On Wednesday, President Biden announced that pandemic relief for about 41 millionfederal student loan borrowers will be extended once again until May 1.

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VOA: War Ends in Afghanistan but Uncertainty, Starvation Loom

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The stunning Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August and the chaotic final U.S. military withdrawal from the country later that month marked...

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VOA: US, Russia to Hold Talks in Bid to Ease Ukraine Standoff

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Russian and U.S. negotiators will hold talks in January to discuss Moscow’s demand that NATO halt its eastward expansion into the countries...

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NPR: As omicron surges, these states and cities are focused on giving out free COVID tests

asianct - December 22, 2021 0

In Lowell, Massachusetts, a long line of cars snakes around the local middle school. The reward at the front of the line:...

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REUTERS: Omicron delivers another uncertain holiday season to pandemic-weary Americans

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Americans face an uncertain and anxiety-filled holiday season for the second consecutive year, as the highly contagious Omicron variant threatens to intensify...

Immigration

BBC: Record numbers of young Guatemalans migrate north, leaving families in limbo

asianct - December 16, 2021 0

It was the early hours of a brisk October night when a van rolled up to María de la Cruz López Vásquez's...

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VOA: Foreign Disinformation Stokes Fears of Violence in US

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Ongoing efforts by foreign intelligence services and global terrorist organizations to seed the United States with disinformation appear to be working, raising...

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NPR: Powerful typhoon hits Philippines, nearly 100,000 evacuated

asianct - December 16, 2021 0

A powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday and was blowing across island provinces where nearly 100,000 people have been...

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VOA: Britain, Pakistan Urge Collective Response to Afghan Humanitarian Crisis

asianct - December 15, 2021 0

Britain and Pakistan Tuesday advocated a collective international response to scaling up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, which is facing mass starvation and...

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VOA: Tornado Recovery Efforts Continue in Kentucky Amid Struggle to Assess Damage

asianct - December 14, 2021 0

Efforts to restore power and attend to the needs of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed by tornadoes in the U.S....

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NPR: The Arctic has a new record high temperature, according to the U.N.

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The United Nations' weather agency has officially recognized a new record high temperature for the Arctic, confirming a reading of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4...

Education

NPR: For kids grappling with the pandemic’s traumas, art classes can be an oasis

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School's a little different this year, so art teachers are using their classes to help kids cope. After spending months...

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VOA: US Returns More Migrants to Mexican Border City Under Rebooted Trump-Era Policy

VOA: What Will Russia’s Putin Settle For in Ukraine Talks?

NPR: Imagine another American Civil War, but this time in every state

NPR: New York revises the death toll in fatal Bronx fire to 17, including 8 children

BBC: California twins born 15 minutes apart in two different years

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