Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again NYT | Top Stories By: Ephrat Livni 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 NewsTwo crested ibises were released into the wild during a ceremony attended by Japan’s crown prince and princess on Sunday.
What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak NYT | Top Stories By: Amelia Nierenberg, Ephrat Livni and Lynsey Chutel 30 May 2026 at 23:20 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 TimesDisinfecting a path outside a hospital in Mongbwalu, a mining town at the center of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.