Two Athletes Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 Inside The Olympic Village
With the Tokyo Games less than a week away, the positive tests are the first among athletes inside the Olympic Village.
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'He Left Me All Alone In The World': India's COVID Widows Struggle To Survive
These are women who have lost a spouse — often the sole breadwinner of the family — during the pandemic. Now they are faced with hospitals bills and daily living expenses. Who will help them?
A Week Before The Opening Ceremony, Coronavirus Turns Up At Tokyo's Olympic Village
The latest infection highlights the challenge for Olympic organizers to keep the virus at bay as tens of thousands of athletes and other participants convene during an ongoing pandemic.
India's Single-Screen Cinemas Were Struggling Before COVID-19. Now They're Dying Out
Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.
Biden Administration Warns Against Doing Business In Hong Kong
President Biden has issued a warning to U.S. companies doing business in Hong Kong that because of China's national security law, the former colony is no longer a safe place for commerce.
COVID-19 Is Hitting Indonesia Hard. Epidemiologists Say The Worst May Be Yet To Come
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populated nation, is overwhelmed by the pandemic. Critics of the government say it failed to take the virus seriously and kept the country open while it spread.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Is Killed In Afghanistan
The 38-year-old journalist, who worked for the Reuters news agency, died in southern Afghanistan during a clash between Taliban militiamen and Afghan troops with whom he was embedded.
Why South Asian Baseball Fans Are Excited About Kumar Rocker's Future
Kumar Rocker is headed for the big leagues — literally. And his pick to pitch for the New York Mets is monumental for people who haven't seen themselves represented in baseball very often.
U.S.-China Relationship Over South China Sea Gets Heated
As the U.S. vows to safeguard open sea lanes and China lays claim to resource-rich territory, the disputed waters of the South China Sea are becoming a flashpoint between Washington and Beijing.
Looking Back On 100 Years Of China's Communist Party
Chinese propaganda paints the U.S. as a big, bad foreign power out to hold China down. This kind of rhetoric is as old as China's Communist Party, as it celebrates its 100th birthday this month.