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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
In areas inundated with coronavirus patients, hospitals have postponed treatments and surgeries for people with other serious conditions.
Dutch prosecutors said that DNA evidence tied a man to the thefts of a van Gogh and a Frans Hals painting; he denies the charges.
Investors are watching whether the property developer defaults. But in the background, the world’s No. 2 economy is flashing numerous warning signs.
A report by a liberal think tank tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial.
The podcast premiered during the pandemic and brought friends — and the friends you wish you had — together.
New York City Ballet opened its fall season on Tuesday with its first full-scale performance since the pandemic began. It felt like a rainbow.
As his state was battered by Covid-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the school board rejected him, he threatened to haul the members before a judge.
Major outlets have highlighted the case of Gabrielle Petito while often ignoring stories about women of color who go missing.
The Fed said it could soon slow its large-scale purchases of government-backed bonds and indicated it might raise interest rates in 2022.
The deportation of Haitian migrants is a stark example of how President Biden has deployed some of the most aggressive approaches to immigration put in place by former President Donald J. Trump.
A fertile creative force, he wrote fiction and musicals but is best known for a breakthrough movie that heralded the genre known as blaxploitation.
Regulators said that people over 65 or at high risk of severe Covid-19 were eligible for an extra shot, setting up a staggered national booster campaign.