地球，人間煉獄：疫情、戰爭、窮困 (328期)：美國/世界疫情簡圖、Do Rapid Covid Tests Still Work?；寒流來，中共多地區缺天然氣。 美國和NATO更接近與俄羅斯直接衝突 NATO's dithering on Leopard tanks.白宮批准向烏克蘭提供艾布拉姆斯坦克

 地球，人間煉獄：疫情、戰爭、窮困 (328期)：

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Do Rapid Covid Tests Still Work?

	United StatesAvg. on Jan. 26	14-day change
New Covid cases	46,300	–24%
New deaths	549	–3%

WorldAvg. on Jan. 26	14-day change
238,697	–46%
2,071	+6%

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Natural Gas Shortages Hit China as Temperatures Plunge By Keith Bradsher Local governments starved for cash after enormous spending on costly “zero Covid” measures cannot afford to keep up adequate supplies of gas.

How Biden Reluctantly Agreed to Send Tanks to Ukraine By David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper The decision unlocked a flow of heavy arms from Europe and inched the United States and its NATO allies closer to direct conflict with Russia.

白宮批准向烏克蘭提供艾布拉姆斯坦克

白宮周三正式宣布，將向烏克蘭提供31輛M1艾布拉姆斯坦克，德國和其他歐洲國家也將在這項協調行動中派出手中的坦克，以在烏克蘭即將面臨的攻勢中及時投入戰鬥。

The fact that Ukraine is set to receive main battle tanks is welcome. But the way the decision came about prolonged Ukraine’s agony, damaged Western unity and benefitted nobody except the man in the Kremlin. Read why: https://econ.trib.al/cd9RhrV

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