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U.K. Strips Chinese Broadcaster's License, Citing Communist Party Ties

February 4, 2021 - 6:10pm

The U.K.'s Office of Communications revoked a Chinese media company's right to broadcast Thursday, after finding that the license holder had no editorial control over the state-owned China Global Television Network. The agency says the Chinese Communist Party is ultimately in charge of the satellite news channel.

The regulator,...

In Gaza, Pandemic Forces Tough Choices And Health Care System Hangs By A Thread

February 4, 2021 - 5:48pm

How does the pandemic affect one of the world's most crowded and battle-scarred territories? From merchants to doctors, the 2.2 million Palestinians of the Gaza Strip are forced to make tough choices to survive.

On a single street, a vegetable seller, supermarket worker and secondhand clothes merchant recently showed...

Biden Plan To Expand Child Tax Credit Could Help Lift Millions Of Kids Out Of Poverty

February 4, 2021 - 5:10pm

A big part of President Biden's coronavirus relief package is focused on children. The president says he wants to expand the federal child tax credit, which gives families money for each child they have — or at least reduces their taxes.

This change could help lift nearly 10...

You'll Never Look At Your 'Good Neighbors' The Same Way Again

February 4, 2021 - 5:00pm

Sarah Langan's Good Neighbors is one of the creepiest, most unnerving deconstructions of American suburbia I've ever read. Langan cuts to the heart of upper middle class lives like a skilled surgeon and exposes the rotten realities behind manicured lawns and perfect families, and the result is horrifically plausible....

Facing Backlash For Sexist Remarks, Tokyo Olympics Chief Apologizes But Won't Resign

February 4, 2021 - 4:58pm

The chief of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has apologized but refused to resign after coming under fire for saying women talk too much in meetings.

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori made the comments at a Japan Olympic Committee Council meeting on Wednesday, according to the Japanese newspaper ...

In Vaccine Race, Middle Income Nations Are At A Disadvantage. Just Ask Peru.

February 4, 2021 - 4:15pm

Peru is scrambling to get access to COVID vaccines as cases spike.

But the Latin American nation is in a tough slot.

The first problem is its relative wealth. Peru is classified by the World Bank as "upper middle-income." So it has some money to spend on vaccines...

Dr. Fauci On Vaccinations And Biden's 'Refreshing' Approach To COVID-19

February 4, 2021 - 4:11pm

Less than three weeks into the new Biden administration, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who has headed up the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, is encouraged by the new president's approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"It was very clear what President Biden...

Australian Open Players Quarantining After Tournament Worker Tests Positive For Virus

February 4, 2021 - 4:03pm

A confirmed COVID-19 case at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne, Australia, is forcing organizers of a major tennis tournament to mandate that more than 500 players and their staffs "be tested and isolate until they receive a negative test result" just days before play is set to begin.

Athletes...

A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It

February 4, 2021 - 3:47pm

Dr. Eugene Richardson has spent most of his adult life working as a physician and an anthropologist in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Peru, South Africa and Sudan.

No matter where he went, he was perplexed by this public health conundrum:

"The world has...

Ugandan Child Soldier-Turned-Rebel Commander Is Convicted Of War Crimes

February 4, 2021 - 1:37pm

The International Criminal Court convicted child soldier-turned-Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen of war crimes and crimes against humanity Thursday. Ongwen, was the first LRA commander to face trial for its campaign of terror and violence in the early 2000s. The charges include numerous crimes against girls and women, including...

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U.K. Strips Chinese Broadcaster's License, Citing Communist Party Ties

In Gaza, Pandemic Forces Tough Choices And Health Care System Hangs By A Thread

Biden Plan To Expand Child Tax Credit Could Help Lift Millions Of Kids Out Of Poverty

You'll Never Look At Your 'Good Neighbors' The Same Way Again

Facing Backlash For Sexist Remarks, Tokyo Olympics Chief Apologizes But Won't Resign

In Vaccine Race, Middle Income Nations Are At A Disadvantage. Just Ask Peru.

Dr. Fauci On Vaccinations And Biden's 'Refreshing' Approach To COVID-19

Australian Open Players Quarantining After Tournament Worker Tests Positive For Virus

A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It

Ugandan Child Soldier-Turned-Rebel Commander Is Convicted Of War Crimes

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