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Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports | CNN

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from the nation’s top health officials, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported Friday. If correct, the estimate – which CNN cannot independently confirm …

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India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China | CNN

India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China | CNN

New Delhi CNN  —  India’s health minister has advised the public to take precautions against Covid-19, including getting vaccinated and wearing masks, as the country remains on alert for potential new variants that could emerge from the wave of infections sweeping neighboring China. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday told …

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Nepal’s top court orders release of infamous French serial killer, Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj | CNN

Nepal's top court orders release of infamous French serial killer, Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj | CNN

CNN  —  Nepal’s top court on Wednesday ordered the release from jail of Charles Sobhraj, the infamous French serial killer who inspired the award-nominated TV series “The Serpent.” The court made the decree on the grounds of his age and health, according to the court’s spokesperson Bimal Paudel. Sobhraj, aged …

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Mother of a stranded tourist in Peru hopes her daughter makes it home for Christmas, as hundreds grounded amid protests | CNN

Mother of a stranded tourist in Peru hopes her daughter makes it home for Christmas, as hundreds grounded amid protests | CNN

CNN  —  It’s only a week until Christmas, and Mechelle Lutsko is holding onto hope that her daughter, one of the hundreds of tourists stranded in Peru, will make it home in time. “I’ve been up all night worrying,” Lutsko told CNN Saturday from her home in Columbus, Ohio. “I’ll …

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