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As COVID-19 cases increase, patients die at a lower rate

When the number of people sent to the hospital with COVID-19 began to creep into Los Angeles County earlier this summer, officials warned that a large increase in deaths was inevitable. A record-breaking number of cases could result in a record-breaking number of deaths, they predict. But almost two months …

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A bookstore that shines as ‘a beacon of a free society’

TAIPEI, Taiwan – In a hushed bookstore in Central Taipei last night, Ju Lee-wen stood under a large black banner saying “Revolution Now!” and lifted her fist in the air. Ms Ju, a 26-year-old lawyer, is concerned about China’s increasingly authoritarian policies, including tough new security laws in Hong Kong. …

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