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An oil tanker is being loaded at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: OPEC+ further expands oil output, Ukraine attacks drone corruption, UK releases gonorrhoea vaccine, & More

​Participants make their way past the Notre-Dame Cathedral as they attend the 13th edition of the stand up Nautic Paddle race on the river Seine in Paris, France, December 1, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: Notre Dame’s stones gleam after cleaning, Trump threatens yuge tariffs, Iceland gets new gov, Vaccine promises AIDS end

​Labourers rest as they offload bags of grains as part of relief food that was sent from Ukraine at the World Food Program (WFP) warehouse in Adama town, Ethiopia.
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Hard Numbers: Sub-Saharan Africa’s food crisis, Belograd attack, Uganda’s Ebola lockdown, COVID vaccine makers take a hit

Biden team extends eviction moratorium despite SCOTUS ruling
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Biden team extends eviction moratorium despite SCOTUS ruling

The Biden administration extended an eviction moratorium even after the Supreme Court said they couldn't, what's next? The CDC recommended indoor masking even for vaccinated people, but few jurisdictions are following suit. What gives? Jon Lieber, Managing Director of the United States for Eurasia Group, shares updates on recent COVID-19 policy developments.

Bring on the Vaccine Mandate!
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Bring on the Vaccine Mandate!

Over the past few weeks, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have started to rise yet again in the United States. That looks set to continue, thanks to the Delta variant, which is more transmissible than other variants, and possibly more lethal, too.

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Putin's meddling in American elections has taken a creative turn. He now has a plan to help vaccinate Trump against a loss in November!

What We're Watching: UAE-Israel normalization, Lukashenko tightens grip, Philippines to test Putin's vaccine
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What We're Watching: UAE-Israel normalization, Lukashenko tightens grip, Philippines to test Putin's vaccine

Lebanon won't get the billions they need without structural reform
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Lebanon won't get the billions they need without structural reform

Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics on this week's World In (More Than) 60 Seconds:

The Lebanese government resigns. What's next for Lebanon?

What does Jimmy Lai's arrest mean for Hong Kong and the US-China relationship?

After Lukashenko's has election victory, what kind of change can protesters in Belarus expect?

COVID vaccine prospects: former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden is “guardedly optimistic”
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COVID vaccine prospects: former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden is “guardedly optimistic”

Despite being upbeat about progress so far towards developing a COVID-19 vaccine, former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden warns that injecting millions of people who aren't sick with a substance that adversely affects even a small portion of the population could be catastrophic. Even an effective vaccine, in short, won't be a silver bullet. As much as the world would wish it to be true, there will not be a quick conclusion to this global catastrophe.

Quick Take: Cautious COVID optimism, TikTok & China sanctions
Quick Take

Quick Take: Cautious COVID optimism, TikTok & China sanctions

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: