Women wearing face masks take souvenir photos as visitors tour past red lanterns hanging on a shopping alley near the Houhai Lake for celebrating the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Jan. 16, 2023.

Concerns about COVID surge ahead of Lunar New Year

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Women wearing face masks take souvenir photos as visitors tour past red lanterns hanging on a shopping alley near the Houhai Lake for celebrating the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Jan. 16, 2023.

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There are concerns of a potential surge in COVID-19 cases in China as people prepare to travel for the Lunar New Year. And, Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine’s first online newspaper, continues to operate despite frequent air raids and intermittent electricity amid war. Also, around 70 people have died in a plane crash in the mountains of Nepal. Plus, we bring you a new version of a song written in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
 

In This Episode

Lunar New Year raises worries of COVID surge in China
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A day in the life of the Ukrainian media
Nepal plane crash leaves 70 people dead
Tonga still recovering one year after volcanic eruption
Church bombing highlights instability in eastern Congo
Australian woman breaks record, runs 150 marathons in a row
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss arrested after 30 years on the run
Dina Kiroto, I have a dream