China wants more babies. Women want the right to say no
With China's population now officially shrinking, a demographic crisis looms. One solution is for women to have more babies, but that idea meets increasing resistance.
China pledges to slowly exit ‘zero COVID’
A top official's remarks were the surest sign yet that Beijing is moving to end a COVID effort that has saved lives but restricted life,...
Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe, WHO says as cases fall
Many European countries — including France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom — have seen sustained week-on-week declines in new infections.
Shanghai’s COVID siege: Food shortages, talking robots, starving animals
The prospect of a long lockdown has started to take an emotional toll on Shanghai's millions. Food shortages are rife. Many have had to rely...
COVID ‘vaccine snob’ travelers flock to Guam for sun, sea and shots
A vacation abroad remains off-limits for millions of the unvaccinated. Enter Guam, a U.S. territory with ample vaccine supplies and no quarantine restrictions, where more...