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Covid-19 may have shaken up the business world but, for many, it has opened up doors to becoming their own bosses. Experts say changes in employment and people rethinking their future has meant a rise in people wanting to “take control of their own destiny” and start a business. Many out-of-towners were also eyeing up […]
‘Have you no shame?’ In an impassioned speech in Philadelphia, President Biden described the fight against restrictive voting laws as the “most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War,” and called Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election “a big lie.” “Help prevent this concerted effort to undermine our election and […]
We’re covering a shootout and a search for assassins in Haiti, and Olympic spectators being barred as Tokyo’s virus situation worsens. Haiti hunts down assassins of president Nearly 24 hours after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti, the security forces engaged in a chaotic shootout with a group they described as suspected assailants, […]
Europe’s summertime vaccination push The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has called for all E.U. residents to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as quickly as possible this summer, as concerns grow that the contagious Delta variant will sweep across the bloc. Though preliminary data show that the variant can infect partly vaccinated […]
We’re covering the fragile coalition deal in Israel to replace Netanyahu, and the vast differences in Covid outbreaks around the world. Israeli opposition agrees on new governing coalition Israeli opposition parties announced that they had reached a coalition agreement to form a government and oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history and […]
Covid deaths devastate India India is experiencing a terrible outbreak of the coronavirus, with more than 300,000 new infections and 2,000 deaths per day, up from fewer than 100 deaths per day in February. Experts warn the true death toll is far higher than officially reported. A sluggish vaccination campaign and an insidious new virus […]
We’re covering a crisis in India’s second coronavirus wave, and a stealth arms race building between the Koreas. India’s cases spiral Delhi enacted a weeklong citywide lockdown on Monday, as coronavirus infections and deaths in India reported new daily records and several local governments announced they were facing shortages of oxygen, I.C.U. beds and treatments. […]
AstraZeneca’s latest stumble In a two-page letter, federal health officials and an independent panel of medical experts accused AstraZeneca of cherry-picking data about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine. The company had said that based on its U.S. trial, the vaccine appeared to be 79 percent effective at preventing Covid-19. But the panel said its […]
Piling on charges in Myanmar. By Melina Delkic Good morning. We’re covering new charges against Myanmar’s deposed leader, China’s new digital currency and the ugly divorce between Britain and the E.U. New charges and resistance in Myanmar As the military rulers in Myanmar escalated a crackdown on protests, new charges were brought against Daw Aung […]
Britain passes a grim pandemic milestone. By Natasha Frost Good morning. We’re covering tragic statistics for Britain and the world, a feud over vaccine access and the latest from Washington. Britain passes a grim pandemic milestone As the world surpassed 100 million known cases, Britain this week hit a tragic milestone of its own: 100,000 […]