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Syria's economy is reaching a crisis pointAlmost a decade after the beginning of the civil war, Syria is in extreme need. That month, the Syrian pound hit an all-time low against the dollar on the black market, depreciating the value of…

A new blow against the open borders of EuropeAs new variants of the coronavirus spread rapidly, European countries like Germany and Belgium have introduced new border restrictions that contradict the freedom of movement that has long been…

The US is nearing 500,000 virus deathsMore Americans have died of Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War combined. No other country has counted so many deaths in the pandemic.As of this writing,…

A new leader of the Tokyo Olympics is named after a sexist remarkSeiko Hashimoto, one of the two Japanese cabinet ministers, is the new head of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee.Her appointment was in response to heavy criticism…

Art and defiance in MyanmarHundreds of thousands of people gathered in central Yangon on Wednesday, the largest rally since the coup protests began, holding up posters and signs designed for the Instagram generation.As with protests in…

A boost to the U.S. coronavirus vaccine supplyAccording to a White House announcement, U.S. states will shortly receive 13.5 million doses a week - a jump of over two million doses from previous weekly values, in part due to a shift in the…

(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.)Good Morning.It's the beginning of a new week. We report the latest from former Impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, on Mental health pandemic…

(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.)Good Morning.We report the latest from Trump's impeachment proceedings, bad news for the British Dreams of traveling abroad and the sound of one 17,000 year old…

Vaccines could mitigate the UK outbreak in weeksWith more than 15 percent of the population already vaccinated against the coronavirus, the UK may be able to give the entire population the first shot of a two-dose vaccine by the end of…

The Next Vaccine Debate: Who Gets Which Shots?Countries around the world have approved a growing range of coronavirus vaccines, but the question health officials are now facing is who should receive which shots.The problem is most pressing…