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Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator, gestures to the crowd after delivering a speech in a campaign rally in San Fernando, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

Why the Philippines election could be a win for China

Health workers wear protective suits as they disinfect an area outside a barricaded community that was locked down for health monitoring after recent cases of Covid-19 were found in the area on March 28, in Beijing, China.

China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?

Ukrainian serviceman stands close to the rubble of an apartment block destroyed in a rockets shelling, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 29, 2022 (Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

April 30, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

China grapples with political challenges as Covid death toll mounts

Firefighters walk past an apartment building damaged by Russian shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. Ukrainian officials reported that Russia fired at least six cruise missiles at the Black Sea port city of Odesa, killing five people. (AP Photo/Max Pshybyshevsky)

April 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

People wear protective masks as they ride on a public bus during evening rush hour in the Central Business District on April 21, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Beijing races to contain 'urgent and grim' Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues

President Joe Biden meets virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022.