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As Beijing COVID Outbreak Proves Stubborn, Mass Tests Becoming Routine

Musk Gets $7B Backing for Twitter Bid From Tech Heavyweights

Automakers, Appliance Manufacturers Struggle to Find Computer Chips Amid Shortage

Heath Officials Search for Cause of Hepatitis in Children in 16 Countries

China’s Zero-COVID Restrictions Curb May 1 Holiday Travel

Taekwondo Champion Who Fled Afghanistan, Then Ukraine Hopes to Represent Afghanistan

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning Duo The Judds, Dies at 76

Satellites Detect California Cow Burps, a Major Methane Source, From Space

India, Pakistan Reeling From Pre-Monsoon Season Heat Wave

Beijing Tightens COVID Restrictions as Long Holiday Begins

Foreign Businesses Consider Leaving China Amid Lockdowns

California Group Working to Help Ukraine With Low-Cost Incubators

First US Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in Human Confirmed in Colorado

Muslim Students at Princeton University Break Ramadan Fast Together

New NASA Spacecraft Nearly Ready for Asteroid Mission

Google Adds Ways to Keep Personal Info Private in Searches

Australian Musical Charts Family’s Escape from Nazis in Europe

China, N.Korea Halt Border Rail Crossing Over COVID Fears

South Korea to End Outdoor Mask Mandate

Turkey’s Soaring Inflation Mars Ramadan Celebrations

This Week: SpaceX Station Swap and Midair Rescue You Have to See

US Plan to Ban Menthol Tobacco Products Moves Forward

New Kenyan Fish Marketing App Aims to Reduce Sexual Exploitation of Women Fishmongers

Hong Kong Actor Kenneth Tsang Dies in Quarantine Hotel

‘Pandemic Phase’ Over for US, but COVID-19 Still Here, Fauci Says

Major Japan Railway Now Powered Only by Renewable Energy

Musk’s Twitter Ambitions Likely to Collide with Europe’s Tech Rules

Elon Musk Quest to Scrap Deal Over 2018 Tweets is Rejected

Flutists Worldwide Unite in Music to Show Support for Ukraine

WHO: Congo Starts Ebola Vaccinations to Stem Outbreak in Northwest

US Laboratory Innovating Electronic Vehicle Technology 

Retreating Coastline Forces Hard Choices on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast

UN: Climate Change and Poor Risk Management Increase the Risk of Natural Disasters

Robotics Company Makes Sensor-Packed Filmmaking Equipment

More Free Speech or More Misinformation? Reactions Mixed to Twitter Sale

 Twitter CEO Says Company Direction Uncertain After Musk Deal

All-Private Astronaut Team Returns Safely From Landmark Space Station Visit

Drop in Vaccines Exposes Latin American Children to Disease, Report Shows

Twitter’s Board Negotiates with Elon Musk Over Bid to Buy Platform

New Kenyan Play Targets Gender-Based Violence

Jon Stewart to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Despite Pandemic Easing, Ramadan Drive-Through Iftars Still Commonplace in US

Vaccine Potential Game Changer in Fight Against Malaria

Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine to Threaten Insects

Asian Games to Go Ahead in Hangzhou: Malaysian Official

WHO Says at Least 1 Has Died After Increase of Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children

Wildfires Merge in New Mexico, Threatening Rural Villages

UNICEF: Lebanon Maternal Deaths Triple, Children’s Health at Risk Amid Crisis

Pakistan Detects First Polio Case in 15 Months

WHO: Health Care System in Eastern Ukraine Nearing Collapse

Female Artists Dominate the Venice Biennale For 1st Time

African Wildlife, Coasts Suffer Effects of Flooding, Drought

Iraq Exhibits Restored Art Pillaged After 2003 Invasion

Poll: Americans Back Flexibility on Masks, Want to Move on From COVID-19

Guterres: Mother Earth Is in Trouble and Action Is Needed

Biden to Sign Executive Order on Earth Day to Protect Country’s Oldest Trees

COVID-19 Restrictions Ease For Millions of Australians

Argentine Architect Honors Classic Design at Coachella

From War to Circus: Ukrainian Dancers Find Comfort on US Stage

Earth Day Prompts Calls for Businesses to Go Green