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We Spoke to the Unvaxxed Indians the Modi Government Claims They Vaccinated
On a record-breaking day, the Indian government claimed it vaccinated 25 million people against COVID-19 to celebrate the prime minister’s birthday.
This Celebrity Raised Millions for COVID Relief. Now, He’s Accused of Tax Fraud.
The allegations against Bollywood's Sonu Sood came just days after he announced an education partnership with a political rival to Modi’s ruling party.
A Doctor Used His Clout to Bypass COVID Restrictions For a Secret Rave
Urban Indians keep going to remote Indian villages to hold secret illegal parties.
For These Indian Students, Vaccines Have Turned the American Dream Into a Nightmare
Some students got vaccinated in India only to find out that it wasn’t valid on their U.S. campus. But that's just the start of their concerns.
India’s COVID Crisis Is Making Oxygen Scammers Rich
Desperate relatives are risking their lives or turning to the black market for oxygen to save their sick relatives.
Nepal Wants Everest Climbers To Bring Their Oxygen Tanks Back for COVID Patients
Despite a rule that stipulates all objects carried by climbers to Everest must be brought back, cylinders are sometimes left buried under snow.
India’s Black Market for Oxygen Is Booming. Only the Ultra-Rich Can Afford It.
“There is too much demand and not enough supply, so we are forced to sell oxygen at ten times its price,” a seller told VICE World News.
COVID-19 is Devastating India. Here’s How You Can Help.
People around the world are stepping up to give money for meals, PPE kits, oxygen cylinders and life-saving drugs.
Telegram Is the Far-Right’s Weapon of Choice in Ireland
After a young Black man was shot by police, far-right trolls spread thousands of memes calling him a homophobe with dozens of criminal convictions. None of it was true.
I Spent 6 Days in My Student Flat Due to COVID. Now My Landlord Is Trying to Sue Me.
Tayyaba Iqbal, a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford, is currently £4,200 in debt and facing legal action for a flat she hasn’t lived in since September.
As India's COVID Cases Hit New High, Tens of Thousands Took A Ritual Bath Together
More than 100 devotees who took part in this holy dip have already tested positive for coronavirus.