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Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could bring more illness and deaths.

In the world’s testing ground for tech, K-pop singers are being spun up out of pixels and doing battle in a virtual universe.

Petr Pavel, a political novice, defeated Andrej Babis, a populist business tycoon and former prime minister, in the first of several important European elections this year.

Pandemic lockdowns curbed Chinese energy demand, but the International Energy Agency expects a rebound this year.

As advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed ending one era of the Covid vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future.

The protests against “zero Covid” were a rare rebuke of Xi Jinping’s rule, and Beijing apparently seeks to deter those who might have been emboldened by them.

Leery of Russian aggression, Europe’s economic giant is making a historic attempt to revitalize its armed forces. It has a long way to go.

Amid renewed tensions with Russia, tourists are flocking to a decommissioned nuclear fallout shelter that Canada built to preserve its government during a nuclear war.

Countries are pursuing new solutions to try to mitigate climate change. More trade fights are likely to come hand in hand.

Mr. Hipkins, who was sworn in on Wednesday, has nine months to persuade voters who cooled on Jacinda Ardern’s government that he’s a fresh alternative.