It encompasses also the MERS virus that caused the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
It remains uncertain to the Researchers about the risk of the possibility of virus transmission between animals and humans.
Gulf of Tonkin line
Vietnam has a border conflict with China in the Gulf of Tonkin where the foreign ministry published a map that defines the baseline claim over the maritime boundary between the two countries.
Limits into territorial waters and exclusive economic zones have to be defined by the Baselines.
China, Vietnam and other nations in the region have certain inconsistent region claims in the South China Sea.
Last year China declared its baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin in March last year.
Meeting of FATF 2025
Giles Thomson, a representative of UK has been chosen as FATF Vice-President (2025-2027).
Nepal and Lao People Democratic Republic are subjected to grey list.
It is the second time Nepal is made included among the grey list.
Between 2008 and 2014 the country was on the FATF grey list.
In the Philippines, the country was taken off the Grey List because it has made some improvements in compliance.
Kenya together with Cayman Islands and Senegal have availed themselves as guest members of the FATF Plenary.
New International terrorist groups label
Eight Latin American groups of organized crimes were listed as international terrorist groups by the U.S government.
These groups are six Mexico-based collectives, Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua, and Central American MS-13.
Along with US, Canada also labels 7 Latin American organizations as terrorist organizations.
The label is effective to freeze assets and property of a group.
EU Classification on Caffeine
The European Union (EU) has sounded an alarm on the caffeine substance, declaring it to be highly hazardous to human beings, in case of ingestion, under new rules on the on-portal checking of chemical substances safety.
Caffeine as a pesticide is also prohibited in a new regulation by the combined 27 nation bloc.
It was asserting that the main ingredient of coffee might have negative impacts on the heart, fluid and body temperature.
The notice will not easily discourage the drinking of