The billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder thinks the world is poised to make the same mistakes from the last pandemic.

Bill Gates estimates a 10-15% chance of another pandemic occurring within the next four years, citing unprepared global health infrastructure. Despite lessons from COVID-19, Gates emphasizes ongoing risks due to political divisions and inadequate international cooperation.

Bill Gates said in a recent interview that the chance of another pandemic in the next 4 years is between 10% and 15%.

The CIA says it has "low confidence" in its assessment that a "research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely."

"We have low confidence in this judgment and will continue to evaluate any available credible new intelligence reporting or open-source information that could change CIA's assessment," says an agency

SARS-CoV-2 virus, which emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The ensuing pandemic has killed millions worldwide. Vaccines have made the condition much less fatal for those who have been vaccinated,

The CIA has assessed that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab incident, though both lab and natural origins remain plausible.

The Central Intelligence Agency said Saturday that it’s more likely a lab leak caused the Covid-19 pandemic than an infected animal that spread the virus to people, changing the agency’s yearslong stance that it couldn’t conclude with certainty where the pandemic started.

The report was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency, John Ratcliffe, who was sworn in Thursday as director.

Passenger volume this year is projected to grow 4.5% from 2024, when 18.2 million Americans went on ocean cruises, according to the industry group. The increase is slower than the 7.7% rise last year and a solid 42% growth in 2023.

Butch Adair has volunteered to bring Marvin Methodist Church’s worship services to a television audience. Soon, a plaque with his name and title will be displayed for all to see outside the church’s television studio.