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August 3, 2021

Kim Jong Un photographed with mystery spot, bandage on head

Kim Jong Un has appeared in public with a dark spot, at times covered by a small bandage, on the back of his head – stoking more speculation about the slimmed-down North Korean despot’s health.

August 3, 2021

China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads

Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019.

August 2, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine shortage: World’s refugees pushed to the back of the line

Salimullah, a Rohingya refugee, has been living in the Indian capital of New Delhi since 2013 when he fled violence in Myanmar. Stateless, and now homeless after a fire razed his camp, the 35-year-old lives in a tent with as many as 10 other people at a time.

July 31, 2021

Kamala Harris to travel to Vietnam, Singapore next month amid China tensions, US border crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris has another big trip ahead – but it won't be a return visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.

July 22, 2021

Man with COVID disguises himself as wife to board flight

An Indonesian man with the coronavirus disguised himself as his virus-free wife to board a commercial flight in the country, according to officials who arrested him.

July 22, 2021

Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as COVID-19 wave spreads

Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe.

July 20, 2021

India's COVID death toll could be in the millions

India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South Asian country.

July 19, 2021

Afghanistan recalls diplomats from Pakistan after ambassador’s daughter allegedly abducted, tortured

Afghanistan has initiated a withdrawal of diplomats from Pakistan following the alleged abduction of the ambassador’s daughter in the nation’s capital. 

July 17, 2021

First resident of Olympic Village tests positive for COVID

The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.

July 15, 2021

Afghanistan distrust of US endangers possibility of nearby staging area

American diplomats face an uphill battle to secure support for a staging area in Central Asia as neighboring nations voice concern over U.S. involvement in the region.