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Canada has reported COVID-19 case numbers in recent days many times higher than it has seen at any other point during the pandemic. Demand has overwhelmed testing capacity in much of the country.

Russia is now concentrating its forces in eastern Ukraine and a major offensive is widely anticipated. But this new stage of the war could differ in many ways from the past seven weeks of fighting.

Many of China's rural poor see education as the only way to lift their families out of poverty. But village schools lack resources, and Beijing's plan to get rid of uncertified teachers would hurt them even more.

Russian men are fleeing the country to avoid being forced into the military and the war in Ukraine. Many are going to Turkey, where they do not need a visa to enter.

Many Muslim-Americans say the current political climate is worse than the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Many Muslims who once voted Republican, say don't feel like they have a home in that party.

Three years ago, a massive earthquake destroyed much of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Roughly 200,000 people were killed and more than 1 million left homeless. Now, most of the earthquake debris has been removed, but many of the grand plans to rebuild never materialized. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Jason Beaubien in Haiti.

Routines of Istanbul winter life — from visits to traditional public baths to hot drinks — are getting hard for many to afford amid Turkey's economic crisis.

Now that the Tokyo Olympics have concluded with many memorable athletic achievements, some are taking stock of their legacy — specifically the impact of COVID-19 on the Games, and Tokyo in general.

9/11 changed the commercial landscape of New York City's Finanical District. In the aftermath, many banks and brokerages moved. Today, Wall Street is a far cry from the financial capital it once was.

The World Health Organization turns 75 today. Forged in the years following World War II, many hoped people would finally work together to eradicate some of the world's worst diseases.