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China eases some virus controls, searches pedestrians
BEIJING — More Chinese cities eased some anti-virus restrictions as police patrolled their streets to head off protests Thursday while…
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Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades
NEW YORK — The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the…
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Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts that the change could…
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EXPLAINER: Why are China’s COVID rules so strict?
BEIJING — At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China set out its “zero-COVID” measures that were harsh, but not…
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China’s ‘zero-COVID’ limits saved lives but no clear exit
China’s strategy of controlling the coronavirus with lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines has provoked the greatest show of public dissent…
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Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign
PIDIE, Indonesia — Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the…
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Protests of strict lockdown hit Shanghai, other China cities
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A protest against China‘s strict “zero-COVID” policies resurfaced in Shanghai on Sunday afternoon even after police cleared…
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More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fire
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Protests against China’s restrictive COVID measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night, in…
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How major US stock indexes fared Friday 11/25/2022
Stocks wobbled to a mixed close on Wall Street, but every major index notched weekly gains in a holiday-shortened week.…
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After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many…
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