Asia

At 196 feet deep, Deep Dive Dubai has set the record for the deepest diving pool. Visitors can explore, play pool and chess, and visit an underwater library.

World News

With A Staggering Depth Of 196 Feet, The World's Deepest Pool Is Opening In Dubai

10:00am July 10, 2021

by Josie Fischels

At 196 feet deep, Deep Dive Dubai has set the record for the deepest diving pool. Visitors can explore, play pool and chess, and visit an underwater library.

World News

China's 100-Year-Old Communist Party Has More Members Than Most Countries Have People

9:38am July 10, 2021

by John Ruwitch

China's ruling Communist Party is now a century old. One of the biggest political parties in the world, it has more members than most countries have people, which poses a challenge for leadership.

The History Of K-Pop Has A Lot To Do With Politics

8:14am July 10, 2021

Cartoonist Sam Nakahira details the history of how K-pop became a global phenomenon.

A Giant panda enjoys bamboo at the Beijing Zoo during the first day of the public display on June 5, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Finally Some Good News! China Says Giant Pandas Are No Longer Endangered

4:12pm July 09, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The announcement comes five years after the International Union for Conservation of Nature officially removed giant pandas from its endangered list.

A medical staffer wearing protective gear gestures after collecting a swab from a visitor to test for the coronavirus at a temporary testing station in Seoul in December 2020. South Korea on Friday announced it would raise restrictions in the capital reg

World News

Officials Tighten Restrictions In Seoul Amid Another Wave Of COVID-19 Infections

11:11am July 09, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

On Friday, South Korea registered more than 1,300 coronavirus cases — breaking records for a second day in a row. Residents of the capital region are driving the surge.

Dubai Unveils World's Deepest Pool

8:39am July 09, 2021

The pool carries as much water as six Olympic-size swimming pools. Beneath the surface, divers can explore an underwater "abandoned" city with apartments and an arcade.

A Look At China's 'Red Tourism' Industry As The Communist Party Turns 100

5:00am July 09, 2021

by Emily Feng

China is promoting "red tourism" — visiting Communist Party historical sites that venerate Chairman Mao Zedong, and increasingly, the country's current leader Xi Jinping.

Health & Safety

Thousands Given Fake Vaccines Through Scam In India

5:00am July 09, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

Following a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, Indians were desperate to get vaccines that were in short supply. Scammers took advantage and sold thousands of shots which were nothing but salt water.

The numerals in this illustration show the main mutation sites of the delta variant of the coronavirus, which is likely the most contagious version. Here, the virus's spike protein (red) binds to a receptor on a human cell (blue).

The Delta Variant Isn't Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside You

4:14pm July 08, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

New research from China suggests people infected with the delta variant have, on average, about 1,000 times more virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain.

A normally busy shopping area in Sydney is nearly empty of people, Wednesday, July 7. Sydney's two-week lockdown has been extended for another week due to the vulnerability of an Australia population largely unvaccinated against COVID-19, officials said.

World News

Australia's Largest City Sydney Locks Down For A Third Week

3:44am July 07, 2021

by The Associated Press

The city's initial two-week lockdown has been extended, officials say, because only 9% of Australia's population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.