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Editor’s warning: mentions of death and human remains.

Happening in the World: China and Thailand have solidified a mutual visa agreement, offering visa-free travel to nationals from either country. China has been an important source for Thailand’s tourism industry. Tourism in both countries was heavily impacted by COVID-19, but both countries’ Prime Ministers hope to boost travel after the agreement takes effect on March 1. (Reuters)

Happening in the US: The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) will close two halls with funerary items stolen from Indigenous groups, specifically the Eastern Woodlands and the Great Plains galleries. They will also cover other items taken from Indigenous groups. This comes after new federal regulations enforced that museums and other institutions have five years to return—or gain consent from Indigenous tribes to display—all funerary and human remains taken from Indigenous groups. Chicago’s Field Museum and Harvard’s Peabody Museum will also cover display cases and remove funerary objects, amongst the new regulations. (NYT)

Happening in NYC: City Wide Apartments, a Manhattan real estate brokerage company, will pay $260,000 in penalties after state regulators found that the company charged tenants costly broker’s fees. Governor Kathy Hochul stated that the company violated New York laws because they did not offer the charge fairly according to their actual rendered services. (Gothamist)

Happening in Our Community: In conjunction with the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Anne Nelson, author of Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler, will host a talk on her book about German resistance to the Nazi regime. International Relations Professor Jack Snyder will moderate the discussion. The talk will take place on Monday, January 29 from 12 pm to 2 pm in IAB 1302.

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