Top US diplomat meets with WHO chief, backs Covid-19 origins study

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday and affirmed US support for the global health body's plans to conduct additional studies into the origins of Covid-19, including in China.

Earlier this month, the WHO called for all countries to work together to investigate the origins of the coronavirus that caused Covid-19. China has rejected plans for more checks on labs and markets in its territory...