Japan decides to dump Fukushima wastewater into sea amid concerns

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his government has decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea amid...

Myanmar military slaps Suu Kyi with another charge

ANKARA – Myanmar’s military regime on Monday filed another lawsuit against ousted state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing her of “violating natural disaster law.” “A new...

Will summer slow the spread of COVID-19? New research sheds light

At face value, it seems highly plausible that SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – could behave seasonally, being more prevalent in winter and less...

Derek Chauvin trial: 3 questions America needs to ask about seeking racial justice in a court of law

There is a difference between enforcing the law and being the law. The world is now witnessing another in a long history of struggles for racial...

Why China’s attempts to stifle foreign media criticism are likely to fail

When China’s ambassador to Australia, Cheng Jingye, summoned journalists to the Chinese embassy last week, this was not an occasion for polite exchanges on a troubled...

Europe has most new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours: WHO

GENEVA – More than 646,000 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed globally in the past 24 hours, which pushed the total number of infections to 134.95...

Writing from 130 years ago shows we’re still dealing with the same anti-Asian racism

In March, when a white man targeted and killed eight women in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian, mainstream media and police initially refused to categorize...

Jewish scholars defend the right to academic freedom on Israel/Palestine

Governments and academic institutions across Canada are facing growing pressure to adopt a widely criticized definition of antisemitism by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The...

Fauci Thanks US Health Workers for Sacrifices but Admits PPE Shortages Drove Up Death Toll

Dr. Anthony Fauci thanked America’s health care workers, who “every single day put themselves at risk” during the pandemic, even as he acknowledged that PPE shortages...

12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year