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Isabella Kwai

Isabella Kwai is a breaking news reporter in the London bureau of The New York Times. She joined The Times in 2017 as part of a core team to establish a new Australia bureau to cover the Oceania region. She has covered the detention of asylum seekers, climate change and stories focusing on culture and identity. She has also helmed the daily Europe briefing.

  1. Honeybee Swarms Darken U.K. Skies, Sending Beekeepers Scrambling

    It’s swarming season in Britain, with honeybee colonies splitting in half in search of new homes. This year, beekeepers say they are getting an unusually high number of swarm sightings.

    By Isabella Kwai

     

  2. Four Dead in Japan After Attack by Man Who ‘Wanted to Kill’

    The assault on Thursday in the city of Nakano in central Japan took the lives of two women and two police officers. It was a rare episode of violence in a country where gun crime remains low.

    By Isabella Kwai and Hisako Ueno

     

  3. Orcas Sank 3 Boats in Southern Europe in the Last Year, Scientists Say

    A small group of orcas is ramming into sailboats in waters off the Iberian Peninsula. Researchers say they do not know what is driving the unusual behavior toward boats.

    By Isabella Kwai

     

  4. England’s Water Companies Vow to Clean Up Their Sewage Dumping Act

    Private firms apologized for not doing more to prevent the release of untreated sewage into rivers and seas and pledged to invest 10 billion pounds to fix the problem.

    By Isabella Kwai

     

  5. What’s in Our Queue? bell hooks and More

    I'm a reporter covering international breaking news. When I’m not keeping abreast of geopolitics and current affairs, I try to escape into the inner lives of other human beings. Here are five things I have been watching, listening to and reading →

    By Isabella Kwai

     

  6. On the Scene at London’s Coronation Parties

    I visited some of the hundreds of street parties held in on Sunday. Here’s what I saw.

    By Isabella Kwai

     

  7. In Wales, some celebrated their former prince. Others disavowed him.

    One crowd watching the broadcast waved Union Jacks. Another waved Welsh flags and called for independence, symbolizing the divided attitudes in a nation that has battled to preserve its distinct culture.

    By Isabella Kwai

     

  8. The London police, with new powers against ‘serious disruption,’ arrest dozens of protesters.

    Prior to the coronation, the police had said that there would be little tolerance for disruptive protests. On the day itself, more than 50 people were arrested, most on offenses that appeared to be connected to protests.

    By Emma Bubola and Megan Specia

     

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