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Vehicles line up for fuel at a gas station in Katembe, Maputo, Mozambique, in April amid the energy shock triggered by the Iran war.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
The Iran war and the global debt shock it fueled
Once again, a global crisis is disproportionately burdening countries that did not cause it.
Nyamurongo cemetery, one of the burial sites receiving a large number of people who have died from Ebola since the beginning of the recent outbreak in Bunia, Ituri Province, Congo, on Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2026
Ebola cases top 800 in Congo as aid groups warn outbreak may be larger than reported
The outbreak, already the third largest Ebola epidemic on record and the biggest caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has spread across eastern Congo and into neighboring Uganda.
Members of the Mauritanian Coast Guard patrol off the coast of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, on April 23.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
With Europe closed, migrants stalled in Mauritania limbo
Document checks, mass expulsions, coastal surveillance and smuggler arrests have caused migration from Mauritania to plummet over the past year.
Volunteers wearing protective equipment prepare to recover the body of a 3-year-old child presumed to have died from Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2026
Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows
Since the Ebola outbreak was ?declared a month ago, several treatment sites have been attacked by locals ?angry about not being able to bury their loved ones.
Health workers retrieve the body of an unidentified Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, a gold mining town in Congo.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2026
A cracked coffin, a funeral and the hunt for Ebola¡¯s patient zero
The Ebola outbreak has caused about 635 confirmed infections and at least 127 deaths in eastern Congo, but the true toll could be much higher, officials say.
People read the headlines of Ivorian newspapers at the side of a street in Ajame, a popular district of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2026
Self-censorship, insecurity, financial squeeze: Press under pressure in Cote d¡¯Ivoire
Press freedom is more established in Cote d¡¯Ivoire than in other west African nations but remains precarious in a region hit by conflict and under political and economic pressure.
Red Cross volunteers wearing personal protective equipment gather around the casket containing the body of an Ebola virus victim from the morgue of a health center in Congo's Ituri province on June 8.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2026
No boots, masks running out: Why Congo¡¯s Ebola medics are exposed
While major donors are raising their contributions, the size of the outbreak, reductions in stocks due ?to aid cuts and logistical problems have caused shortages.
People react while Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2026
U.S. urges Europe to impose Ebola travel bans ahead of World Cup
The Ebola outbreak has complicated some travel ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico and begins on Thursday.
A Congolese woman waits for medical workers outside the house of a man who died of Ebola, in Quartier Shuni 1, a residential sector in Mongbwalu in the Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 24.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2026
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to nearly 600
Mistrust and resistance have hampered the ?response, with attacks on burial teams and treatment centers ?reported, while medics are struggling to secure basic equipment.
A health worker dries gumboots and gloves under the sun at the Mulago National Referral Hospital isolation unit in Kampala, Uganda, on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 9, 2026
Congo says Ebola deaths top 100 as armed groups threaten response
The outbreak of the Bundibugyo ?strain of Ebola was announced on May 15, though ?officials have ?since said it went undetected for weeks.
Traditional healer Mariam Kabika cuts eucalyptus leaves in her field in Bunia, in eastern Congo, early this month.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2026
Congo¡¯s traditional healers are on the front line of Ebola fight
In a region where health workers are shunned, an effective response to Ebola relies on integrating communities and ¡°their rites,¡± the World Health Organization says.
Health workers disinfect the entrance to a house before removing the body of a person whose suspected cause of death was Ebola, in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, last month.
WORLD
Jun 4, 2026
Ebola burial team attacked and 11 patients flee care in widening outbreak in Congo
The developments underscore the challenges facing responders as the outbreak takes on a growing international dimension while work to contain it inside the country remains fragile.
An activist speaks to Kenyan police officers while attempting to enter the Milimani Law Courts during a protest against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center planned to begin operations at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base, in Nairobi on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2026
Protests over U.S. Ebola site in Kenya kill two; court keeps suspension
The proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base for Americans exposed ?to the virus has angered many Kenyans.
Health workers prepare medicine for patients with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 22.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2026
Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine
Richard Hatchett, head of CEPI, said that it was possible to get Ebola Bundibugyo (BDBV) vaccines ready for trials within a couple of months.
Red Cross workers prepare to lower the coffin of a doctor who worked at a medical center and died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 26.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2026
Tracking down Ebola survivors in remote mountains to find a cure
The road into Bundibugyo winds through steep green mountains along Uganda¡¯s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where villages cling to hillsides and people have long moved easily between the two countries on foot.
Health workers at a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Congo, on Sunday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2026
Congo¡¯s Ebola footprint widens as officials race to gauge epidemic¡¯s true scale
One of the most complex Ebola outbreaks in years is unfolding across areas impacted by armed conflict, mass displacement and weak health infrastructure.
Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus washes his hands at the Evangelical Medical Center, a facility at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2026
Africa CDC says over 1,100 suspected Ebola cases in Congo and Uganda
The organization¡¯s director general said there were 263 confirmed cases in both countries as of Saturday, with 43 confirmed deaths.
A Uganda Red Cross Society worker in protective gear is sprayed with disinfectant during the evacuation of the body of a suspected Ebola victim in Kampala on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2026
¡®Breakneck¡¯ Ebola epidemic in Congo outpaces world¡¯s response
Caused by a strain of the virus for which there is no vaccine or treatment, the latest outbreak has already caused a suspected 220 deaths and 900 cases.
Health workers are sprayed with disinfectant in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2026
Congo seeks experimental Ebola antibody as cases surpass 1,000
The outbreak is straining health systems in eastern Congo, where violence, displacement and distrust of authorities have hit efforts to contain the Bundibugyo strain¡¯s spread.
A worshipper has his temperature taken outside a Mosque in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Wednesday.
WORLD
May 28, 2026
WHO urges ceasefire in Congo to contain Ebola as cases surge
The head of the World Health Organization said that ongoing fighting was driving mass displacement and spreading the disease in overcrowded camps.
Japanese companies get serious about workplace DEI
People working in human resources departments participate in a workshop in Tokyo in January. The participants played a card game in which they took on roles of people with various disabilities.
Japan to allow local governments to ban private lodging
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in March. Various cities around the world have cracked down on private lodgings, such as in Barcelona where the city is attempting to eradicate all short-stay apartments by 2028.
Study finds large gap in daily steps people in Japan take, depending on area
Employed people walk more than those without jobs, a study from the University of Tokyo found, suggesting factors beyond the environment also shape how much people walk.
Japan to raise visa fees for foreign nationals in first revision in 48 years
Tourists from abroad wearing kimonos pose for a souvenir photo with cherry blossoms in the city of Kyoto in March.
China accuses Japan of ¡®harassment¡¯ during far-seas aircraft carrier training
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier takes part in a military drill in the western Pacific in April 2018.
Japan-South Korea detente persists ¡ª but breakthrough remains elusive
While Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have kept relations from sliding backward, experts say they have struggled to turn stability into concrete steps forward.
Japan¡¯s AI goldrush faces backlash as data centers sprout up in urban areas
Erin and Munekazu Tanikawa look out from their balcony at the construction site of a planned 52-meter-tall data center that would dominate their surroundings, in the city of Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, last month.
Distracted walkers in Japan are a real safety risk. My mother knows firsthand.
In Tokyo and other major Japanese cities, <i>aruki-sumaho</i> ¡ª walking while using a smartphone ¡ª has become a persistent safety concern as commuters navigate crowded stations and sidewalks while focused on their devices.
Can automation offset Japan¡¯s military workforce shortage?
A Ground Self-Defense Force uncrewed ground vehicle takes part in a live-fire military exercise at the Higashi Fuji Training Field in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 7.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
By Tomoko Otake

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