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.The Taiwan Province Weighted Index closed down 221.45 points, or 0.96%, at 22,903.63 points on Wednesday, December 11th.Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan: From January to November, Azerbaijan produced 26.5 million tons of oil and exported 22.2 million tons of oil.
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.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.Cui Xiangmu, Minister of Planning and Finance of South Korea: South Korea has done its best to stabilize the exchange rate through smooth operation. Compared with the past crisis, the current foreign exchange market situation in South Korea is different. South Korea will not do anything that may damage the "safety net" of foreign exchange.
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%.Burger King China: In November this year, the number of passengers turned positive year-on-year, and the sales in October increased by about 5% month-on-month. On December 11th, the relevant person in charge of Burger King China told reporters, "Since the government issued a package of incremental policies at the end of September, many chain catering enterprises including Burger King have felt the stabilization and recovery of the catering consumption market since October this year. Especially in the past November, Burger King has achieved a positive year-on-year passenger flow. " The aforementioned person in charge pointed out, "From the sales data, in the past six years, our sales in October were almost the same as that in September. However, in October this year, the sales of Burger King China rebounded from September, increasing by about 5%. " (The Paper)
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Strategy guide 12-13
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Strategy guide 12-13