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WorldView: WHO chief calls situation in Tigray “horrific,” and more world headlines

The World Health Organization is speaking out and calling for aid for Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. Several countries are adding sanctions on Myanmar’s military regime. Japan’s economy shrunk more than expected. And the wife of a Belgian ambassador is claiming diplomatic immunity after slapping a sales assistant in South Korea. Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with headlines from around the world. Source

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Israel launches overnight airstrikes on Gaza

Israeli forces carried out new airstrikes on Gaza overnight, adding to the deadly toll of more than a week of fighting. It comes after President Biden expressed support for a cease-fire. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN AM from the region with the latest. Source

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Biden administration to admit 250 asylum-seekers into U.S. per day

The Biden administration has agreed to allow up to 7,750 vulnerable migrants stranded in Mexico to enter the U.S. each month as part of negotiations in an ongoing lawsuit brought by American Civil Liberties Union. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest with the new agreement. Source

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