VOA60: January 31, 2023

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the U.S. and South Korea will increase joint military exercises and intelligence cooperation.

U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday COVID-19 emergency measures will end on May 11. Republican lawmakers in the House are proposing legislation to end the emergency immediately.

In Australia, teams are searching roads for a small, but powerful radioactive container lost from a truck belonging to Rio Tinto mining company.

And, Pope Francis arrives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on a six-day trip that will include South Sudan.