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A manufacturer in Baltimore accidentally conflated the ingredients for two different coronavirus vaccines, officials say. https://ift.tt/2PPRGGU https://ift.tt/2QQ3d9n World New York Times March 30, 2021 at 08:00PMJohnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses are delayed by a U.S. factory mix-up.
In one of a series of interviews with U.S. medical officials tasked with the initial fight against the coronavirus, Dr. Deborah Birx said that the country’s loss of life could have been mitigated. https://ift.tt/3dxnbxF https://ift.tt/3rtW3nR World New York Times March 27, 2021 at 08:00PMTrump’s former pandemic coordinator suggests that a restrained response may have cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
Consistent with clinical trial data, a two-dose regimen prevented 90 percent of infections by two weeks after the second shot. One dose prevented 80 percent of infections by two weeks after vaccination. https://ift.tt/3fsPOhR https://ift.tt/31w9qtb World New York Times March 28, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are very effective in real-world conditions at preventing infections, the C.D.C. reported.
The operation that wrested the ship from where it ran aground six days ago was one of the most intense in recent maritime history. https://ift.tt/31uOmTW https://ift.tt/39oumH1 World New York Times March 28, 2021 at 08:00PMAfter days of struggle, salvage crews freed the giant container ship.
Four officers spoke about life in the feared Tatmadaw, which has turned its guns on civilians again. “The Tatmadaw is the only world” for most soldiers, one said. https://ift.tt/3szo0Mv https://ift.tt/39nIa4E World New York Times March 27, 2021 at 08:00PMInside Myanmar’s Army: ‘They See Protesters as Criminals’
Five days after the shipping vessel ran aground in the Suez Canal, it was partially refloated, according to officials. https://ift.tt/3foZ8U6 https://ift.tt/39oumH1 World New York Times March 28, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Ever Given is partially afloat and almost free, raising hopes traffic can soon resume.
After five days of struggling to free the shipping vessel from where it ran aground in the Suez Canal, the vessel was partially refloated, according to officials. https://ift.tt/3rx3VVU https://ift.tt/3u3SNRQ World New York Times March 28, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Ever Given is partially afloat and almost free, raising hopes traffic can soon resume.
In one of a series of interviews with U.S. medical officials tasked with the initial fight against the coronavirus, Dr. Deborah Birx said that the country’s loss of life could have been mitigated. https://ift.tt/3foa2cO https://ift.tt/3rtW3nR World New York Times March 27, 2021 at 08:00PMTrump’s former pandemic coordinator suggests restrained response may have cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
No churchgoers were killed, but at least 19 people were injured, the police said. President Joko Widodo called it an act of terrorism. https://ift.tt/3u6QHRv https://ift.tt/39mbjNq World New York Times March 27, 2021 at 08:00PMExplosion Rocks Indonesian Church Compound on Palm Sunday
A Brazilian pilot working for wildcat miners escaped death when his plane went down in a remote area. He walked through the jungle for 36 days before being rescued. https://ift.tt/3dbfJYN https://ift.tt/3wa0s2U World New York Times March 27, 2021 at 08:00PMHis Plane Crashed in the Amazon. Then Came the Hard Part.
The state’s open invitation to enjoy spring break is a contributing factor. Another may be the exponential increase of infections of the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant. https://ift.tt/3u5gN74 https://ift.tt/39pYYbg World New York Times March 27, 2021 at 08:00PMCases in Florida, a national Covid bellwether, are rising — especially among younger people.
The stranding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal this week became a fully fledged internet moment. https://ift.tt/3weORzQ https://ift.tt/3rwEXWy World New York Times March 26, 2021 at 08:00PMWhy the internet loves the Suez Canal stuck ship saga.
A tiny Egyptian village has a front-row seat to the unfolding effort to dislodge the container ship that ran aground in the canal, holding up $10 billion in global trade every day. https://ift.tt/3m1dMCi https://ift.tt/31rHffa World New York Times March 26, 2021 at 08:00PM‘A Very Big Problem.’ Giant Ship in the Suez Remains Stuck.
The countries signed a sweeping pact on Saturday that calls for heavy Chinese investments in Iran over 25 years in exchange for oil — a step that could ease Iran’s international isolation. https://ift.tt/31licKy https://ift.tt/3fiOzSl World New York Times March 26, 2021 at 08:00PMChina, With $400 Billion Iran Deal, Could Deepen Influence in Mideast
The virus has killed more than 300,000 people in Brazil, its spread aided by a highly contagious variant, political infighting and distrust of science. https://ift.tt/3cpH7Da https://ift.tt/3cpApwL World New York Times March 26, 2021 at 08:00PMA Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals
It took 10 years and 1.5 million laborers to build in the 19th century, and one day and one giant ship to clog it in 2021. The shudders are being felt throughout the world’s maritime commerce. https://ift.tt/31lrlmy World New York Times March 24, 2021 at 08:00PMWhy the Suez Canal Is So Important
Tugboats and dredgers were toiling to release the wedged container vessel, which is obstructing the crucial artery of global trade like “a very heavy beached whale,” one expert said. https://ift.tt/3rfR22k https://ift.tt/3dbFE2v World New York Times March 24, 2021 at 08:00PMGiant Ship Blocking Suez Canal Could Take ‘Days, Even Weeks’ to Free
The measure, believed to be among the first in the world, would apply to couples who lose a pregnancy at any point. https://ift.tt/3cizb6w https://ift.tt/3rmc1k7 World New York Times March 24, 2021 at 08:00PMNew Zealand Approves Paid Leave After Miscarriage
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan said the test “threatens the peace and security of Japan and the region, and is a violation of United Nations resolutions.” https://ift.tt/3tPqBCc https://ift.tt/2PrxACi World New York Times March 23, 2021 at 08:00PMNorth Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles in Challenge to Biden
The bloc is tightening export rules in a bid to speed up its disappointing Covid inoculation campaign and stem political criticism. https://ift.tt/3sp4ORy https://ift.tt/3rhsrdt World New York Times March 23, 2021 at 08:00PMWith a Police Raid and the Threat of Export Curbs on Vaccines, the E.U. Plays Tough
As the nation’s military kills, assaults and terrorizes unarmed civilians each day, some protesters say there is no choice but to fight the army on its own terms. https://ift.tt/31g3Lr4 https://ift.tt/3sgZTC6 World New York Times March 23, 2021 at 08:00PM‘I Will Die Protecting My Country’: In Myanmar, a New Resistance Rises
Americans advance a lot of theories for why they have so many more gun deaths than other countries do. The answer is lying in plain sight. https://ift.tt/2yebupp https://ift.tt/3fcfxv1 World New York Times November 6, 2017 at 07:00PMWhy Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Guns.
The company has been at loggerheads with the bloc over vaccine supply shortages and faces stringent export restrictions. https://ift.tt/2PlLtSD https://ift.tt/3rhsrdt World New York Times March 23, 2021 at 08:00PMCache of 29 Million AstraZeneca Doses in Italy Raises E.U. Suspicions
The ship, stretching more than 1,300 feet, ran aground and blocked one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes, leaving more than 100 ships stuck at each end of the canal. https://ift.tt/31cFYIz https://ift.tt/3tTWvgK World New York Times March 23, 2021 at 08:00PMSuez Canal Blocked After Giant Container Ship Gets Stuck
The European Union has drafted new emergency rules that will most likely severely cut exports to Britain and other countries to ease supply shortages at home. https://ift.tt/31bISxl https://ift.tt/3tRdmkG World New York Times March 22, 2021 at 08:00PME.U. Set to Curb Covid Vaccine Exports for 6 Weeks
https://ift.tt/3sePVBi https://ift.tt/2OR9QIc World New York Times March 22, 2021 at 08:00PMU.S. health officials question results from AstraZeneca’s vaccine trial, less than a day after they’re released.
Health officials worry that variants will become the dominant source of infection soon as thousands of cases continue to be reported for other variants found in Britain, South Africa and Brazil. https://ift.tt/3r88Z2J https://ift.tt/3s651sB World New York Times March 19, 2021 at 08:00PMNew York reports its first case of the troubling variant that is dominant in Brazil.
The trek from Central America to U.S. soil has always been perilous, but a massacre with many victims from one corner of Guatemala has shaken that country. https://ift.tt/392sYJR https://ift.tt/38XR8Fq World New York Times March 20, 2021 at 08:00PMA Violent End to a Desperate Dream Leaves a Guatemalan Town Grieving
Despite warnings, American and European officials gave up leverage that could have guaranteed access for billions of people. That risks prolonging the pandemic. https://ift.tt/3cOhY3Y https://ift.tt/3eZClOe World New York Times March 20, 2021 at 08:00PMRich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World
No injuries were reported after the rare eruption near Reykjavik — only joy, on the part of the singer, volcanologists and other Icelanders. https://ift.tt/3eYUHPC World New York Times March 19, 2021 at 08:00PMA Volcano Erupted in Iceland. Björk Was ‘Sooo Excited.’
The country’s drug agency is investigating whether these were side effects. https://ift.tt/2PcuXUQ https://ift.tt/390R2wO World New York Times March 19, 2021 at 08:00PMDenmark reports a death and a critical illness after 2 AstraZeneca vaccinations, prompting more reviews.
The Biden administration’s strategy to curb Beijing faces a stiff challenge as China uses its economic, diplomatic and military might to deflect criticism. https://ift.tt/38UmFYO World New York Times March 18, 2021 at 08:00PMTense Talks With China Left U.S. ‘Cleareyed’ About Beijing’s Intentions, Officials Say
When 149 migrants were escorted onto a bridge by U.S. Border Patrol agents, they had no idea where they were being taken. Many collapsed, crying, when they learned they were back in Mexico. https://ift.tt/38YAaqF https://ift.tt/3s3fhSE World New York Times March 18, 2021 at 08:00PMImages of Confusion, Then Anguish: Migrant Families Deported by Surprise
While Washington went into business with the drug companies, Europe was more fiscally conservative and trusted the free market. https://ift.tt/3eZWALY https://ift.tt/2Qpr53C World New York Times March 19, 2021 at 08:00PMWhere Europe Went Wrong in Its Vaccine Rollout, and Why
The move, announced Saturday, is a significant concession to the realities of the pandemic, even as organizers remain determined to hold the Games this summer. https://ift.tt/3c4XCo8 https://ift.tt/3vLkYa4 World New York Times March 19, 2021 at 08:00PMSpectators From Overseas Are Barred From Tokyo Olympics
It’s the latest viral challenge to sweep Chinese social media, igniting worries that it reinforces the country’s narrow beauty norms. https://ift.tt/2QlFVIr https://ift.tt/38XX6WV World New York Times March 17, 2021 at 08:00PMWomen Posing in Children’s Clothing? Fad Sparks Body-Shaming Concerns.
The private investigator says the British tabloid The Sun paid him $2,055 in 2016 for private information about the couple, their family and friends that had been taken from a restricted database. https://ift.tt/2OEmLNz https://ift.tt/38XbFtT World New York Times March 17, 2021 at 08:00PMTabloid Hired Gun Tells of Shady Hunt for Meghan Markle Scoops
The announcement came at a time when the Biden administration has been quietly pressing Mexico to ramp up its efforts to limit the flow of migrants. https://ift.tt/38SXs15 https://ift.tt/38T3gr6 World New York Times March 17, 2021 at 08:00PMU.S. to Send Millions of Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada
The Kremlin described the U.S. president’s response to an interview question as “very bad,” and recalled its ambassador to “analyze what needs to be done” about the countries’ relations. https://ift.tt/2Qi5s5f https://ift.tt/3rV7y90 World New York Times March 17, 2021 at 08:00PMRussia Erupts in Fury Over Biden’s Calling Putin a Killer
“Vaccines don’t work,” he told a maskless crowd. First elected in 2015, he pushed his East African nation deeper into authoritarianism. https://ift.tt/2QghNa5 https://ift.tt/3rYNqmu World New York Times March 16, 2021 at 08:00PMJohn Magufuli, Tanzania Leader Who Played Down Covid, Dies at 61
Setting a confrontational tone ahead of meetings in Alaska, the United States punished Chinese officials involved in eroding democracy in Hong Kong. https://ift.tt/3vyMWWq https://ift.tt/3cJCwun World New York Times March 16, 2021 at 08:00PMU.S. Punishes 24 Chinese Officials on Eve of First Talks Under Biden
Once it became clear Germany was pausing, the pressure mounted on other governments to hold off as well, out of fear of seeming incautious and for the sake of a united front. https://ift.tt/3eM1fkl https://ift.tt/2OD0SxO World New York Times March 15, 2021 at 08:00PMEurope’s Vaccine Suspension May Be Driven as Much by Politics as Science
A third of Republicans said in a recent poll that they would not be vaccinated, compared with 10 percent of Democrats, and another 20 percent of Republicans said they were unsure. https://ift.tt/3tnrgdK https://ift.tt/3loUHcX World New York Times March 15, 2021 at 08:00PMOn vaccines, Trump tells his hesitant supporters, ‘I would recommend it.’
The finds, ranging from just a few millimeters to a thumbnail in size, are the first to be unearthed in archaeological excavations in the Judean Desert in about 60 years. https://ift.tt/3vxDpif World New York Times March 15, 2021 at 08:00PMIsrael Reveals Newly Discovered Fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls
Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries to suspend use of the vaccine even as a third wave of the pandemic threatens the continent. https://ift.tt/3tmO6Ch https://ift.tt/3czqUtN World New York Times March 14, 2021 at 08:00PMAstraZeneca Concerns Throw Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Into Deeper Disarray
A year after the virus began spreading in Europe, things feel unnervingly the same. https://ift.tt/3lg2xFF https://ift.tt/2OYyKoA World New York Times March 14, 2021 at 08:00PMItaly imposes lockdown measures as cases spike across Europe.
https://ift.tt/2ONF16G https://ift.tt/3tfvzba World New York Times March 13, 2021 at 07:00PMThe last living man of the Juma people in Brazil has died from Covid-19.
The circulation of a more contagious coronavirus variant, combined with a slow vaccine rollout, led to a 15 percent increase in cases nationally last week. https://ift.tt/2OTikhi https://ift.tt/3vnlnPM World New York Times March 13, 2021 at 07:00PMItalians start a widespread lockdown.
He used the 15-minute observation period after receiving his second dose to play “Ave Maria” and Bach’s Prelude in G Major. https://ift.tt/2OPf4DK https://ift.tt/30FE7fa World New York Times March 13, 2021 at 07:00PMYo-Yo Ma gives a surprise cello concert at a Massachusetts vaccination site.
The “Reclaim These Streets” movement in Britain asks why the police demand sacrifices of women rather than forcing men to change to end violence. “It makes my stomach rot,” one organizer said. https://ift.tt/3ctj0SJ World New York Times March 13, 2021 at 07:00PMIn Rage Over Sarah Everard Killing, ‘Women’s Bargain’ Is Put on Notice