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The head of the country's meteorological administration says it faces climate disasters and ecological degradation resulting from a warming planet.

Our list of the best albums out this week includes the first new music from Chaka Khan in 12 years, the transporting sounds of Yann Tiersen, the bubblegum punk of Sir Babygirl and more.

Also: Kuwait will mediate in Qatar's rift with Arab nations; comedian Bill Cosby's sex assault trial opens; and Puerto Rico declares its Zika virus is over, although CDC travel warnings remain.

President Obama called the unnamed man "one of the most important intelligence agents that the United States has ever had in Cuba." The agent spent nearly two decades in a Cuban prison.

That makes Beyonce' the first Black woman with a No. 1 country song. She and Taylor Swift are the only two women who — as solo acts — have debuted on the country chart at No. 1.

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now 4.17 according to AAA. That surpasses the previous record set in the summer of 2008, when not accounting for inflation.

China announced two of its top generals are under investigation, including the country's most senior general. Analysts suspect it's a political purge by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The comments came as federal courts ordered the Trump administration to resume food assistance payments.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Rob Schmitz about how China is enforcing U.N. sanctions against North Korea. He also talks to analyst Tong Zhao about whether China is doing enough to contain North Korea.

For more than a decade, a rowing coach in Oregon has been teaching teenagers the value of hard work with tough love that sticks.