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politics Who killed masking? Elías Villoro

china China's population drops for first time since 1960s; India may now be world's most populous country Rob Beschizza

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spain Spain wants to pay 20-somethings nearly $300/month to move out of their parents' homes Annie Rauwerda

muhfreedumbs Sweden didn't have a full-scale lockdown and now its Covid death rate is 10 times greater than Norway's Mark Frauenfelder

inflation April saw the biggest inflation since 2008, but no need to panic Mark Frauenfelder

covid British Prime Minister said "let the bodies pile high in the thousands" to save economy as Covid pandemic spread. And they did. Rob Beschizza

employment McDonald's location will pay you $50 just to interview for a job David Pescovitz