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Cemetery workers in protective suits carry the coffin of a person who died of Covid-19 at Nossa Senhora Aparecida Cemetery in Manaus on Jan.15

A New Strain of COVID-19 Is Being Blamed for a Surge in Cases in Brazil. Here's What to Know

Fears the new strain could overcome antibodies and reinfect patients have l...

Fears the new strain could overcome antibodies and reinfect patients have little evidence behind them

A woman identified only by her first name Anchan, right, talks to her friend as she arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced the retired civil servant to a record 43.5 years in prison for insulting the monarchy by posting audio clips online of comments critical of the royal institution.

Thai Woman Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison for Posting Criticism of the King on Social Media

The court found the woman guilty of violating the lese majeste law for post...

The court found the woman guilty of violating the lese majeste law for posting clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy

Jack Ma, founder of Ant Group, attends the inaugural meeting of Zhejiang E-Merchant Bank. Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, June 25, 2015.

Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Resurfaces Months After Vanishing From Public View

Ma’s re-emergence may help quell persistent rumors about his fate while Bei...

Ma’s re-emergence may help quell persistent rumors about his fate while Beijing pursues investigations into Ant and Alibaba

Michael Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, speaks at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.

Pompeo Says China Has Committed 'Genocide' in Xinjiang Province

Many of those accused of having taken part in repression in Xinjiang are al...

Many of those accused of having taken part in repression in Xinjiang are already under U.S. sanctions

The Valle Real Shopping Center in Santander, Spain on January 16, 2021 with all stores closed due to the entry into force of the order to close large shopping areas on weekends to avoid the rise of infections by covid-19

After the COVID-19 Pandemic We Need to Build More Resilient Countries

In 2020, the world witnessed what happens when a global risk becomes realit...

In 2020, the world witnessed what happens when a global risk becomes reality. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now passed 95 million globally, with more than 2 million deaths. Millions more face the economic effects...

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers drill a new channel at the explosion site of a gold mine in Qixia City, east China's Shandong Province, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.

Workers Trapped for a Week in a Chinese Mine Ask for Pickles and Porridge

The 11 miners say they are suffering from toxic fumes and rising water leve...

The 11 miners say they are suffering from toxic fumes and rising water levels and are calling on rescuers not to give up.

A medical worker inoculates a doctor with a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the J.L.N Hospital in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 18 January 2021.

Asia Was a Model for How to Deal With COVID-19. Why Is It Lagging in Vaccine Rollouts?

But most nations in the Asia-Pacific region, including South Korea, won't b...

But most nations in the Asia-Pacific region, including South Korea, won't begin vaccinating citizens until February or March.