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Thirteen percent of the over-50 population, or about 1 in 8 people over 50, cannot control their consumption of highly processed foods

Is building strategic redundancy in the name of national security and competitiveness — instead of funding new innovation — worth the price?

The ruling Communist Party is waging an ambitious propaganda campaign to rewrite the public’s memory of its handling of the pandemic

The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” came as America’s intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus

President Biden tapped the former Mastercard chief executive to run an organization mired in controversy

David Malpass’ announcement that he will step down opens the way for Biden to choose someone who embraces fundamentally overhauling the bank’s work

As we transition to a green economy, we must compensate petro-states for their lost income. Otherwise, the world economy will collapse

Social and economic policies that improve the financial standing of low-wage workers would have beneficial impact

But the risks associated with the procedure mean it is unlikely to be used widely in its current form

The death rate among these patients is about 15 percent

Two months after China ended "zero COVID," rough estimates suggest that between 1 and 1.5 million people died — far more than the official count

Sensitive studies in China were intended to pinpoint the source of the pandemic virus