{"id":244,"date":"2022-05-07T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbrneurope.co.uk\/?p=244"},"modified":"2023-06-11T19:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T19:13:53","slug":"news-round-up-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbrneurope.uk\/?p=244","title":{"rendered":"News Round Up &#8211; April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ukraine News<\/h1>\n<p>01 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/apr\/01\/china-accused-of-launching-cyber-attacks-on-ukraine-before-russian-invasion\">China accused of cyber-attacks on Ukraine before Russian invasion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/australia-send-armored-vehicles-ukraine-request-83801670\">Australia to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine after request<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/01\/politics\/western-spy-agencies-intelligence-putin-ukraine-war\/index.html\">Western spy agencies weaponize intelligence in attempt to undermine Putin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/04\/05\/ukraine-war-satellite-images-appear-to-contradict-russian-denials-over-bucha-atrocities\">Ukraine war: Satellite images appear to contradict Russian denials over Bucha atrocities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/06\/world\/putin-russia-assets-wealth-sanctions.html\">Why Tracking Putin\u2019s Wealth Is So Difficult<\/a><\/p>\n<p>08 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/4\/8\/we-have-significant-losses-and-its-a-huge-tragedy-kremlin\">Russia admits \u2018significant losses of troops\u2019 in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>09 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-61048256\">Inside Chernobyl: We stole Russian fuel to prevent catastrophe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>09 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-61021862\">Ukraine, the UN and history&#8217;s greatest broken promise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-61036880\">Chernihiv: Are these Russia&#8217;s weapons of war?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/04\/11\/pentagon-monitoring-reports-of-possible-russian-chemical-weapons-attack-in-mariupol.html\">Pentagon monitoring reports of possible Russian chemical weapons attack in Mariupol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/graphics\/2022-ukraine-russia-us-nato-conflict\/\">A Visual Guide to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-61085810\">Collecting Bodies in Bucha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/the-economist-explains\/2022\/04\/13\/what-is-genocide-and-is-russia-committing-it-in-ukraine\">What is genocide, and is Russia committing it in Ukraine?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60938544\">Donbas: Why Russia is trying to encircle Ukraine&#8217;s east<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-warns-baltic-nuclear-deployment-if-nato-admits-sweden-finland-2022-04-14\/\">Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/russia\/956406\/evidence-russia-using-chemical-weapons-ukraine\">The evidence for Russia\u2019s use of chemical weapons in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/apr\/14\/as-russia-continues-to-bomb-ukraine-are-its-weapons-of-choice-getting-worse\">As Russia continues to bomb Ukraine, are its weapons of choice getting worse?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10720267\/Ingenious-ruse-blew-apart-Russias-flagship-Warship-sunk-pair-missiles-Ukrainians.html\">Ingenious ruse that blew apart Russia&#8217;s flagship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/04\/14\/russia-may-9-victory-day-vladimir-putin-plan\/\">Why Putin may be aiming to declare victory over Ukraine on May 9 \u2014 and why that\u2019s probably a mistake<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/4\/15\/explainer-what-is-the-significance-of-the-moskva-sinking\">What is the significance of Russia\u2019s Moskva warship sinking?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-warns-us-arming-ukraine\/\">Russia warns U.S. against further arming Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-61103927\">Sunken Russian warship Moskva: What do we know?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/first-video-of-russian-warship-moskva-sinking-emerges-online-2897854\">First Video Of Russian Warship Moskva Sinking Emerges Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/21\/putin-warns-foreign-powers-against-crossing-russias-red-lines\">Putin warns foreign powers against crossing Russia\u2019s \u2018red lines\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/all-the-weapons-us-approved-to-send-ukraine-fight-russia-2022-4?r=US&amp;IR=T\">What weapons has the US given Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>29 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grid.news\/story\/global\/2022\/04\/29\/what-is-a-tactical-nuke-and-would-putin-use-one\/\">What is a \u2018tactical\u2019 nuke, and would Putin use one?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>30 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2022\/4\/30\/ukraine-from-breadbasket-to-breadcrumbs\">Ukraine: From breadbasket to breadcrumbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>30 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-61272203\">Ukraine &#8211; the narrative the West doesn&#8217;t hear<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>News<\/h1>\n<p>04 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northyorkshire.police.uk\/news\/north-yorkshire\/news\/news\/2022\/04-april\/four-arrests-as-police-investigate-homemade-explosives\/\">Four arrests as police investigate homemade explosives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>04 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/fda-updates-sotrovimab-emergency-use-authorization\">FDA pulls COVID antibody therapy as BA.2 variant becomes dominant in US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/shanghai-lockdown-deepens-after-new-surge-asymptomatic-cases-2022-04-05\/\">Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city<\/a><\/p>\n<p>08 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.wales\/news\/20056648.covid-lab-blunder-could-caused-1-000-deaths\/\">Covid lab blunder &#8216;could have caused 1,000 deaths&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>08 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/canary-wharf-london-chemical-incident-fire-brigade-evacuate-b993284.html\">Canary Wharf: 900 evacuated from building after \u2018chemical incident\u2019 at health club<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leicestermercury.co.uk\/news\/leicester-news\/police-confirm-what-found-leicester-6934103\">Police confirm what they found at Leicester address after &#8216;chemical substance&#8217; discovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2022\/apr\/12\/uk-health-agency-investigating-surge-in-hepatitis-cases-in-children\">UK health agency investigating surge in hepatitis cases in children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/949021\">A small mutation can make Zika virus even more dangerous<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/377\/bmj.o985\">Covid-19: UK approves Valneva vaccine for adults under 50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/news\/devon-news\/three-more-outbreaks-bird-flu-6954472\">Three more outbreaks of bird flu confirmed in Devon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2022\/04\/14\/police-foil-extremist-plot-to-kidnap-germany-s-health-minister\">Police foil extremist plot to kidnap Germany&#8217;s health minister<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/45f4b975-443f-44b7-92b8-5d2417491015\">China\u2019s Covid death data obscure true impact of Omicron, experts say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/scotland\/covid-adviser-devi-sridhar-left-shaken-after-being-sent-white-powder-and-used-mask\">Covid adviser was left shaken after being sent white powder and used mask<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-weapons-system-to-improve-tactical-nukes\/a-61497236\">North Korea says it tested new weapons system to improve &#8216;tactical nukes&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/map.html\">World hits 500 million official COVID cases but real tally likely billions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-61140393\">Man held on attempted murder after police threatened at Horse Guards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/950144\">Omicron infection just 20 days after Delta \u2013 the shortest known gap between infections<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealthscotland.scot\/publications\/scottish-intensive-care-society-audit-group-report-on-covid-19\/scottish-intensive-care-society-audit-group-report-on-covid-19-as-at-15-march-2022\/\">One in four Covid patients in ICU because of virus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/950412\">Longest known COVID-19 infection \u2013 505 days \u2013 described by UK researchers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>23 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/child-pediatric-hepatitis-cold-virus-b2063244.html\">Child hepatitis surge \u2018linked to common cold virus\u2019 as UK reports 108 cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>23 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/disease-outbreak-news\/item\/2022-DON376\">Multi-Country \u2013 Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/international\/2022-04-27\/kim-jong-un-vows-to-step-up-development-of-north-koreas-nuclear-program.html\">Kim Jong-un vows to step up development of North Korea\u2019s nuclear program<\/a><\/p>\n<p>29 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/71\/wr\/mm7117e1.htm?s_cid=mm7117e1_w\">CDC reports COVID-19 was 3rd leading cause of death in 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>29 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/israel-airport-unexploded-shell-american-tourists\/index.html\">Chaos as American family brings unexploded shell to Israel airport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>29 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-61262065\">Investors lose vote to share Covid vaccine know-how<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Technology<\/h1>\n<p>29 Mar: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.lockheedmartin.com\/2022-03-29-lockheed-martin-demonstrates-new-layered-missile-defense-integration-for-u-s-army\">Lockheed Martin Demonstrates New Layered Missile Defense Integration For U.S. Army<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.tulane.edu\/pr\/tulane-study-shows-covid-19s-lingering-impacts-brain\">Tulane study shows COVID-19\u2019s lingering impacts on the brain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-61000416\">Hypersonic missiles: UK, US, and Australia to boost defence co-operation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.lockheedmartin.com\/2022-04-05-DARPA,-AFRL,-Lockheed-Martin-and-Aerojet-Rocketdyne-Team-Successfully-Demonstrate-HAWC,-Hypersonic-Air-breathing-Weapon-Concept\">DARPA, AFRL, Lockheed Martin And Aerojet Rocketdyne Team Successfully Demonstrate HAWC, Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/firstlightfusion.com\/media\/fusion\">First Light achieves world 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infectious viral load in COVID-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/Article\/2998829\/laser-trailblazer-navy-conducts-historic-test-of-new-laser-weapon-system\/\">US Navy shoots down drone using all-electric laser for the first time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/med.stanford.edu\/news\/all-news\/2022\/04\/feces-covid-19.html\">SARS-CoV-2 viral fragments found in faeces 7 months after mild COVID-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-covid-19-diagnostic-test-using-breath-samples\">First COVID-19 breath test authorized for use in United States<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 Apr: <a href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/technology\/generation-iv-future-nuclear-power\/\">Generation IV, the future of nuclear power<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Apr: <a 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