Thailand to reopen for some vaccinated visitors on 1 November
Thailand plans to end Covid quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers from at least 10 low-risk nations from 1 November, officials say. PM Prayuth Chan-ocha...
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Why does the internet keep breaking?
I doubt Mark Zuckerberg reads the comments people leave on his Facebook posts. But, if he did, it would take him approximately 145 days, without...
China floods: Nearly 2 million displaced in Shanxi province
More than 1.76 million people have been affected by severe flooding in China’s northern Shanxi province, according to local media. Torrential rain last week led...
The world’s five safest cities post-pandemic
Cities across the world have had to rethink security in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic – here are the ones doing it well. Nothing...
The 10-Percent-of-Your-Brain Myth That Just Won’t Die
You’ve likely heard this wild (and wildly misinformed) idea in one form or another: we humans only use 10 percent of our brain. Like a...
Shaheen: Tropical cyclone batters Oman and Iran, killing 10
Ten people have died after tropical cyclone Shaheen battered parts of Iran and Oman. The storm arrived in the area on Sunday, with winds between...
Lars Vilks: Muhammad cartoonist killed in traffic collision
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who sketched the Prophet Muhammad’s head on a dog’s body, has died in a traffic accident. Vilks was reported to be...
China says it’s restricting abortions to promote gender equality. Experts are skeptical
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise...
Navjot Singh Sidhu: India’s controversial cricketer-turned-politician
In 1996, Navjot Singh Sidhu kicked up a storm by walking out of India’s cricket tour of England and flying home after a fight with...
Why has Australia switched tack on Covid zero?
Australia has changed its Covid strategy: it’s time to leave lockdowns and “come out of the cave”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. With vaccinations...
