2021年CRI 世卫组织发布新冠溯源联合研究报告 普京与默克尔马克龙举行会谈（在线收听）

Chinese authorities have reviewed a guideline in promoting high-quality development in the central region of the country.

Officials say the region has rich resources, well-developed transport networks, and a sound industrial foundation.

They have called for efforts to build a modern industrial system based on advanced manufacturing to facilitate high-level opening up, and to promote coordinated development between urban and rural areas.

They also add that basic public services should be improved, while rural revitalization should be advanced.

The World Health Organization has released a report on the global tracing of the origins of COVID-19.

This follows joint research involving experts from the WHO and China in Wuhan, a city once hit hard by the pandemic.

The research focused on issues including the pathways of the virus and future investigation in different countries.

The report says it's likely that COVID-19 was introduced through an intermediate host, but it's also possible it was introduced through cold chain products.

It says that introduction through a lab incident is extremely unlikely.

The experts have also put forward a series of recommendations for future research.

They include developing an information database, conducting further research on earlier cases and possible hosts, and analyzing the different role of the cold chain in the possible introduction and spread of the virus.

Zimbabwe has received its third shipment of COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Chinese company Sinovac.

Zimbabwe has so far authorized the use of four COVID-19 vaccines — Sinopharm and Sinovac from China, Sputnik from Russia, and Covaxin from India.

Leaders from Russia, Germany and France have held a video-conference to discuss cooperation and international affairs, including joining efforts against COVID-19.

The Kremlin says the meeting explored the possibility of registering, using and producing the Russian vaccine Sputnik in EU countries.

As for the situation in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Kiev to fulfill agreements on establishing direct dialogue with Donbass and settling the legal issues regarding the region's special status.

During the meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, Putin reiterated Russia's readiness to restore "normal, depoliticized" interactions with the EU, if the bloc shows reciprocal interest.

They also discussed the Iranian nuclear issue and the situations in Syria and Libya.

The teenager who shot the widely seen video of George Floyd's arrest has taken the stand to testify at Derek Chauvin's trial.

Prosecutors led off their case by playing part of the harrowing bystander video of Floyd's arrest.

Questioned by Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell, Darnella Frazer told the court that she saw Floyd on the ground and Chauvin with his knee on Floyd's neck.

Blackwell: "What was it about the scene that caused you to come back?"

Frazer: "He wasn't right. He was suffering. He was in pain."

The 18-year-old told the court that she was on her way to a convenience store with her young cousin when she came upon the incident.

A visibly emotional Frazer said she sent the girl inside the store because she didn't want her to see a man terrified and begging for his life.

China has sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Gaofen-12 02 successfully entered its planned orbit.

The satellite will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimates, and disaster relief.

中国有关部门审议了促进中部地区高质量发展的指导意见。

有关官员表示，中部地区资源丰富，交通网络发达，工业基础良好。

他们提出，要努力构建以先进制造业为基础的现代工业体系，推动高水平对外开放，增强城乡协调发展。

他们还表示，要完善基本公共服务，同时推进乡村振兴。

世界卫生组织发布了一份关于新冠肺炎全球溯源的报告。

此前，世界卫生组织和中国专家在武汉进行了联合研究，武汉曾是疫情重灾区。

研究的重点是病毒的传播途径和未来在不同国家的调查等问题。

报告称，新冠肺炎疫情很可能通过中间宿主引入，但也有可能通过冷链产品传入。

报告称，通过实验室事故传入的可能性极小。

专家还对未来的研究提出了一系列建议。

其中包括建立一个信息数据库，对早期病例和可能的宿主进行进一步研究，分析冷链在病毒可能的引入和传播中的不同作用。

津巴布韦已收到来自中国科兴公司的第三批新冠肺炎疫苗。

迄今为止，津巴布韦已批准使用四种新冠肺炎疫苗，分别是中国国药集团疫苗、中国科兴疫苗、俄罗斯“卫星-V”疫苗以及印度Covaxin疫苗。

俄罗斯、德国、法国领导人举行视频会议，就合作和国际事务进行讨论，包括共同应对新冠肺炎疫情。

克里姆林宫表示，会议探讨了在欧盟国家注册、使用和生产俄罗斯“卫星-V”疫苗的可能性。

关于乌克兰局势，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京敦促乌克兰履行与顿巴斯建立直接对话的协议，解决有关该地区特殊地位的法律问题。

在与德国总理安格拉·默克尔以及法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙的会晤中，普京重申，如果欧盟有意向，俄罗斯愿意恢复与欧盟“正常的、非政治化的”互动。

三方还讨论了伊朗核问题、叙利亚和利比亚局势等问题。

拍摄了广受关注的乔治·弗洛伊德被捕视频的少年在德里克·肖万的审判中出庭作证。

开庭时，检察官首先播放了弗洛伊德被捕时旁观者录制的部分视频。

在检察官检里·布莱克威尔的询问下，达内拉·弗雷泽在法庭上表示，她看到弗洛伊德趴在地上，肖万跪压在弗洛伊德的脖子上。

布莱克威尔：“是什么原因导致你返回现场？”

弗雷泽：“他状态不对。他受着折磨。他很痛苦。”

这名18岁的女孩在法庭上表示，她当时正在和小表妹去便利店的路上。

情绪明显激动的弗雷泽表示，她将表妹送进了商店里面，因为她不想让表妹看到一个男人惊恐万分的求饶。

中国在酒泉卫星发射中心向太空发射了一颗新的对地观测卫星。

高分十二号02星成功进入预定轨道。

这颗卫星将用于国土普查、城市规划、土地确权、路网设计、农作物估产和防灾减灾等领域。