Japanese Bullet Train Driver Takes Bathroom Break At 93 Miles Per Hour
The driver left the train in the hands of an unqualified conductor. Nothing much happened, but the train was one minute late.
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New Coronavirus Detected In Patients At Malaysian Hospital; The Source May Be Dogs
A previously unknown novel coronavirus capable of infecting people has been discovered in Borneo, says a team of researchers from Duke University.
At White House Summit, South Korea's Moon Will Make A Push For North Korea Peace
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Biden on Friday. He sees this year as representing "the last opportunity to move from an incomplete peace toward one that is irreversible."
Biden-Moon Summit Aims To Show U.S.-Korea Alliance Is Solid
On Friday, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and President Biden will meet to discuss their alliances, mutual interests and dealing with China and North Korea.
After Relationship Ends, TikToker Travels 6,000 Miles For Closure
Kassie Yeung traveled from Los Angeles to Seoul to remove a lock from a popular tourist attraction, where lovers leave padlocks. She went with a pair of wire cutters to remove the lock.
They Returned To India To Be Near Their Fathers, But Lost Them Both To COVID-19
After seven years in the U.S., a husband and wife returned to their native India to spend more time with their aging parents. But their time together was shorter than they'd hoped.
What Is This COVAX Program That The U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into?
President Biden said the U.S. is distributing them not to curry favor with allies, but to end the pandemic everywhere. And he's doing it through COVAX.
Do People Need To Know Which COVID-19 Vaccine They're Getting? One Country Says No
The Philippines is going "brand agnostic" after a vaccination site was swarmed this week when people found out Pfizer doses were to be given out.
She Was Pregnant. She Was Sick. And In India, She Had Nowhere To Go
A pregnant journalist investigates and finds many pregnant, COVID-positive women can't access life-saving healthcare during the country's deadly second wave.
Calls To Cancel Both Tokyo And Beijing Olympics Grow Louder
The drumbeat for canceling the Tokyo Summer Olympics gets louder every day. There are also strong calls to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics because of China's alleged human rights abuses.