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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is wreaking havoc on the global fertilizer industry. Farmers are being squeezed and one expert says governments must step in to prevent what could become the worst food crisis since World War Two.

Videos and images from northwestern Myanmar are painting a devastating picture of the relentless crackdown against civilian militia and ethnic armed groups by the military junta that seized power just over a year ago. Forensic analysis is helping people outside the country understand the plight of villagers who are the targets of gunfire and whose homes have been set ablaze.

Bookworms in Japan now have a chance to delve into the literary world of Murakami Haruki in a new library dedicated to his works. And the architect entrusted to design the facility says archiving documents was not the only objective.

Two years since the World Health Organization characterized the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, cases and deaths around the world are declining. Some countries are starting to lift restrictions on business and social life as they look to usher in a new normal. But are we actually at the end of the pandemic? Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for Covid-19, tells NHK "we’re not there yet."

Memories are long and bitter on the tiny Okinawan island of Ie. It's a place that symbolizes the challenges faced by residents of the island chain. People there experienced terrible bloodshed during World War Two. Then, under the US occupation that followed, many were forced to leave their homes. Now, as the Japanese and US governments mark the 50-year anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan, people on Ie say there's little to celebrate.