Bill Gates says he was surprised at being targeted by COVID-19 conspiracy theorists and 'people were looking for a boogeyman'

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Bill Gates took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything on Wednesday.

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Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan will still be legal even after the pandemic national emergency ends, the White House says

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U.S. President Joe Biden.

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The world is 'dangerously unprepared' to handle the next pandemic, the Red Cross says in a scathing report

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An employee of the German Red Cross (DRK) stands in a coronavirus test center at Hamburg Airport in 2020.
An employee of the German Red Cross (DRK) stands at a coronavirus test center at Hamburg Airport in 2020.

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Rural China is running out of coffins because COVID-19 is rampant — and the cost of funerals is skyrocketing

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A women walks pass a tent at Covid-19 testing center on January 19, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.
A women walks pass a tent at Covid-19 testing center on January 19, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.

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