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U.S. Energy Department reportedly backs COVID-19 Chinese lab leak theory with 'low confidence'
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By Peter Weber Published
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Is the COVID 'emergency' over?
Speed Read After three long years, we may be at an 'inflection point'
By Devika Rao Published
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Biden to end COVID-19 national emergencies on May 11, ushering in a host of changes
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By Peter Weber Published
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North Korea imposes 5-day lockdown on capital to fight 'respiratory illness'
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By Brigid Kennedy Published
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Meet Jeff Zients, Joe Biden's new chief of staff
Speed Read The White House has a new(ish) sheriff in town
By Rafi Schwartz Published
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Virgin Atlantic fined for violating Iraqi airspace
Speed Read Airline said the incursions were accidental and caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Death of a superpower: is China facing a decade of decline?
Today's Big Question For the first time in 60 years, China’s population has fallen – leading to concerns about its superpower status
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Davos 2023 and the decline of globalisation
Talking Point Covid and geopolitical tensions usher in ‘new age of self-sufficiency’, leaving World Economic Forum out in the cold
By The Week Staff Published
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China is suffering an estimated 5,000 unofficial deaths a day in brutal COVID-19 surge
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By Peter Weber Published
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How serious a threat is new Omicron Covid variant XBB.1.5?
feature The so-called Kraken strain can bind more tightly to ‘the doors the virus uses to enter our cells’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Crematoriums in China struggle to keep up with rising number of COVID deaths
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By Theara Coleman Published
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Will new Covid testing rules for China prevent the spread of new variants?
Today's Big Question Curbs on travellers from China are being introduced worldwide in a bid to stop the emergence of new coronavirus strains
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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What you need to know about the 'alarming' new XBB.1.5 COVID subvariant
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By Theara Coleman Published
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Why the future of Covid is now harder to predict
feature The question of how the pandemic will be felt in 2023 is in some ways impossible to answer
By The Week Staff Published
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