IBOV 175,739 ▼ 1.20% IPSA 10,928 ▲ 0.16% IPC MEX 65,973 ▼ 0.79% MERVAL 3,235,295 ▼ 1.37% COLCAP 2,307.67 — UNCH BVL PERÚ 56,917.82 ▼ 0.86% USD/BRL5.09▼ 1.01% USD/MXN17.43▼ 0.56% USD/CLP924.59▼ 0.89% USD/COP3,230▼ 1.01% USD/PEN3.40▼ 0.23% USD/ARS1,475▼ 0.54% USD/UYU40.23▲ 0.99% USD/PYG6,039▲ 1.12% USD/BOB10.35▲ 6.04% USD/DOP58.31▲ 0.39% USD/CRC448.93▲ 1.31% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.07% USD/HNL26.73▲ 1.38% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.63% USD/VES722.19▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.59▲ 0.64% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.19% EUR/BRL5.82▲ 0.02% BRENT 86.97 ▲ 4.41% WTI 80.73 ▲ 3.31% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.39 ▲ 2.52% GOLD 4,082 ▲ 2.12% SILVER 59.10 ▲ 2.53% SOY 1,188 ▼ 1.16% CORN 457.50 ▲ 4.51% WHEAT 632.50 ▲ 0.88% COFFEE 337.10 ▼ 1.26% SUGAR 14.70 ▼ 0.34% ORANGE JUICE 138.20 ▼ 3.05% COTTON 81.07 ▲ 1.55% COCOA 5,752 ▲ 0.98% BEEF 230.83 ▼ 1.86% CATTLE 354.20 ▼ 0.11% LITHIUM 70.24 ▼ 2.88% PETR4 40.66 ▲ 2.55% VALE3 72.85 ▼ 1.79% ITUB4 43.52 ▼ 1.76% BBDC4 18.77 ▼ 0.48% ABEV3 15.83 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.24 ▼ 1.65% B3SA3 15.12 ▼ 1.95% WEGE3 44.39 ▼ 4.56% PRIO3 57.20 ▲ 3.16% SUZB3 41.49 ▼ 0.14% RENT3 40.20 ▼ 2.19% AZZA3 19.22 ▲ 0.63% CSAN3 3.90 ▼ 4.18% RAIZ4 0.33 ▼ 5.71% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 5.13% GMAT3 3.94 ▼ 0.76% PSSA3 54.04 ▼ 1.69% CVCB3 1.25 — 0.00% POSI3 3.99 ▲ 0.50% SLCE3 13.87 ▼ 1.07% NATU3 8.60 ▼ 0.92% BRKM5 6.94 ▲ 4.68% RANI3 7.95 ▼ 0.75% CSNA3 5.24 ▲ 1.16% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.21% USIM5 8.38 ▼ 0.83% GGBR4 22.82 ▼ 0.83% ENEV3 26.88 ▼ 2.43% CPFE3 46.84 ▼ 2.15% CMIG4 11.07 ▼ 2.72% EQTL3 40.21 ▼ 1.71% LREN3 14.15 ▼ 3.21% VIVT3 34.73 ▼ 2.85% RAIL3 14.11 ▼ 1.74% KLABIN 17.48 ▼ 0.34% RAIA DROGASIL 18.20 ▼ 3.04% RDOR3 35.56 ▼ 1.28% HAPV3 10.46 ▼ 1.32% FLRY3 16.15 ▼ 1.64% SMTO3 16.37 — 0.00% UGPA3 30.93 ▲ 0.72% VBBR3 32.76 ▼ 0.73% BBSE3 40.28 ▼ 0.17% BPAC11 57.52 ▼ 2.06% CURY3 33.12 ▼ 3.19% AERI3 2.08 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.11 ▼ 1.79% COMPASS 24.77 ▼ 2.86% VAMOS 3.02 ▼ 1.31% SANB11 27.37 ▼ 0.91% ASAI3 8.71 ▼ 1.80% SBSP3 30.37 ▼ 2.38% WALMEX 49.66 ▲ 0.69% GMEXICO 195.76 ▼ 1.74% FEMSA 225.36 ▲ 0.92% CEMEX 21.79 ▼ 0.32% GFNORTE 181.91 ▼ 2.51% BIMBO 55.97 ▼ 0.23% TELEVISA 9.58 ▼ 1.54% AMX 22.86 ▲ 0.70% GAP 407.66 ▼ 1.17% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA 232.47 ▼ 1.70% KOF 181.26 ▲ 0.62% GRUMA 281.09 ▼ 0.87% KIMBER 38.20 ▲ 0.34% SQM-B 67,211 ▼ 0.80% COPEC 6,057 ▼ 1.33% BSANTANDER 78.20 ▼ 1.01% FALABELLA 5,905 — 0.00% ENELAM 84.20 ▼ 1.41% CENCOSUD 2,040 ▼ 0.25% CMPC 1,078 ▼ 2.80% BANCO CHILE 185.00 ▼ 2.05% LATAM AIR 24.90 ▼ 5.18% YPF 77,175 ▲ 3.73% GGAL 8,095 ▼ 2.88% PAMPA 5,225 ▲ 0.87% TXAR 661.50 ▼ 1.42% ALUAR 964.50 ▼ 1.13% TGS 9,580 ▼ 0.16% CEPU 2,324 ▼ 3.01% MIRGOR 17,050 ▼ 1.16% COME 44.85 ▼ 2.31% LOMA NEGRA 3,500 ▼ 2.30% BYMA 308.25 ▼ 1.83% TELECOM ARG 4,248 ▲ 0.06% ECOPETROL 15.88 ▲ 1.93% BANCOLOMBIA 80.42 ▼ 3.05% GRUPO AVAL 4.91 ▼ 3.16% CREDICORP 389.22 ▼ 2.89% SOUTHERN COPPER 174.53 ▼ 0.74% BUENAVENTURA 29.82 ▼ 0.60% MERCADOLIBRE 1,867 ▲ 0.81% NUBANK 13.67 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.37 ▼ 3.25% PAGSEGURO 9.28 ▲ 0.32% STONE 11.15 ▼ 0.54% GLOBANT 32.12 ▲ 7.21% TECNOGLASS 42.84 ▼ 2.41% GAP AIRPORT 232.77 ▼ 1.22% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA AIRPORT 106.13 ▼ 1.77% AMX ADR 26.02 ▲ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 129.01 ▲ 1.06% CEMEX ADR 12.45 ▼ 0.24% PETROBRAS ADR 17.88 ▲ 3.23% VALE ADR 14.18 ▼ 1.94% ITAU ADR 8.47 ▼ 1.74% SANTANDER BR 5.34 ▼ 1.02% AMBEV ADR 3.06 ▼ 0.33% CSN 1.03 ▲ 1.49% GERDAU 4.49 ▼ 0.22% LATAM ADR 53.33 ▼ 5.53% BTC 63,752 ▲ 2.43% ETH 1,858 ▲ 4.76% SOL 76.62 ▲ 2.35% XRP 1.09 ▲ 2.03% BNB 576.60 ▲ 1.76% ADA 0.16 ▲ 2.91% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 1.84% AVAX 6.59 ▲ 2.26% LINK 8.19 ▲ 4.05% DOT 0.84 ▲ 0.89% LTC 44.52 ▲ 2.37% BCH 239.28 ▲ 1.29% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.44% XLM 0.18 ▲ 1.89% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.43% NEAR 2.02 ▲ 5.44% ATOM 1.54 ▲ 0.59% AAVE 98.16 ▲ 4.03% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.01 ▼ 1.88% EMBRAER ADR 64.48 ▼ 2.32% JBS 11.80 ▼ 0.92% JBS BDR 60.61 ▼ 0.28% MBRF3 15.72 ▲ 1.09% MBRFY 3.03 ▲ 0.33% INTER 5.65 ▼ 2.92% EGX 52,299 ▼ 0.59% USD/ZAR16.37▼ 0.63% USD/NGN1,381▲ 0.07% NIKKEI 67,744 ▲ 0.74% CSI300 4,797 ▲ 2.15% HSI 24,341 ▲ 0.52% NIFTY 24,052 ▼ 0.66% KOSPI 6,857 ▲ 0.73% JCI 6,040 ▲ 0.03% USD/JPY161.88▼ 0.35% USD/CNY6.76▼ 0.33% DAX 24,983 ▼ 0.52% CAC 8,334 ▼ 0.36% FTSE 10,496 ▼ 0.02% MIB 52,725 ▼ 0.16% IBEX 19,249 ▼ 0.45% STOXX 640.17 ▼ 0.13% EUR/USD1.15▲ 0.61% GBP/USD1.34▲ 0.18% SPX 7,515 ▼ 0.79% DJI 52,499 ▼ 0.26% NDX 29,264 ▼ 1.88% RUT 2,953 ▼ 0.83% TSX 35,253 ▼ 0.15% VIX 16.70 ▼ 2.68% USD/CAD1.41▼ 0.61% US10Y 4.5610 ▼ 1.04% IBOV 175,739 ▼ 1.20% IPSA 10,928 ▲ 0.16% IPC MEX 65,973 ▼ 0.79% MERVAL 3,235,295 ▼ 1.37% COLCAP 2,307.67 — UNCH BVL PERÚ 56,917.82 ▼ 0.86% USD/BRL 5.09 ▼ 1.01% USD/MXN 17.43 ▼ 0.56% USD/CLP 924.59 ▼ 0.89% USD/COP 3,230 ▼ 1.01% USD/PEN 3.40 ▼ 0.23% USD/ARS 1,475 ▼ 0.54% USD/UYU 40.23 ▲ 0.99% USD/PYG 6,039 ▲ 1.12% USD/BOB 10.35 ▲ 6.04% USD/DOP 58.31 ▲ 0.39% USD/CRC 448.93 ▲ 1.31% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.07% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 1.38% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.63% USD/VES 722.19 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.59 ▲ 0.64% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.19% EUR/BRL 5.82 ▲ 0.02% BRENT 86.97 ▲ 4.41% WTI 80.73 ▲ 3.31% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.39 ▲ 2.52% GOLD 4,082 ▲ 2.12% SILVER 59.10 ▲ 2.53% SOY 1,188 ▼ 1.16% CORN 457.50 ▲ 4.51% WHEAT 632.50 ▲ 0.88% COFFEE 337.10 ▼ 1.26% SUGAR 14.70 ▼ 0.34% ORANGE JUICE 138.20 ▼ 3.05% COTTON 81.07 ▲ 1.55% COCOA 5,752 ▲ 0.98% BEEF 230.83 ▼ 1.86% CATTLE 354.20 ▼ 0.11% LITHIUM 70.24 ▼ 2.88% PETR4 40.66 ▲ 2.55% VALE3 72.85 ▼ 1.79% ITUB4 43.52 ▼ 1.76% BBDC4 18.77 ▼ 0.48% ABEV3 15.83 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.24 ▼ 1.65% B3SA3 15.12 ▼ 1.95% WEGE3 44.39 ▼ 4.56% PRIO3 57.20 ▲ 3.16% SUZB3 41.49 ▼ 0.14% RENT3 40.20 ▼ 2.19% AZZA3 19.22 ▲ 0.63% CSAN3 3.90 ▼ 4.18% RAIZ4 0.33 ▼ 5.71% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 5.13% GMAT3 3.94 ▼ 0.76% PSSA3 54.04 ▼ 1.69% CVCB3 1.25 — 0.00% POSI3 3.99 ▲ 0.50% SLCE3 13.87 ▼ 1.07% NATU3 8.60 ▼ 0.92% BRKM5 6.94 ▲ 4.68% RANI3 7.95 ▼ 0.75% CSNA3 5.24 ▲ 1.16% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.21% USIM5 8.38 ▼ 0.83% GGBR4 22.82 ▼ 0.83% ENEV3 26.88 ▼ 2.43% CPFE3 46.84 ▼ 2.15% CMIG4 11.07 ▼ 2.72% EQTL3 40.21 ▼ 1.71% LREN3 14.15 ▼ 3.21% VIVT3 34.73 ▼ 2.85% RAIL3 14.11 ▼ 1.74% KLABIN 17.48 ▼ 0.34% RAIA DROGASIL 18.20 ▼ 3.04% RDOR3 35.56 ▼ 1.28% HAPV3 10.46 ▼ 1.32% FLRY3 16.15 ▼ 1.64% SMTO3 16.37 — 0.00% UGPA3 30.93 ▲ 0.72% VBBR3 32.76 ▼ 0.73% BBSE3 40.28 ▼ 0.17% BPAC11 57.52 ▼ 2.06% CURY3 33.12 ▼ 3.19% AERI3 2.08 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.11 ▼ 1.79% COMPASS 24.77 ▼ 2.86% VAMOS 3.02 ▼ 1.31% SANB11 27.37 ▼ 0.91% ASAI3 8.71 ▼ 1.80% SBSP3 30.37 ▼ 2.38% WALMEX 49.66 ▲ 0.69% GMEXICO 195.76 ▼ 1.74% FEMSA 225.36 ▲ 0.92% CEMEX 21.79 ▼ 0.32% GFNORTE 181.91 ▼ 2.51% BIMBO 55.97 ▼ 0.23% TELEVISA 9.58 ▼ 1.54% AMX 22.86 ▲ 0.70% GAP 407.66 ▼ 1.17% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA 232.47 ▼ 1.70% KOF 181.26 ▲ 0.62% GRUMA 281.09 ▼ 0.87% KIMBER 38.20 ▲ 0.34% SQM-B 67,211 ▼ 0.80% COPEC 6,057 ▼ 1.33% BSANTANDER 78.20 ▼ 1.01% FALABELLA 5,905 — 0.00% ENELAM 84.20 ▼ 1.41% CENCOSUD 2,040 ▼ 0.25% CMPC 1,078 ▼ 2.80% BANCO CHILE 185.00 ▼ 2.05% LATAM AIR 24.90 ▼ 5.18% YPF 77,175 ▲ 3.73% GGAL 8,095 ▼ 2.88% PAMPA 5,225 ▲ 0.87% TXAR 661.50 ▼ 1.42% ALUAR 964.50 ▼ 1.13% TGS 9,580 ▼ 0.16% CEPU 2,324 ▼ 3.01% MIRGOR 17,050 ▼ 1.16% COME 44.85 ▼ 2.31% LOMA NEGRA 3,500 ▼ 2.30% BYMA 308.25 ▼ 1.83% TELECOM ARG 4,248 ▲ 0.06% ECOPETROL 15.88 ▲ 1.93% BANCOLOMBIA 80.42 ▼ 3.05% GRUPO AVAL 4.91 ▼ 3.16% CREDICORP 389.22 ▼ 2.89% SOUTHERN COPPER 174.53 ▼ 0.74% BUENAVENTURA 29.82 ▼ 0.60% MERCADOLIBRE 1,867 ▲ 0.81% NUBANK 13.67 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.37 ▼ 3.25% PAGSEGURO 9.28 ▲ 0.32% STONE 11.15 ▼ 0.54% GLOBANT 32.12 ▲ 7.21% TECNOGLASS 42.84 ▼ 2.41% GAP AIRPORT 232.77 ▼ 1.22% ASUR 278.66 ▼ 2.27% OMA AIRPORT 106.13 ▼ 1.77% AMX ADR 26.02 ▲ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 129.01 ▲ 1.06% CEMEX ADR 12.45 ▼ 0.24% PETROBRAS ADR 17.88 ▲ 3.23% VALE ADR 14.18 ▼ 1.94% ITAU ADR 8.47 ▼ 1.74% SANTANDER BR 5.34 ▼ 1.02% AMBEV ADR 3.06 ▼ 0.33% CSN 1.03 ▲ 1.49% GERDAU 4.49 ▼ 0.22% LATAM ADR 53.33 ▼ 5.53% BTC 63,752 ▲ 2.43% ETH 1,858 ▲ 4.76% SOL 76.62 ▲ 2.35% XRP 1.09 ▲ 2.03% BNB 576.60 ▲ 1.76% ADA 0.16 ▲ 2.91% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 1.84% AVAX 6.59 ▲ 2.26% LINK 8.19 ▲ 4.05% DOT 0.84 ▲ 0.89% LTC 44.52 ▲ 2.37% BCH 239.28 ▲ 1.29% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.44% XLM 0.18 ▲ 1.89% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.43% NEAR 2.02 ▲ 5.44% ATOM 1.54 ▲ 0.59% AAVE 98.16 ▲ 4.03% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.01 ▼ 1.88% EMBRAER ADR 64.48 ▼ 2.32% JBS 11.80 ▼ 0.92% JBS BDR 60.61 ▼ 0.28% MBRF3 15.72 ▲ 1.09% MBRFY 3.03 ▲ 0.33% INTER 5.65 ▼ 2.92% EGX 52,299 ▼ 0.59% USD/ZAR 16.38 ▼ 0.50% USD/NGN 1,381 ▲ 0.20% NIKKEI 67,744 ▲ 0.74% CSI300 4,797 ▲ 2.15% HSI 24,341 ▲ 0.52% NIFTY 24,052 ▼ 0.66% KOSPI 6,857 ▲ 0.73% JCI 6,040 ▲ 0.03% USD/JPY 161.91 ▼ 0.32% USD/CNY 6.7586 ▼ 0.18% DAX 24,983 ▼ 0.52% CAC 8,334 ▼ 0.36% FTSE 10,496 ▼ 0.02% MIB 52,725 ▼ 0.16% IBEX 19,249 ▼ 0.45% STOXX 640.17 ▼ 0.13% EUR/USD 1.1448 ▲ 0.54% GBP/USD 1.3409 ▲ 0.45% SPX 7,515 ▼ 0.79% DJI 52,499 ▼ 0.26% NDX 29,264 ▼ 1.88% RUT 2,953 ▼ 0.83% TSX 35,253 ▼ 0.15% VIX 16.70 ▼ 2.68% USD/CAD 1.4074 ▼ 0.56% US10Y 4.5610 ▼ 1.04%
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WHO chief said to privately believe Covid came from Wuhan lab -newspaper

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The controversial WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus now considers the laboratory theory, i.e., the artificial production of the coronavirus leading to Covid 19 disease, to be “the most likely explanation”, writes the British Daily Mail in its latest report.

This is both a sensation and a scandal, as alternative media and individuals worldwide have been censored, ostracized, and even criminalized for speaking this apparent truth.

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All scientists, alternative media, and other critical citizens have been censored, economically ruined, and in some cases, criminalized for questions along these lines alone since early 2020.

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The dirty work was done by the “fact-checkers,” outsourced censorship agencies of Western governments whose constitution forbids direct censorship.

TEDROS PRIVATE OPINION STILL DIFFERENT FROM PUBLIC STATEMENTS

Tedros’ statement was initially carried by the British Daily Mail without an exact citation of the source. It would be an influential member of the government. The Daily Mail states that no convincing evidence has been produced that the virus was transmitted from an animal to humans.

Officially, Tedros told WHO member states that they have not yet been able to identify the origin, nor do they know how the virus was transmitted to humans. U.S. intelligence agencies, he said, continue to focus on the Wuhan lab in China as the origin.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that employees at the institute became ill with Covid-like symptoms in the fall of 2019 – weeks before the alert was raised – and said his scientists were experimenting with a very similar bat coronavirus to the one that causes Covid as part of military projects.

CBC News, 6/19/2022

CHINA LARGELY IGNORES REQUESTS FOR INVESTIGATION

Since early June, WHO has been vehemently demanding that China allow further investigation into the origin of SARS-CoV-2, China has not been particularly interested in such requests. According to CBC, this “Chinese reluctance” continues to this day, no matter how many letters WHO sends to the dictatorship’s leadership.

In the meantime, the wind has apparently changed considerably. The WHO report of 2021 still listed the “laboratory theory” as “unlikely.” Tedros now speaks of this assessment having been made “prematurely”.

Yet after considerable criticism, including from some of the scientists on WHO’s team, agency chief Tedros acknowledged that it was “premature” to rule out a lab leak and said he asked China to be more transparent in sharing information.

CBC News, 6/19/2022

Specifically, he said China has consistently obstructed the investigation. Chinese officials emphasize that they support the search for the origin but that “other countries should be in focus.”

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