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  • Global Health

Uganda ends school year early as it tries to contain growing Ebola outbreak

Since the outbreak began in September, eight children have died — and there is no approved vaccine. But doctors are hopeful that public health measures may be enough to stop the spread.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • Max Barnhart

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  • Global Health

Food insecurity is driving women in Africa into sex work, increasing HIV risk

A study found that giving direct food support to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa cut their risk of contracting HIV by 64%, because it alleviated the pressure to engage in high-risk sex.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • Seyma Bayram
People eat lunch separated by plexiglass to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Oct. 20 in Beijing. China is beginning to ease its strict COVID policies to help the stifled economy.

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  • Asia

China eases its 'zero COVID' policy with shorter quarantines and less restrictions

Authorities in Beijing ease — but don't end — COVID control policies that have kept case counts low but hurt the Chinese economy,

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • John Ruwitch and
  • Aowen Cao
Workers at a coal mine in Ukraine start their shifts. Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted global supplies of fossil fuels and led to more reliance on coal for electricity in some countries.

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  • Climate

Here's what happened on Day 5 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Russia's war in Ukraine also threatens to wreck climate goals, members of Congress arrive, and an actor changes his name to draw attention to global warming

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • Lauren Sommer,
  • and 1 more
An elderly woman walks in the southern Ukrainian village of Arkhanhelske, outside Kherson, on Nov. 3. The Russians occupied the village until recently. Now Ukrainian forces are moving into villages where the Russians left. The Russians also say they're withdrawing from Kherson, marking another major setback for the Russian military.

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  • Analysis

Russia is retreating, so why is the U.S. nudging Ukraine to compromise?

Russia says it's withdrawing from the southern city of Kherson, but Ukraine says it's not seeing a pullout. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is asking Ukraine to show a willingness to negotiate.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Myre and
  • Tom Bowman
A woman holds a placard reading "Peace = Stop Putin" during a rally in support of Ukraine at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy on Saturday.

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  • World

Italy has been a strong supporter of Ukraine — but that is starting to change

Though Italy's new prime minister vows to continue the country's staunch support for Ukraine, much of the public is critical of Italian weapons deliveries and analysts say the government may waver.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Sylvia Poggioli
Ukrainian Armed Forces in a tank heading toward the Kherson front in Kherson region on Wednesday.

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  • World

What Russia's announced pullout from Kherson means for the war in Ukraine

Russia says it's withdrawing from Kherson to the east bank of the Dnipro River. Here's what it means for the war in Ukraine.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
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  • World

A Pussy Riot member describes what Brittney Griner can expect in Russian penal colony

Maria Alyokhina was sent to a penal colony as a member of the feminist punk collective. Authorities "teach you how to forget your right to choose," she says. She urges Griner "to not forget yourself."

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
President Biden takes questions from reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The midterms went better than expected for Biden. Now he's traveling to Asia

President Biden leaves Thursday for a series of major summits with foreign leaders. And in Bali, he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Since he took office, President Biden has only been able to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping virtually — like in this Nov. 2021 file photo — or by phone.

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  • Asia

Biden says he'll meet with China's Xi face-to-face next week

The two leaders have spent a lot of time together in the past. But COVID-19 has kept them from meeting directly since President Biden took office — even as tensions have escalated.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
The Ukrainian  artillery battery of the 59th Mechanized Brigade fires a howitzer at points controlled by Russian troops in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine on Saturday.

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  • World

Russia says it's withdrawing from the key city of Kherson, but Ukraine is skeptical

Russia announced a withdrawal from Kherson, Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government said there's "no signs" Russian forces left without a fight.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien and
  • Charles Maynes
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • Michael Copley,
  • and 1 more
United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said in Egypt that he knows carbon markets have gotten a bad reputation but that strong safeguards would make the U.S. program different.

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  • Climate

U.S. plan for boosting climate investment in low-income countries draws criticism

The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say carbon markets often fail to deliver climate benefits.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-backed Kherson administration, in his office in Kherson on July 20. A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the wall behind him.

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  • World

A Russian-appointed official died in a car crash in Ukraine's Kherson

Born in Ukraine, Kirill Stremousov had switched to Russia's side and mimicked its claims about Nazi rule, becoming spokesman and deputy governor of the Moscow-installed administration in Kherson.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, prime minister of Pakistan, listens to speeches during the conference. He took the stage today, as well, explaining the impact of catastrophic flooding in Pakistan this summer.

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  • Climate

Here's what happened on day 3 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Pakistan's leader sounded the alarm, climate scientists called for more equitable research and the U.N. tried to crack down on greenwashing. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer,
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • and 2 more
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