Asia

As Resistance To Myanmar's Coup Grows, The Country Slips Further Into Chaos

5:04am May 25, 2021

by Michael Sullivan

More than 800 civilians in Myanmar have been killed by security forces since the February coup. Members of the U.N. Security Council were told Myanmar stands at the brink of state failure.

Emergency personnel and vehicles wait on standby at the Yellow River Stone Forest tourist site in Baiyin in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Sunday.

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21 Runners Die In Extreme Weather In China Cross-Country Race

2:31pm May 23, 2021

by The Associated Press

The competitors in a high-altitude race were racing on an extremely narrow mountain path when hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds hit, catching them off guard.

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf (center) is surrounded by a group of lawmakers in Tehran after being elected speaker of the Iranian parliament on May 28, 2020. Qalibaf says international inspectors may no longer access images of the Islamic Republic's nuclear sit

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Iran Says International Inspectors May No Longer Get Images Of Its Nuclear Sites

8:33am May 23, 2021

by The Associated Press

The Iranian parliament speaker's latest declaration escalates tensions amid diplomatic efforts in Vienna to save Tehran's atomic accord with world powers.

Rains have washed away the top layer of sand of shallow graves at a cremation ground on the banks of the Ganges River in Shringverpur, northwest of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Coronavirus testing is limited in parts of rural India, but some of the pe

In Rural India, Less COVID-19 Testing, More Fear — And A Few Ventilators For Millions

11:56am May 22, 2021

Hospitals are full. Testing is scant. Illiteracy is high. Most deaths are never registered. COVID-19's wrath in rural India is difficult to measure but public health experts are worried.

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India's New Doctors Have Seen Immeasurable Grief During The Pandemic

7:54am May 22, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

With medical board exams postponed because of COVID-19, India's junior doctors have been thrust onto the front lines early. Many have seen more death & grief than they expected in an entire career.

China's Zhurong rover is depicted on the surface of Mars in this artist's rendering made available by the China National Space Administration on Saturday.

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China's Mars Rover Touches Ground On Red Planet

7:11am May 22, 2021

by The Associated Press

China landed the spacecraft carrying the rover on Mars last Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in a first for the country.

Then-U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim is seen in 2017. President Biden has tapped him to be U.S. special envoy for North Korean issues.

Biden Appoints Career Diplomat Sung Kim To Serve As Special Envoy To North Korea

7:34pm May 21, 2021

by Alana Wise

Kim had served previously as an envoy to North Korea during the Obama administration.

An older person receives their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Thika, Kenya. The vaccine's manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, announced this week that it will freeze all exports of the vaccine through the end of this year — leaving 20 mill

20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight

5:24pm May 21, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

African nations had been counting on Serum Institute of India for nearly all their COVID vaccines. Now the company says it won't be sending any more for months. And African officials are scrambling.

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Biden Meets With South Korean President Moon Jae-In At The White House

4:25pm May 21, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House, discussing North Korea's nuclear program, China and COVID-19 vaccines.

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Dr. Noor Dhaliwal, 23, recently finished medical school and last month began interning at Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi.

New Doctors In India Are Starting Off Seeing The Worst. It's Taking A Toll

8:14am May 21, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

In India, a generation of new doctors enters the field at a time of crisis. One new doctor in New Delhi is haunted by a woman who begged for a hospital bed — but they were all full.

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