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Today — 2 June 2026NYT | Top Stories

Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

2 June 2026 at 07:09
Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of extinction.

© Pool photo by Kyodo News

Two crested ibises were released into the wild during a ceremony attended by Japan’s crown prince and princess on Sunday.
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What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak

Aid agencies are racing to help underequipped health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 245 people are now suspected to have died from the virus.

© Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

Disinfecting a path outside a hospital in Mongbwalu, a mining town at the center of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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