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Major Chinese cities past Covid peak as wave moves to rural areas, new study projects

By Alex Stambaugh, Rhea Mogul and CNN’s Beijing bureau The wave of Covid infections sweeping across China may already have peaked in some of the country’s largest cities, including Shanghai and Beijing, according to a new study. The study, published on December 29 in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers of Medicine, said mathematical modeling predicted the

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Tibet Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tibet, an autonomous region within China. About Tibet (from National Bureau of Statistics of China)Area: 1.22 million sq km (approximately 474,000 sq miles) Capital: Lhasa Language: Tibetan Government (China): Governed by the Chinese Communist Party; the head of state is President Xi Jinping. Government (Exiled): Centered in Dharamsala,

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Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died

By Mick Krever, Olga Voitovych and Darya Tarasova, CNN An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a large number of Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian military, pro-Russian military bloggers and former officials. The strike took place just after midnight on Sunday, New Year’s Day, on a vocational school housing

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