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A laboratory in Australia lost hundreds of deadly virus samples. It is reported that a laboratory in Australia lost hundreds of deadly virus samples, causing a "major loophole" in biosafety. On December 8th, Queensland Health Minister announced that there are currently 323 bottles of live virus missing. These include nearly 100 bottles of Hendra virus, two bottles of Hantavirus and 223 bottles of rabies virus-all of which are extremely deadly to human beings. The Queensland authorities insist that although these samples can be used as weapons, it is "not something that amateurs can do". The sample was lost in 2021, but investigators did not confirm the leak until August 2023. Queensland authorities waited for a year before being allowed to open the freezer where the samples were stored, and only this month were they able to confirm that the samples were lost. It is not clear where these samples may be or whether they have been destroyed. However, there is no evidence that the public is at risk of infection because of the disappearance of samples.Goldman Sachs believes that even if the dollar appreciates, the price of gold is expected to rise to a record high next year, and central banks may continue to increase their holdings of gold.Chen Honghui, director of the Health and Health Commission of Hubei Province, is the new deputy secretary of Yichang Municipal Committee. According to the Three Gorges Daily in Yichang, Hubei Province, on December 10th, Yichang held a meeting of leading cadres in the whole city, and the organization department of Hubei Provincial Committee announced that Chen Honghui was appointed as a member, standing committee member and deputy secretary of CPC Yichang Municipal Committee. Previously, Chen Honghui served as Party Secretary and Director of Hubei Provincial Health and Wellness Committee.

Microsoft is reported to have hired several DeepMind employees for the new AI health department. Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft consumer artificial intelligence and co-founder of DeepMind, is forming a new team focusing on consumer health. Dominic King, the former head of DeepMind health department, was hired as the vice president of Microsoft AI's new health team in London. He also poached DeepMind's clinical research scientist and Christopher Kelly, a neonatal intensive care doctor at Evelina Children's Hospital in London, and two other colleagues he worked with during DeepMind.Hong Kong stocks continued to fall in the afternoon, and the Hang Seng Science and Technology Index fell by 1%, which once rose by more than 1%. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.5%.Airbnb announced the top ten outbound destinations for China users during the Spring Festival holiday. According to Airbnb's data from China, compared with the year-end holidays such as New Year's Day, the search enthusiasm of China users for outbound travel during the Spring Festival holiday has nearly tripled. The top ten outbound destinations are Japan, Thailand, New Zealand, Norway, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, the United States, Italy and Indonesia, and Asia-Pacific destinations account for seven seats.

Alibaba Cloud will build new data centers in five overseas countries. On December 11th, Yuan Qian, president of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent International, revealed that in the next three years, Alibaba Cloud will invest in new data centers in five countries around the world, which are located in South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Mexico, and will further increase localized services and ecosystem construction. At present, Alibaba Cloud operates 85 available zones in 28 regions around the world, covering Chinese mainland, Hongkong, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, the Middle East and Europe and America.The Mammal Area of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Park will be reopened. Many monkeys in the park were infected with bacteria and died. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that the Mammal Area of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Park will be reopened on December 13th. On 14 October, the LCSD closed the mammal area in response to the death of monkeys infected with bacteria in the park, and immediately took a number of prevention and control measures, including comprehensive cleaning and disinfection of the cages; Arrange employees who take care of animals to wear protective equipment to remind employees to pay attention to their health; The bacterial test results of the employees concerned were all negative, and the test results of soil and water samples nearby were all negative. At present, the health status of mammals and staff caring for animals in the park is normal, and the LCSD will reopen the mammal area of the park. (Voice of Greater Bay Area)Moon Jae in: Impeachment is inevitable, and the candidate for acting president should be established as soon as possible. On the 11th local time, former South Korean President Moon Jae in posted on social media that impeachment is an inevitable way out at this stage. South Korea should establish a candidate for acting president as soon as possible to ensure that the political situation in South Korea returns to normal. (CCTV News)