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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley for the first time met with his Ukrainian counterpart in person on Tuesday, traveling to an undisclosed site in Poland near the Ukrainian border. We’ll share how the meeting happened and what was discussed. Plus: Details on the Patriot missile system training Ukrainian troops have begun in Oklahoma, and experts …

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China’s Ministry of Transportation reported on Saturday that over 42 million people have traveled by car, train, ship, and plane during the early days of the long Lunar New Year travel season, and over 2 billion trips will have been taken by the time the holiday is done, even though a massive wave of coronavirus …

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Nationwide infections could remain high for two or three more months, Zeng Guang, the former chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, was quoted as saying last week by the local news outlet Caixin. With major cities like Beijing and Chongqing saying their outbreaks have peaked, he said, “it’s time to …

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Singapore is welcoming them back, but a full return of Chinese tourists isn’t likely in 2023, Singapore Tourism Board executives said at a press conference Tuesday. Singapore Tourism Board’s CEO Keith Tan cited limited flight capacity and the speed of China’s border reopening as some of the reasons a full recovery from Chinese tourists isn’t …

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Nationwide infections could remain high for another two or three months, Zeng Guang, former chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, was quoted as saying last week by local news outlet Caixin. With major cities like Beijing and Chongqing saying their outbreaks have peaked, he said, “it’s time to focus most …

China’s first Lunar New Year without Covid restrictions fuels fears of a rural crisis Read More »

Singapore is welcoming them back, but a full return of Chinese tourists isn’t likely in 2023, Singapore Tourism Board executives said at a press conference Tuesday. Singapore Tourism Board’s CEO Keith Tan cited limited flight capacity and the speed of China’s border reopening as some of the reasons a full recovery from Chinese tourists isn’t …

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1/2 New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to migrants and asylum seekers outside El Paso’s Sacred Heart Church. Photo courtesy of New York City Mayor Press Secretary Fabien Levy/Twitter Jan. 16 (UPI) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams traveled to El Paso, Texas, and visited the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend, during a …

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WASHINGTON — A series of transportation calamities is tarnishing Pete Buttigieg’s political prospects, threatening to hamper his ability to use his high-profile Cabinet position as a springboard for a widely-expected second White House bid once President Joe Biden leaves office. A Federal Aviation Administration meltdown earlier this week that grounded flights across the U.S. was …

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