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Video of elephant giving birth in Kenya reserve goes viral

A video of an elephant giving birth in snowy conditions went viral on Monday, garnering over 8.5 million views in a day. The one-minute cl...

Viral video captures elephants springing to action to save calf drowning in pool

In a video posted to Twitter on Saturday, two elephants can be seen rushing to save a drowning baby elephant. In what appears to be footag...

‘Things are very, very rarely black and white’: Ukraine volunteer Elliot Kim reflects on serving in Russo-Ukrainian War

Ukraine volunteer Elliot Kim sat down with NextShark to share his experiences in the Russo-Ukrainian war zone, including what he did before...

Short kings, rise and grind: Study says 5’6″ men need to earn $175,000 more a year to be as desirable as 6’ men

Finance influencer Vivian, popularly known as “Your Rich BFF,” broke down a study on online dating that found men who are 5 feet 6 inches m...

Comedian Jason Cheny addresses Asian American ‘arrogance’ when asked where they’re from

In a hilarious bit, comedian Jason Cheny addresses Asian American arrogance and asks “why Asian [Americans] have to hate on other Asians” i...

Stanford professors don’t remember alum Rishi Sunak, who could become UK’s next PM: report

Former U.K. chancellor and current conservative candidate Rishi Sunak, 42, could very well be Britain’s first person of color to be elected...

MLB star Shohei Ohtani joins Babe Ruth in exclusive club, passes Japanese icon Ichiro Suzuki

Major League Baseball (MLB) player Shohei Ohtani, 28, hit major milestones on Tuesday night as he helped his Los Angeles Angels team to vic...

Japan’s female gender equality minister replaced with man who simulated pregnancy with a false belly

A former Bank of Japan official who once wore a "pregnancy belly" for two days was chosen to replace female minister Seiko Noda a...

Ukraine’s first lady wears elegant kimono-inspired jacket in interview with Japanese television

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska chose to wear an elegant, sky blue kimono-inspired jacket in an interview with Japan’s national televi...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speculated as next in line to be pope

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, 65, is thought to be one of the frontrunners to succeed Pope Francis, a move which would radically cha...

China’s birth rates plummet as more women choose to not have babies due to COVID-related factors

Demographers attribute China’s rapidly declining birth rate to the country’s strict COVID-19 restrictions, with some cities reporting doubl...

Single father of 2 in China seeks $15,000 from estranged wife for housework and child rearing over past 8 years

The case of a single father of two in China seeking almost $15,000 in compensation from his estranged wife for housework and childcare has ...

Chinese official sparks ridicule for tweeting Taiwan’s many Chinese restaurants show island has ‘always been a part of China’

On Sunday, senior Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying sparked online ridicule for her tweet suggesting that Taiwan’s many Ch...

Vietnamese billionaires commit to building 1 million affordable housing units in the country by 2030

Some of Vietnam’s largest real estate developers have committed to building over 1 million affordable housing units collectively from now t...

Repercussions of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan felt around the world as countries and companies stay on their toes

The repercussions of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) controversial and highly publicized visit to Taiwan on Tuesday are being felt...

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is now upside down and trapped on a reef

Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant, which closed its doors in 2020 but made headlines when it began to sink earlier this year, is now al...

Obscure Hong Kong tech company’s stocks surge 21,000%, valued more than McDonald’s thanks to Reddit

Thanks to popular Reddit forum WallStreetBets, Hong Kong financial tech company AMTD Digital is now worth even more than giants like Coca-Co...

Zelenskyy urges opportunity to speak with Xi because China has power to stop Russian invasion

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 44, has continued to seek out an opportunity to speak “directly” with Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...

Brad Pitt credits ‘underrated’ Jackie Chan as influence for ‘Bullet Train’ fighting style

In an interview on Monday night at the premiere of his latest film “Bullet Train,” actor Brad Pitt credited legendary Hong Kong action star...

Chinese nationalists accuse Taiwanese singer of being ‘pro-Taiwan independence’ due to photo of her eating spaghetti

Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien of girl group S.H.E., received a flood of backlash from Chinese netizens who accused her of being pro-Taiwan ind...

House Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan lasted less than a day but will have long-term impact

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) controversial visit to Taiwan lasted less than a day but was not without consequences, as it is expecte...

UN chief: World is one misstep away from ‘nuclear annihilation’

Former prime minister of Portugal and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, 50, warned that the world was one step away from “...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan; China suspends imports and deploys warships to Strait

Despite strong threats of retaliation from China over recent months, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) finally landed in Taiwan on Tue...

‘Trans-Korean’ influencer Oli London to pay for surgery to make their partner look like BTS’ Jimin

Plastic surgery fanatic and K-pop superfan Oli London, 32, is paying for their partner’s surgeries so they can also look like BTS member Ji...

NYC admission lottery system sees Asian students less likely to land in their desired high schools than their counterparts: report

In a new lottery-style admission system, Asian students are 20 percent less likely to be admitted into one of their top fiveNew York City s...

Australian anti-CCP activist says he’s being framed for fake bomb threat by Chinese embassy

Anti-Beijing activist Drew Pavlou claimed he was being framed for a fake bomb threat that was sent to the Chinese embassy in London. On Ju...

Survey: Asian American approval of Biden plummets despite White House efforts

President Biden’s approval rating among Asian Americans have witnessed a major drop, plummeting from 72% to 44% in the past year. In a pol...

Kim Jong-un declares N. Korea ‘ready to mobilize’ nuclear weapons and ‘eliminate South Korea’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared during a ceremony marking the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice that he was ready to fi...

‘Partner Track’: Netflix drops first trailer for series starring Arden Cho as a lawyer juggling love and career

Netflix released the trailer for its upcoming series, “Partner Track,” on Friday. Arden Cho will star as Ingrid Yun, a first-generation Ch...

Burmese pro-democracy rapper and political activist U Phyo Zeya Thaw executed by Myanmar junta

Rapper-turned-politician U Phyo Zeya Thaw, who also went by the stage name “Nitric Acid,” was one of four democracy activists hanged by the...

Asia’s richest woman loses half her $24 billion fortune due to China’s growing real estate crisis

Asia’s wealthiest woman, Yang Huiyan, lost over half of her $24 billion fortune in the past year as China’s property crisis has continued t...

Amid tensions over Taiwan, Xi warns Biden in 2-hour call: ‘Those who play with fire will only get burnt’

In a call that lasted over two hours, Chinese President Xi Jinping sternly warned U.S. President Biden, “Those who play with fire will only...

New Zealand petition seeks to change country’s name to Aotearoa in honor of its Māori roots

Some New Zealand lawmakers are calling to revert the country’s name back to its indigenous roots, advocating for the Māori word “Aotearoa.”...

1 million residents in Wuhan, China put into lockdown over 4 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

The central Chinese city of Wuhan has mandated one of its districts with one million residents into a lockdown after four asymptomatic case...

‘Nope’ star Steven Yeun on touching ‘the unknown’ when it comes to picking roles in Hollywood

Actor Steven Yeun sat down with NextShark to talk about his latest role as showman Ricky “Jupe” Park in the film “Nope,” as well as breakin...

Wild cheetahs to be reintroduced to India 70 years after their extinction in the country

Cheetahs were nearly driven to extinction in India when a maharaja — or Hindu prince — hunted down the last one in the country in 1952, nea...