Malaysia
A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery.
Last year, an estimated 3,500 Rohingya Muslims boarded wooden boats and set off from Bangladesh, across hundreds of miles of dangerous waters in the Bay of Bengal, in search of starting new lives in Malaysia or Indonesia. Hundreds of them never made it.
Thousands desperate to be evacuated from Afghanistan
Top of The World: Tens of thousands of people remain stuck in Afghanistan, desperate to be evacuated following the Taliban’s takeover. And, Vice President Kamala Harris’ once low-risk trip to Asia has taken on new importance as she will attempt to reassure allies of American credibility. Also, health officials in Australia are warning that major cities like Sydney and Melbourne may be losing control of a COVID-19 outbreak fueled by the more contagious delta variant.
Discussion: The delta variant surge and what’s next in the pandemic
The highly infectious COVID-19 delta variant is leaving a devastating wake around the globe. The surge of infections raises a lot of questions and sparks concern among public health officials. The World’s Carolyn Beeler moderated a discussion about the delta variant and what’s next in the pandemic with Harvard Chan School epidemiologist William Hanage.
Multinational corporations freeze political funding after Capitol attack; Malaysia declares state of emergency; India’s top court suspends farm laws after mass protests
Multinational companies are scrambling to distance themselves from the GOP and the radical far-right white supremacist groups embedded in the chaos by freezing or reassessing political donations.