For more than two years, Covid disrupted social rituals and rites of passage. Now a recent study suggests we have become less extroverted, creative, agreeable and conscientious. The declines in some traits were sharper among young people.
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China’s Leader Xi Hails His Rule as He Prepares to Expand Power
Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term as leader during a pivotal meeting of the Communist Party, extending his authoritarian rule over the country.
China Doubles Down on ‘Covid Zero’ Despite Economic Toll
Xi Jinping doubled down on the idea that the measures have saved lives and vowed to continue the stringent set of policies.
Beijing Turns Into a Fortress Ahead of the Communist Party Congress
The authorities in China have arrested a million criminal suspects, curbed travel to Beijing to keep Covid out, and deployed an army of neighborhood monitors.
Inquiry on Trudeau Using Emergency Powers on Trucker Protests Begins
Lawyers for the Canadian government and opponents clashed on whether the government had been justified in using the powers during protests that paralyzed Ottawa last February.
Your Thursday Briefing: China’s Covid Testing Problems
Plus President Biden’s security strategy and Myanmar cracks down on journalists.
China’s Covid-Testing Strategy Comes Under Strain
Bills are piling up and infections are spreading, yet there are no signs that Beijing plans to rethink a cornerstone of its pandemic policy.
Your Monday Briefing: Russia Strikes Key City
Plus funerals for rampage victims in Thailand and a Covid spike in China
The Power of Paxlovid
The underuse of Covid treatments is leading to many needless deaths.
China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Pursuit Causes Mayhem Ahead of Party Conclave
Tourists are stranded, residents confined at home. Covid flare-ups and the accompanying lockdowns are causing disruptions ahead of a key Chinese Communist Party meeting.