect against its bigger neighbour. So she's running the same playbook that got Ukraine invaded. Very bold, let's see how it plays out.pic.twitter.com/nuxxl2EeJH

— Brian damage (@TradNorm) February 27, 2025

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Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar fashion as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a recently published study. But there are no reported infections in humans, and experts say it’s not currently a threat to public health.

Like SARS-CoV-2, HKU5-CoV-2 can enter cells via the human ACE2 receptor protein on cell surfaces. The newly identified coronavirus is a part of the same family as the virus that causes deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS.

According to the study, published last week in the journal Cell, scientists found the coronavirus in anal swab samples taken from a bat of the genus Pipistrellus. A lab experiment showed that the virus could infect human cells.

HKU5-CoV-2 can already infect human cells and is related to a virus with a 30% fatality rate. Now, researchers want to test it on humanized mice – because that worked out so well last time.

Dr. Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, called the plans “ominous,” warning that WIV’s biosafety measures are a joke, yet, here they are, playing with fire again. What could possibly go wrong? This just needs to stop!

Um … what?

Is this definitely real? If so, very concerning. https://t.co/YRmRBDUkdR

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27, 2025

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US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

The review is part of a government push to examine spending on messenger RNA-based vaccines, the technology that powered Moderna’s Covid vaccine. The bird flu shot contract was awarded to Moderna in the Biden administration’s final days, sending the company’s stock up 13% in the two days following the Jan. 17 announcement.

Shares of Moderna fell as much as 4.9% in trading before US markets openedThursday. The company didn’t respond to a request for comment.

The US is in the midst of a record-breaking bird flu outbreak that’s affected dozens of cattle herds along with poultry flocks nationwide, sending egg pricessoaring. While human cases have been relatively rare, the virus has caused deaths in the past, and experts are concerned that it could become more transmissible and dangerous.

🕊️BIRD FLU SHOT UNDER REVIEW
— Trump may halt Moderna bird flu shot funding
— HHS needs to “review” due to 'oversight'
— CDC says bird flu has LOW RISK to the public
— Moderna's shares drop 5.5%
— Pfizer falling, felt to be volatile

Maybe shots aren’t such a good investment.… pic.twitter.com/9Gd9r01Lfb

— ✝️ Dr Margaret Aranda Ferrante, MD PhD FACFEI ♿️ (@TheRebelPatient) February 27, 2025

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As his first major action as Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr. has ordered an immediate suspension for all actions related to the Vaxart oral covid shot, moments before 10,000 Americans were about to begin testing the vaccine.

This follows a 90-day stop-work order issued Friday to Vaxart, halting the Biden era Project NextGen initiative, funded through a $4.7 billion Strategic Pandemic Preparedness Grant with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), saving the American taxpayers $230 Million! RFK:

“While it is crucial that the Department [of] Health and Human Services (HHS) support pandemic preparedness, four years of the Biden administration’s failed oversight have made it necessary to review agreements for vaccine production, including Vaxart’s. I look forward to working with Vaxart and medical experts to ensure this work produces safe, effective, and fiscal-minded vaccine technology.”

Vaxart will be required to monitor the few individuals who took part in an initial round of trials, to ensure they do not suffer from any extreme side effects.

The announcement comes just under two weeks after Kennedy was confirmed and sworn in as the nation’s 26th chief of HHS. The same day he was sworn in, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy Again Commission, which is led by Kennedy to investigate and address “the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis.” 

🚨 BREAKING: RFK HALTS NEW COVID VACCINE 👊 💥

SAVES THOUSANDS BY IMMEDIATELY ENDING DANGEROUS HUMAN TRIALS

As his first major action as Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr. has ordered an immediate suspension for all actions related to the Vaxart oral covid shot,… pic.twitter.com/7EDuuLhxxF

— Died Suddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) February 26, 2025

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An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to doctors in the central African nation and the World Health Organization.

The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been just 48 hours in the majority of cases, and “that’s what’s really worrying,” Serge Ngalebato, medical director of Bikoro Hospital, a regional monitoring center, told The Associated Press on Monday.  

The latest disease outbreak in Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases had been recorded as of Monday, including 53 deaths.

According to the WHO’s Africa office, the first outbreak in the town of Boloko began after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours following hemorrhagic fever symptoms.

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