How much should people worry about Covid’s newly-dominant XBB.1.5 variant? Our medical analyst explains | CNN

CNN  —  A new Covid-19 variant, XBB.1.5, is spreading rapidly throughout the United States. In December…

Wall Street’s dirty secret: It’s terrible at forecasting stocks | CNN Business

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Respiratory viruses could surge following the holidays, public health experts warn | CNN

CNN  —  There is growing concern among infectious disease and public health experts that the US…

Democracy has its flaws, but it has emerged from the pandemic in much ruder health than the alternative | CNN

CNN  —  For nearly half a decade, you could be forgiven for thinking just about everything…

India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China | CNN

New Delhi CNN  —  India’s health minister has advised the public to take precautions against Covid-19,…

US intel agencies likely missed chances to investigate Covid pandemic’s origin, House Democrats’ report says | CNN Politics

Washington CNN  —  Democratic investigators on the House Intelligence Committee have alleged that US intelligence agencies…

China signals it could soften its zero-Covid policy, but there are more questions than answers | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  China has given its most significant signal yet that the country may…

Opinion: In zero-Covid China, a different death toll emerges | CNN

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Deaths caused by alcohol use in the US spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, CDC data shows | CNN

CNN  —  Deaths caused by alcohol use in the United States spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Germany’s leader and top CEOs are flying into Beijing. They need China more than ever | CNN Business

Hong Kong/London CNN Business  —  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will arrive in China on Friday with…