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‘Unprecedented.’ Massive Forest Fire Ravages Greece’s Second Largest Island
“These last few days have been among the hardest for our country in decades,” Greece's prime minister said
‘We Need to Stop It in Its Tracks.’ West Africa Sees First Marburg Virus Death
"We need to stop it in its tracks,” said the WHO's regional director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti
The Taliban Has Taken Key Northern Afghan Cities With Battles Raging On
Kunduz is the fourth provincial capital to largely succumb to Taliban fighters in less than a week
Wildfires Blamed on Climate Change Are Devastating Greece
Greece's most protracted heat wave in three decades has sparked dozens of wildfires
Japan’s COVID-19 Strategy Relied on Trust. Holding the Olympics Shattered It at the Worst Possible Time
Japanese people are defying COVID-19 restrictions during the Olympics as cases pile up
U.S. Women’s Basketball Team Advances to Gold Medal Game After Trouncing Serbia
The Americans are now one win away from a seventh consecutive gold medal which would match the U.S. men's team that won seven Olympic titles from 1936-68.
Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman Win Gold in Women’s Beach Volleyball After Beating Australia
It’s April Ross’ third medal in as many Olympics, to go with the silver she won in London and a bronze from Brazil.
Myanmar’s Military Has Weaponized COVID-19. In My Village, We Did Everything We Could to Save Ourselves
As the virus surged in my township, my community—like many others across the country—took the COVID-19 response into its own hands, writes Vahpual, a journalist in Chin state.
USWNT Settles for Soccer Bronze After Beating Australia at Tokyo Olympics
It was arguably the best the Americans had looked during the course of a rocky tournament
American Skateboarders Are Totally Chill About Getting Beaten at Their Own Sport in the Olympics
In a sign that either the U.S. has done a fabulous job exporting skateboarding around the world, or the American Olympic skateboarders didn't step up in Tokyo—or, it just doesn't matter, dude—the U.S. failed to take home gold, writes Sean Gregory
U.S. Men’s Basketball Team Headed for Gold Medal Game at Tokyo Olympics
The U.S. was awful early, then awesome afterward against Australia
A Belarusian Olympic Athlete Found Protection in Japan. Most Refugees Do Not
In 2020, Japan granted refugee status to only 47 out of nearly 4,000 applicants