Wendy Chuang is a reporter and producer with Almost and is based in Austin, Texas.
Politics
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is holding huge election campaigns for the municipal elections even as the country experiences a devastating second wave of COVID-19, the world’s worst surge since the pandemic began.
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A bomb squad called to investigate a hand grenade in a forest in Bavaria, Germany, have confirmed that the grenade was in fact a sex toy.
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Crematoriums in India have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres in parks, parking lots and empty grounds as the country buckles under a second wave of the coronavirus, the worst surge in the world since the pandemic began.
Politics
A court in Hong Kong has found journalist Bao Choy guilty of a crime after she used a public database during an investigation into Hong Kong police’s failure to respond to a mob attack on pro-democracy protesters in July 2019.
Activism
Tens of thousands of people across Russia took to the streets in unsanctioned protests on Wednesday, demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health is failing in prison.
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Meet Nancy Van Der Stracten, a 75-year-old painter and grandmother of eight from Belgium who now lives in Turkey.
Impact
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has selected its next two astronauts for its future space missions, including its first Arab woman astronaut.
Activism
Paing Takhon, one of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities, has been detained by the military as part of a crackdown on celebrities who have spoken out against the coup.
Impact
Vjosa Osmani, a 38-year-old lawyer, has been elected as Kosovo’s president by the parliament, becoming the country’s second woman president.
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Phra Ajarn Manas, a 46-year-old buddhist monk in Thailand, who became trapped in a cave for four days while meditating, has finally been rescued.
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A live weather report in Moscow, Russia, was interrupted as a golden retriever snatched the microphone from a reporter with broadcaster MIR TV.
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A stray cat in Turkey took her sick kittens to a veterinary clinic in the western province of Izmir to seek help.