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Slim GOP majority traps McCarthy in US House speaker standoff
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Slim GOP majority traps McCarthy in US House speaker standoff

Why is the GOP, the Republican Party, having difficulty electing a House leader? Will Erdogan have success playing peacemaker with Zelensky and Putin? What countermeasures is China threatening in response to COVID travel restrictions? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

China eases zero-COVID restrictions
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The Graphic Truth: China's old vs. new zero-COVID

Xi Jinpings new Politburo Standing Committee has issued changes to China’s zero-COVID policy.

China vs COVID in 2022
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China vs COVID in 2022

Omicron has arrived. It's more contagious, but less severe. Some parts of the world are even looking forward to the pandemic becoming endemic. Not China. Xi Jinping's zero-COVID strategy has worked wonders until now, but it's unlikely to survive omicron, explains Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attend security talks at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland January 10, 2022.
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What We're Watching: US and Russia in Geneva, mass testing in Tianjin, a big loss for Venezuela's Maduro

Beekeepers who demanded government measures to face the persistent drought that affects the country take part in a protest with honeycombs full of bees in front of the Chilean presidential palace, in Santiago, Chile, January 3, 2022
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What We're Watching: Chilean beekeepers, bartering in Xian, possible Turkish-Saudi détente

China’s coming COVID crisis?
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China’s coming COVID crisis?

In 2020, China’s “zero COVID” policy was a big success, and it held together in 2021. But in 2022, omicron has other ideas – and this is everybody’s problem.

Citizens line up for COVID-19 nucleic acid test at a testing site in Yuhuatai District of Nanjing City, east China's Jiangsu Province, 2 August 2021. Nanjing City launches the fourth round of Covid-19 test.
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What We're Watching: China tackles delta, Bolsonaro fans hit the streets for receipts, Nigeria's crypto conundrum

Read our latest write-ups on China's delta outbreak, Bolsonaro's Trump-like election strategy in Brazil, and the Nigerian government's attempt to tackle cryptocurrency trading.