According to a climbing guide, at least 100 in the Everest climbing industry (climbers, guides, and support staff) have gotten COVID. There are fresh waves of COVID surging throughout Asia, ranging from Nepal to Sri Lanka. COVID cases in India topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite …

New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ office is investigating the Trump organization in a “criminal capacity,” in addition to the civil investigations already underway. Trump’s lawyers have their work cut out for them after he’s left office. Two police officers are suing Donald Trump for physical and emotional injuries suffered as a result of …

Hundreds of bodies have been found along the banks of the Ganges River, often buried in shallow graves. The bodies pose a potential health risk, and they also suggest that the dead are not being accurately counted. Indian journalists started counting the COVID dead and found what many international observers have long suspected: the government …

Major retailers like Costco and Walmart are moving to an honor-system for shoppers by removing masks mandates. Anyone who claims to be vaccinated can go maskless. Ultimately, according to the CDC, anyone lying about their status is only at risk of harming themselves, since vaccines are incredibly effective. The CDC has dramatically eased it masking …

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, a cryptocurrency, has donated $1bn worth of Shiba to India’s COVID efforts. Shiba is another cryptocurrency meant to compete with Dogecoin, a parody cryptocurrency. COVID is killing 120 people per hour in India. Just this week, India  set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases …

Clusters of COVID variants from India have been found in Britain, some of which are able to evade the body’s immune response and are more transmissible. India has set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, …

China is urging nations not to attend a pro-Uighur event planned by the United States, Britain, and Germany. New Zealand’s government has backed off labeling China’s treatment of the Uighur people genocide, instead discussing rights in more general terms. The Lithuanian government, meanwhile, has been ramping up its condemnation of the Chinese treatment of the …

A National Guard soldier from Wisconsin has been charged with storming the U.S Capitol on January 6. One of the participants in the US Capitol riots has been jailed before his trail after a failed attempt to flee to Switzerland. Two police officers are suing Donald Trump for physical and emotional injuries suffered as a …

COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite pastimes, has been halted. India’s vaccination rates are plummeting, thanks partly to the collapsing healthcare system in the country and shortages of the Russian vaccine. A group of India’s leading industrialists urged the country to slow economic …

Facebook is set to announce this Wednesday whether it will allow Trump to reopen his account. Facebook banned Trump from its platform for the rest of his term following the violence at the Capitol. Following Trump’s rabble-rousing, which led to a group of out-of-control rioters storming the United States Capitol, Twitter also suspended Trump’s account for 12-hours …

The United States has limited travel from India as the country suffers under a massive COVID surge. Perhaps the United States is worried about new strains getting into the country, since India blamed its COVID spike on variants of the virus. Meanwhile, India is planning to allow the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, which may see as many …

The CDC has relaxed its masking guidelines for vaccinated Americans. It no longer recommends that vaccinated Americans wear masks outside while walking, running, or doing other kinds of exercise. They should still wear them in crowds, however. After a brief pause, the CDC has recommended the resumption of the Johnson and Johnson vaccination after fears …