P.M. Edition for May 2. Russia and Ukraine together account for more than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports. But the war between them has upended the global grain trade, causing prices to soar. WSJ agriculture reporter Jesse Newman joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss how countries are working around higher prices and looming shortfalls. 

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Hundreds of people remain trapped in a steel plant in Ukraine’s Mariupol city, despite some managing to leave on Sunday. The Azovstal plant, the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the southern port city, has been under intense Russian bombardment for weeks. We hear from the director of the steel plant. As the fighting in the east of Ukraine intensifies, we will have a report from a correspondent on the front line

China trials a vaccine aimed specifically at the omicron variant.

And the Spanish government says the Spanish Prime Minister’s phone was infected with spyware.

(Photo: Civilians arrive in Zaporizhzhia on Monday after travelling in a private vehicle from Mariupol. Credit: Getty Images)

Cases of COVID-19 have been surging throughout China.

The country has implemented a stringent “zero-COVID” strategy that includes mass testing, limited travel and large-scale lockdowns.

In Shanghai, many residents haven’t been able to leave their homes. It’s an eerie reminder of the lockdowns in Wuhan during the first year of the pandemic.

NPR’s international correspondent Rob Schmitz spoke with two residents of a housing complex in Shanghai about their experiences with the city’s lockdown.

There are some people who are leaving their homes – mainly to enforce China’s “zero-COVID” plan. China has hired tens of thousands of temporary workers to test, isolate and lock down entire cities.

Beijing correspondent Emily Feng spoke to a few of those workers, many of whom are poorly treated and underpaid.

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Many states have no minimum age, but there’s a push to raise it to a common international standard of 14. Experts say diversion programs should be provided without the criminalization of children.

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This evening, we talk about the delayed evacuations out of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. We’re also discussing the return of Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House after testing negative for Covid-19, an NYPD officer convicted of assaulting police during the January 6th Capitol riot and the possible downside of the pandemic jobs recovery. Lastly, we dive into fashion history with tonight’s Met Gala theme.

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