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Zhang Zhan, who uploaded haunting images of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, was arrested and is now in the second year of a hunger strike in a Chinese prison. Family and supporters fear she could die, as organizations raise concerns about the safety of other detained journalists.

“My dad’s spirits were lifted a little bit by the visit, which is great because he had been quite down for a while,” said Carlos Añez, the son of one of the jailed Americans, Jorge Toledo.

"Many are detained incommunicado or in unknown locations," said the U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.

“The songs of these birds are literally disappearing,” said the album's producer.

“My fear is if many people died,” said President Rodrigo Duterte.

“Kast explicitly wants to move us back to a place we already left behind,” says a young woman, one of many mobilized to vote for leftist lawmaker and artist Gabriel Boric.

A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a renewed attempt by the Biden administration to end the policy, which had been started during the Trump administration.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he's asked for names of officials that approved Covid-19 vaccines for children and planned to identify them publicly despite death threats to them.

The tough demands appear certain to be rejected by the United States and its allies, which have emphasized that Russia doesn’t have a say in NATO’s enlargement.

Attendees of the Dec. 10 event in Sydney, Australia, have been told to get tested and isolate as officials say some cases may have been omicron variant.

The crash killed Puerto Rican music producer José Ángel Hernández, six relatives and colleagues and two crew members, Helidosa Aviation Group said.