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Breaking the Ramadan fast: In one city, a special stew with goat and rose petals

Around the world, the dawn-to-dusk daily Ramadan fast — expected to start this week — is usually followed by a feast. In Hyderabad, that feast is dominated by a special dish called haleem — a steaming mixture of goat meat, lentils, wheat and spices that cooks for hours. Sushmita Pathak/NPR hide caption

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Breaking the Ramadan fast: In one city, a special stew with goat and rose petals

In Hyderabad, India, the dominant dish after the daily dawn-to-dusk fast is haleem, a stew that takes hours to prepare. Some say it's so hearty you could fast for two days after a dish.

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Thursday

The 1944 Law That Gave The CDC Its Powers, Explained

A mask is seen on the ground at John F. Kennedy Airport on April 19, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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The 1944 Law That Gave The CDC Its Powers, Explained

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's mask mandate on planes, trains and buses ended earlier this month, and it came down, in part, to a judge's interpretation of the word "sanitation." U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle voided the mask requirement, citing a 1944 law that gives the CDC power to stop the spread of communicable diseases through measures like inspection, fumigation, disinfection and sanitation.

The 1944 Law That Gave The CDC Its Powers, Explained

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Wednesday

The death rate for children has dropped dramatically. Yet there's cause for alarm

A baby who is suffering from pneumonia receives treatment at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 13, 2022. A new study points to concerns about childhood deaths after a hospitalization for such diseases as pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria. Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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The death rate for children has dropped dramatically. Yet there's cause for alarm

A new report confirms a deep decrease in the world's childhood death rate. But it takes note of what the authors call an "astronomically high" rate of death after hospitalization.

Tuesday

How the U.S. case might tie into the global upswing in polio

A child receives a polio vaccine in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 14, 2022. Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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How the U.S. case might tie into the global upswing in polio

Countries in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia are counting more cases of vaccine-derived polio. Now there's a likely U.S. case. Researchers are looking for ways to stop it.

How the U.S. case might tie into the global upswing in polio

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The mask mandate is off for U.S. travelers. In other countries it's definitely on

Masks are just one protective measure for these airline passengers arriving in Shanghai from Paris. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The mask mandate is off for U.S. travelers. In other countries it's definitely on

In China, for example, not only are masks required on planes but gloves are recommended — and passengers are urged not to touch their face during the flight. Here's what you'll find around the globe.

Wednesday

Migrant workers in China find new jobs — and precarious conditions — in COVID control

Workers clean and disinfect the floor at the National Exhibition and Convention Center NECC, the largest makeshift hospital, in Shanghai. Many jobs in these temporary facilities are drawn from the pool of unemployed migrant workers. Ding Ting/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Migrant workers in China find new jobs — and precarious conditions — in COVID control

China's economic downturn has left thousands of migrant workers unemployed. They're pivoting to work in COVID control — and have strong concerns about how they are being treated.

Migrant workers in China find new jobs — and precarious conditions — in COVID control

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Shanghai eases COVID rules and allows 4 million more people out of their homes

Workers in protective gear register residents for COVID-19 testing in the Jingan district of western Shanghai, China, on April 1, 2022. Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as coronavirus rules that shut down China's largest city eased and some factories resumed operation. Chen Si/AP hide caption

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Shanghai eases COVID rules and allows 4 million more people out of their homes

An official says the virus is under control in some parts of the city. Meanwhile, the IMF cut its forecast of Chinese economic growth and warned the global flow of industrial goods might be disrupted.

Tuesday

Moderna says its new 'bivalent' vaccine shows promise against COVID variants

A health care worker prepares the current COVID vaccine booster shots from Moderna in February. The company says a bivalent vaccine that combines the original strain with the omicron strain is the lead candidate for a fall vaccination campaign. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Moderna says its new 'bivalent' vaccine shows promise against COVID variants

The company says this version targets both the original coronavirus and the beta variant, and appears to provide broader and longer-lasting protection against different strains, including omicron.

Monday

Ukraine crisis raises question: Does food aid go equally to 'Black and white lives'?

Volunteers unload food aid in Chena, Ethiopia, one of many parts of the world where conflict has fueled hunger. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine crisis raises question: Does food aid go equally to 'Black and white lives'?

That's what Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization and others ask in the wake of the outpouring of money to help Ukrainian victims of the war amid record levels of global hunger.

Ukraine crisis raises question: Does food aid go equally to 'Black and white lives'?

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Shanghai reports 1st deaths from current COVID-19 outbreak

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Shanghai reports 1st deaths from current COVID-19 outbreak

Authorities reported the first COVID-19 deaths of the latest outbreak in China's most populous city and said all three were elderly, had underlying conditions and had not been vaccinated.

Sunday

PHOTOS: How this Bolivian all-female skate crew is celebrating their Indigenous roots

Members of the all-female skate crew ImillaSkate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The athletes wear polleras, skirts traditionally worn by Bolivia's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, when they skate at tournaments. "Many girls who see us skating feel proud to see us dressed [this way]," says skater Fabiola Gonzales. "Even our own families feel proud we're showing our traditions." Luisa Dörr hide caption

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PHOTOS: How this Bolivian all-female skate crew is celebrating their Indigenous roots

The young women skateboard while wearing polleras, colorful, layered skirts worn by their country's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women. They want to show girls and women it's OK to be themselves.

Saturday

Sony photo awards: Computers on horseback, magnificent mountains, bathing elephants

A woman and a man ride in a vintage car as hot air balloons float behind them in the region of Cappadocia, Turkey. Emre Çakmak, Turkey, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards hide caption

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Emre Çakmak, Turkey, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards

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Sony photo awards: Computers on horseback, magnificent mountains, bathing elephants

The 2022 Sony World Photography Award-winners include a photo of a man in Argentina transporting computers on horseback and twin sisters at a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar.