August 11, 2020 Coronavirus has infected more than 20 million people worldwide The coronavirus has now infected more than 20 million people worldwide.
August 8, 2020 Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.
August 6, 2020 Hiroshima survivors mark 75th anniversary of attack, urge ban on nuclear weapons Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack’s 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their own government, to do more to ban nuclear weapons.
August 6, 2020 Rebecca Grant: Truman and Hiroshima 75 years later – here's why he dropped the atomic bomb This week marks 75 years since a B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
July 29, 2020 Flooding, mudslides hit northern Japan after heavy rainfall Heavy rain poured over northern Japan on Wednesday, flooding residential areas and prompting warnings of mudslides.
July 28, 2020 US ambassador to South Korea shaves 'disrespectful' mustache, points at summer heat The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep while wearing a coronavirus mask during South Korea’s notoriously hot summer.
July 24, 2020 Chilean man facing murder charges in death of student is extradited to France A Chilean man accused of murdering a Japanese student in France nearly four years ago was extradited and landed in Paris on Friday morning.
July 21, 2020 Chinese hackers charged by Justice Department with trying to steal US coronavirus research The 11-count indictment against Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into the computer systems of hundreds of companies, government organizations as well as individual dissidents and clergy.
July 21, 2020 US, Indian navies conduct joint military operations as tensions simmer with China The United States and Indian navies on Monday conducted joint military operations in the Bay of Bengal as the rivalry between America and China continues to intensify.
July 11, 2020 'Broken Heart Syndrome' has increased during coronavirus pandemic, study shows A new study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday found that cardiomyopathy, or "Broken Heart Syndrome," has increased during the coronavirus pandemic.