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Today's Headlines: During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People

'The Killings Didn't Stop.' In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint.
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During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People

During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People

By Benjamin Mueller and Eleanor Lutz

Last year, people 65 and older died from Covid at lower rates than in previous waves. But with Omicron and waning immunity, death rates rose again.

'The Killings Didn't Stop.' In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint.

'The Killings Didn't Stop.' In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint.

By Elian Peltier, Mady Camara and Christiaan Triebert

Civilian deaths have spiked in Mali since Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group began operating alongside the military. In late March, hundreds were executed in the village of Moura.

Even as Russia Bears Down in the East, Some Ukrainians Stay Behind

Even as Russia Bears Down in the East, Some Ukrainians Stay Behind

By Carlotta Gall

The Russian offensive grinds on, but not everyone is leaving the eastern Donbas region.

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