


Time is running out for Beijing to prepare its economy for a ‘great demographic unknown’
China is growing fast — but the workforce powering its economic rise is shrinking.

‘You breathe differently when you aren’t the only one:’ Women are leading America’s key news outlets
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W.N.B.A. Braces for ‘Fierce Competition’ in New Season
A wave of talented rookies could make for tense battles as new faces like Aari McDonald and Charli Collier take on perennial All-Stars like Diana Taurasi and Candace Parker.

What Rudy Tomjanovich Learned by Coaching the Greats
Tomjanovich led the Houston Rockets to two championships (Hakeem Olajuwon), briefly coached the Lakers (Kobe Bryant) and oversaw an Olympic team (Kevin Garnett).

Patrick Mazeika Continues to Be Magic for Mets
The third-string catcher has two walk-offs in four career games. The Yankees got past positive coronavirus tests and beat the Rays.

Cameroon jails two transgender women for ‘attempted homosexuality’
A court in Cameroon sentenced two transgender women on Tuesday to five years in prison for “attempted homosexuality” and other offenses after they were arrested for the clothes they wore in a restaurant, their lawyers said.

Nepal battered by ‘crisis of oxygen’ amid soaring Covid cases
As Nepal’s Covid-19 cases spike, hospitals are starting to turn patients away and doctors are raising the alarm about what they’re calling a “crisis of oxygen.” Amid the catastrophe, the Prime Minister lost a vital confidence vote, leaving his government heading for collapse. CNN’s Anna Coren reports.