A person wearing a mask attends a vigil in Hong Kong for late Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist who was reprimanded for warning against a "SARS-like" coronavirus before it was officially recognized.

COVID-19

Death of Chinese coronavirus doctor sparks online anger at government

A child wears a face mask as she sits in a vehicle carrying residents evacuated from a public housing building, following the outbreak of COVID-19, outside Hong Mei House, at Cheung Hong Estate in Hong Kong, China, Feb. 11, 2020. 

Semi-quarantined: Living with the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong

A pro-democracy activist holds placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside the Chinese central government's liaison office, in Hong Kong, Dec. 28, 2020. 

Conflict & Justice

China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years

Environment

Why corals in American Samoa are thriving despite warmer oceans 

Yemeni vendors display various types of dry goods at a traditional market as food prices rise, in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 1, 2022.

Yemenis say their country is about more than war and humanitarian aid

Traveling monks work on a sand mandala at Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois.

Sacred Nation

Tibetan monks on tour in US as China continues to restrict religion in Tibet

Dominican Republic closes border with Haiti over water rights dispute

Energy

Norway becomes top gas supplier to Europe after Russia invasion

Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. 

Ukraine

War in Ukraine spurs 'rapid deployment' for renewables, energy chief says

A group of men praying in front of the mosque in Tinmel village that has suffered serious damage in the recent earthquake.

Natural disasters

Tinmel — Morocco’s medieval shrine and mosque — is one of the historic casualties of the earthquake

During a recent morning mass, Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church, in Lviv, Ukraine, is packed. 

Ukrainian Greek Catholics lament lack of support by Vatican amid war with Russia

People affected by an earthquake camp outside their homes, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. 

'Organizing chaos': Moroccans in Spain send aid convoys home after devastating earthquake

Seafood Congee, as presented in the Taiwanese cookbook Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation.

Books

A new book explores Taiwan's culinary identity

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