VOA60: January 19, 2023 สาธารณะ

Chinas National Health Commission says the number of severely infected COVID-19 patients reached a high point on January 5. Last week, officials reported 60,000 deaths since early December.

New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces she will step down on February 7.

In France, strikes and demonstrations take place across the country to protest a government plan to raise the retirement age by two years to 64.

And in Switzerland, World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urges business leaders to consider manufacturing operations beyond Asia, such as in Latin America and Africa.

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