This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Thursday,

the 9th of March, these are our main stories.

Mass protests and the Georgian capital to Blyce against government plans

that would allow it to label critics, such as journalists, as foreign agents.

US lawmakers hear top-level claims its scientists were gagged from accusing China

of leaking COVID-19 from a laboratory.

And a potentially major breakthrough by British scientists.

This is the first potential new treatment for bone cancer in 45 years.

Also in this podcast, they're complaining that they're not able to import raw materials

as well as power parts because most of the cars are assembled in Pakistan.

More economic woes for Pakistan and a possible reproductive revolution

as we hear about the eggs created from the cells of male mice.

Tens of thousands of people in Georgia have staged a fresh wave of protests against a controversial draft law

which would label many media outlets and rights groups as foreign agents.

Right police have once again used Water Cannon and Pepper spray to disperse the crowds

from the capital to Blyce, here's Rayhanda Mutri.

No to the Russian law chance the demonstrators outside the parliament building in the capital to Blyce.

They're protesting against a draft law which they believe will steer Georgia away from its

stated goal of becoming part of the European family and back into Russia's orbit.

They're mainly young people waving EU and Georgian flags like Lizzie, a student of international

relations. We think that our government is under a Russian influence and it's very bad for our

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