Asia

A demonstrator holds a placard during an anti-Olympics demonstration in Tokyo on Monday. A prominent doctors association has joined calls to cancel the Summer Games in Tokyo.

Cancel The Olympics, Says Tokyo Doctors Association

1:01pm May 18, 2021

Tokyo-area hospitals "have their hands full," the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association says in an open letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The group represents some 6,000 primary care doctors.

A police officer helps a public transport driver cross a flooded street caused by heavy rain from Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai.

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Cyclone Hits India On Deadliest Day Of Pandemic

10:35am May 18, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

At least 16 people have been killed by Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to hit India's west coast in decades. Among those evacuated to higher ground were COVID-19 patients.

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People watch a TV at Suseo train station in Seoul on March 26 as it shows file footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as a news program reports about the north's latest tactical guided projectile test.

Biden Tries A New Approach, But North Korea May Stick To Its Old Playbook

8:01am May 18, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden says he's open to diplomatic talks with North Korea. Former presidents have failed to make any significant progress toward North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons.

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Overseas Americans Are Desperate To Get COVID-19 Vaccines

5:55am May 18, 2021

by Michael Sullivan

Millions of Americans live abroad in places where vaccine rollouts are slow and cases rampant. They're pleading with the U.S. government to send surplus shots overseas. The answer so far is no.

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On Top Of COVID-19 Surge, Parts Of India Deal With Cyclone Aftermath

5:06am May 18, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

A powerful cyclone slammed India's west coast, knocking out power, flooding slums and complicating COVID-19 relief efforts.

Cyclists cycle past the main entrance of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, a venue where cricket matches were taking place during the 2021 Indian Premier League — until it was suspended.

India's Major Cricket Tournament Got Suspended. Should It Have Even Happened?

1:52pm May 17, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

The Indian Premier League was suspended in May, but critics weigh in on whether the event should have been held at all amid the country's deadly COVID crisis.

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Politics & Government

Biden, South Korea's President To Discuss North's Nuclear Program

7:35am May 17, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden's new North Korea policy falls between the deal-making of his predecessor and the "strategic patience" of the Obama administration. We take a closer look at what it means.

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Prepone That! Your Accent Is Funny! Readers Share Their ESL Stories

8:00am May 16, 2021

by Carolyn McCusker

Gripes and genius moments from readers about learning English as a second language

COVID-19 Is Devastating Rural India. But We Don't Know How Much

7:54am May 16, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

The extent of COVID-19's wrath in rural India is not fully known. Hospitals are full. Testing is scant, illiteracy is high and most deaths are never registered.

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, members at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center celebrate after China's Tianwen-1 probe successfully landed on Mars, at the center in Beijing on Saturday.

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China Lands On Mars In Major Advance For Its Space Ambitions

10:46am May 15, 2021

by The Associated Press

China's rover will explore an area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. An American rover and tiny helicopter are also currently on the planet. They arrived in February.