China is in the first of an expected three waves of COVID cases this winter, according to the country's chief epidemiologist. More waves will come as people return en masse to their home areas for the Lunar New Year holiday, he said.
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Ukrainian said Russia fired more than 70 missiles on Friday in one of its heaviest barrages, forcing emergency blackouts nationwide and cutting access to heat and water.
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Nightmare in Nigeria
- Nigeria's war on womenWorld ·
December 14, 2022 Abducted and enslaved by Boko Haram. Coerced into an abortion by soldiers. Two children dead. The ordeal of Aisha shows how women's lives have become a battlefield in the 13-year war between Islamist insurgents and the Nigerian military.
The most diverse group of organisms on the planet are in trouble, with recent research suggesting insect populations are declining at an unprecedented rate.
