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After Euphoria, A Daunting Task: How To Rescue Thai Boys From Complex Cave System?

Rescuers found 12 boys and their coach Monday, more than a week after they went missing. But now authorities are grappling with finding a way to get them out alive.

Tokyo Olympics To Be A Dry Event After Organizers Abruptly Reverse Course

The decision not to sell alcohol at Olympic venues was portrayed by organizers as an anti-coronavirus measure.

With Ban On Foreigners, Thailand Hopes Locals Will Visit Tourist Spots

Thailand is very heavily dependent on tourism. The coronavirus has hit the industry hard. In Southeast Asia, there are fears tourism might never fully recover.

Onlookers watch and cheer as ambulances deliver boys rescued from a cave in northern Thailand to a hospital in Chiang Rai on Sunday.

First Boys Are Rescued From Cave In Thailand

The Thai Navy SEALS say four of the 13 people who had been trapped for more than two weeks have been rescued. Rescue efforts began Sunday morning.

Local government workers on Wednesday display the newly released video footage of the rescued soccer players, who are currently recuperating in hospital beds.

After Achieving 'Mission Possible,' Thai Boys Seen Recovering Happily In New Video

During weeks spent in darkness, the soccer players and their coach gained fans and lost weight because they had little food. But officials said Wednesday they appear "strong in mind and heart."

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, speaks during a Workers' Party meeting Thursday in Pyongyang. Kim ordered his government to be fully prepared for confrontation with the Biden administration, state media reported Friday, days after the U.S. and other major powers urged the North to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks.

North Korea's Kim Vows To Be Ready For Confrontation With The U.S.

Earlier this week, the U.S. and other leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations issued a statement calling for North Korea to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun on her mobile phone as she sat barricaded in a hotel room in Thailand's international airport in Bangkok on Monday.

Australia Will Consider Granting Asylum To Saudi Woman Who Fears For Her Life

The 18-year-old fled her family and was detained in Thailand en route to Australia. Australia's Department of Home Affairs says her application for a humanitarian visa will be "carefully considered."

U.S. Army veteran Staff Sgt. Matt Lammers is one of some 60 vets who lost three or four limbs, out of 2.7 million who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What Happens When A Nation Goes To War, And A Small Few Bear The Costs

As 20 years of war draw to a close, a divide separates those who served and those who haven't. The "civ-mil divide" can leave veterans alienated and civilians unfamiliar with what it means to serve.

Alicia Lammers points to her husband, Matt's infantry tattoo on his left shoulder.

What Happens When A Nation Goes To War, And A Small Few Bear The Costs

As 20 years of war draw to a close, a divide separates those who served and those who haven't. The "civ-mil divide" can leave veterans alienated and civilians unfamiliar with what it means to serve.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (center) arrives at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles this week.

Los Angeles Jury Finds No Defamation In Elon Musk's 'Pedo Guy' Tweet

The Tesla CEO was embroiled in a Twitter spat with one of the rescuers of 12 boys and their soccer coach in Thailand last year.

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