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U.S. Sends Vaccine Supplies to Help India Fight Its Devastating COVID-19 Surge – but No Vaccines Yet
The U.S. will send India raw materials for vaccines and step up financing aid for COVID-19 shot production.
Will Japan’s Low Immunization Rate Pose a Problem for the Olympics?
With less than 100 days to go before the Tokyo Games, anxiety is mounting
The Media Is Partly or Completely Restricted in 132 Countries, According to the 2021 World Press Freedom Index
Authoritarian regimes have used the pandemic to perfect "totalitarian control of information," according to RSF
U.K. Arrests Over 100 in Protests Against Policing Bill
The force said 10 officers had been injured, though none of the injuries was believed to be serious
Train in Taiwan Derails Leaving Many Dead and Injured
At least three dozen people are feared killed and more than two dozen others injured, authorities say
What Asia’s LGBTQ+ Movement Can Learn From Japan
Japan's LGBTQ+ movement offers a lesson into how queer activism can flourish in socially conservative East Asian societies
The Cargo Ship Blocking the Suez Canal Is Now Partly Afloat, in the First Step to Clearing the Vital Waterway
But it isn’t immediately clear how soon the vital waterway will be open to traffic
Facebook Is Building ‘Instagram Kids’ for Children Under 13
It's an effort to get Facebook's popular products into the hands of the next generation of internet users
Biden Administration’s First U.S.-China Meeting Quickly Descends Into Bickering
The rocky start signaled just how bad the U.S.-China relationship has become and augured poorly for the prospect of a rapprochement
New York Lawmakers Open Gov. Cuomo Impeachment Probe After Sexual Harassment Allegations
Cuomo, 63, already faces a separate investigation from an outside attorney into the sexual harassment claims made by six women
China’s Upcoming ‘Two Sessions’ Might Be Its Most Important Political Gathering in Decades
The unveiling of a new Five-Year Plan means that the upcoming political meetings will be brimming with long-term goals
Some Texans Are Facing Electricity Bills Up to $8,000 After Winter Storm
Houston resident David Astrein, 36, said he’s been charged $2,738.66 for 20 days this month versus $129.85 for the whole of January