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President Joe Biden participates in the US-ASEAN Special Summit to commemorate 45 years of US-ASEAN relations at the State Department in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022.

US 'walks fine line' at Southeast Asia summit to strengthen ties

US President Joseph Biden pointed to a host of global challenges that make the ASEAN-US partnership “critical" at this time. But some experts who focus on Southeast Asia say the administration came up short at the summit. 

US 'walks fine line' at Southeast Asia summit to strengthen ties
US Air Force airmen guide evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan

G-7 agrees on conditions to recognize and work with the Taliban

G-7 agrees on conditions to recognize and work with the Taliban
US Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a roundtable at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Southeast Asia allies express concern over US commitment amid Afghanistan crisis

Southeast Asia allies express concern over US commitment amid Afghanistan crisis
A pickup truck is shown flying the white and black Taliban flag in the distance with two people holding rifles in the nearground.

Thousands desperate to be evacuated from Afghanistan

Thousands desperate to be evacuated from Afghanistan
The cultured chicken dish prepared by chefs at 1880 restaurant was served to customers for the first time this past weekend.

Is Singapore’s approval of lab-grown meat a win for the climate?

Is Singapore’s approval of lab-grown meat a win for the climate?
People stand on a train platform

'Travel bubbles': Who’s in and who’s out of the plan to save global tourism

"Travel bubbles" are popping up around the world in an attempt to revitalize tourism economies.

'Travel bubbles': Who’s in and who’s out of the plan to save global tourism
Women wearing masks to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) ride a subway train in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2015.

Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health amid COVID-19

The mental health repercussions of the 2015 MERS outbreak were little acknowledged. But this time around, experts are sounding the alarm on the mental health crisis of the novel coronavirus as it sweeps the globe.

Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health amid COVID-19
A woman is shown through a clear glass window with the reflection of a Mexico City neighborhood.

Discussion: Lessons from the coronavirus pandemic to avert a future crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the critical role of public health in protecting people around the world. But the crisis has also exposed the need for more investment to help prevent a pandemic of this magnitude from happening again. As part of our weekly series taking your questions to the experts, The World's Elana Gordon moderated a discussion with Dr. Howard Koh of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Discussion: Lessons from the coronavirus pandemic to avert a future crisis
A metal poll is shown with four surveillance cameras pointed out in four separate directions as a man walks by wearing a face mask.

Coronavirus surveillance poses long-term privacy threat, UN expert warns

Surveillance measures rolled out across the world as governments try curb the spread of coronavirus could cause lasting damage to the right to privacy, a United Nations expert has warned.

Coronavirus surveillance poses long-term privacy threat, UN expert warns
A woman wearing a mask passes is shown in soft focus with a arrivals and departures flight information board behind her.

Scientists develop antibody test to track disease spread; Putin, Erdoğan reach ceasefire agreement; 'Urgent' response needed to protect women against violence globally

Scientists in Singapore appear to be making advances with a new antibody test to help track the spread of COVID-19, while in the US, the Trump administration's response has been hampered by its declining trust in science. Turkey and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire deal in Syria's Idlib province. And immigration experts warn that a new office of US Department of Justice could increase denaturalizations of US citizens.

Scientists develop antibody test to track disease spread; Putin, Erdoğan reach ceasefire agreement; 'Urgent' response needed to protect women against violence globally
Commuters wearing masks in precaution of the coronavirus outbreak are pictured in a train during their morning commute in Singapore, Feb. 18, 2020.

COVID-19: Lessons from Singapore and how it handled SARS

When COVID-19 first emerged, the country took some of the most aggressive measures to contain the spread without putting entire communities on lockdown. 

COVID-19: Lessons from Singapore and how it handled SARS
Two firefighters are shown in silloette holding hoses and spraying water against a backdrop of orange blazing fire.

Indonesia's ragtag firefighters on frontline of Borneo's forest blazes

From soon after sunrise, a group of volunteers gathers every day on Indonesia's portion of Borneo island to throw themselves into the desperate fight against the worst forest fires in years.

Indonesia's ragtag firefighters on frontline of Borneo's forest blazes
Robert Mugabe

Dead at 95, Mugabe was one of Africa's most polarizing figures

Robert Mugabe, the bush war guerrilla who led Zimbabwe to independence and crushed his foes during nearly four decades of rule as his country descended into poverty, hyperinflation and unrest, died on Friday. He was 95.

Dead at 95, Mugabe was one of Africa's most polarizing figures
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Singapore will no longer rank children based on exams

The Singaporean government said incoming fifth and sixth graders won't be ranked based on test scores anymore after reports of suicide and overwhelming stress

Singapore will no longer rank children based on exams
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore.

Trump-Kim summit gave ‘master manipulator’ a global platform, says defector

Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of US President Donald Trump's summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector who escaped with her mother at 13 years old, shares her insights on the current state of North Korea and the impact of Trump's summit with Kim.

Trump-Kim summit gave ‘master manipulator’ a global platform, says defector