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The lack of clarity around whether or not China will ease its Covid-19 strategy is prompting a guessing game, with investors making bets that the country will open up soon, while others are more cautious.

The European Commission has authorized the world’s first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year.

How residents in the Itaewon area in Seoul, South Korea are feeling right now, and how Halloween’s tragic crowd surge might affect the “party mecca of South Korea.”

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the Biden administration to extend an olive branch to Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.

A new law purporting to combat disinformation could be used by Turkey to silence dissent.

Supreme Court again declines to block Biden’s student loan relief plan  CNBC Biden’s student loan forgiveness threatened by lawsuits  KOIN 6 Where Biden’s student loan forgiveness program stands  CNN Barrett again denies emergency bid to block student loan forgiveness plan  The Hill Justice Barrett

The number of Americans killed by alcohol rose by 26% during the first year of the pandemic, according to data released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) on Nov. 4. This steep rise occurred from the start of

Putin endorses evacuation of Ukraine’s Kherson region  Al Jazeera English Russia to withdraw from Ukrainian city of Kherson, western officials say – BBC News  BBC News Signs of Russian Retreat Don’t Mean Ukraine’s Fight for Kherson Will Be Easy  The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. and other countries put sanctions on Haitian gangsters and a corrupt politician. But as Haiti combats hunger, cholera and gangs, many want Haitian solutions — not a foreign troop deployment. (Image credit: Odelyn Joseph for NPR)

The former president, who is expected to announce a third presidential bid shortly after the midterms, opened a swing of four rallies in Iowa.