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9 June, 2021 Jost Capito has taken on the role of Williams F1 team principal with Simon Roberts leaving the team in a streamlining of the management structure, the struggling former champions confirmed today. Last December Capito was appointed chief executive of the team, who were dominant in the 1980s and 1990s but have not won a race since 2012, and he started work at the Grove factory in February. Williams were taken over by U.S.-based Dorilton Capital last August and have Britain’s George...

» Bats are still on the menu and for sale at markets in Indonesia, despite their link to COVID-19 Bats are still on the menu and for sale at markets in Indonesia, despite their link to COVID-19 Robert LeslieDec 13, 2020, 06:34 IST Bats remain on sale in Indonesian wet markets, despite links to COVID-19. The virus is thought to have come from bats via another animal. The wet market in Wuhan, China, was closed months ago, and experts worry about the transmission risks at poorly regulated markets...

Experts worry about the transmission risks at poorly regulated markets. Around three-quarters of all newly identified viruses in humans have made the jump from animals. In a wild animal market in Indonesias North Sulawesi province, bats are still on the menu. Many of them are caught by hunters in forests using nets and hooks. Once at the market, their wings are removed, their fur scorched off using a blow torch, and theyre then skewered ready for cooking. In many places where bats are a delicac...