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Neighbors are urged to report on one another. Children are taught to look for traitors. Officials are pressed to pledge their loyalty. https://ift.tt/3dkpFQz https://ift.tt/3hln8GN World New York Times June 28, 2021 at 08:00PM‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong
Mr. Zuma, whose tenure was tainted by financial scandals, was a comrade of Nelson Mandela and a dominant figure for decades in the governing African National Congress party. https://ift.tt/3x0avaS World New York Times June 28, 2021 at 08:00PMSouth African Court Orders Arrest of Ex-President Jacob Zuma for Contempt
North Koreans say they were “heartbroken” when they saw Kim Jong-un looking “emaciated.” The regime has turned the weight loss into a propaganda victory. https://ift.tt/3A6rN8e https://ift.tt/35WKpK9 World New York Times June 28, 2021 at 08:00PMKim Jong-un Lost Weight. No One Knows How or Why.
After months of civil war and government occupation, Tigrayan rebels have pushed a counterattack that quickly brought them to Mekelle’s doorstep. Times journalists are there. https://ift.tt/35WAB2u https://ift.tt/3hcMXZG World New York Times June 27, 2021 at 08:00PMEthiopian Forces Retreat in Tigray, and Rebels Enter the Capital
One year ago, the city’s freedoms were curtailed with breathtaking speed. But the clampdown was years in the making, and many signals were missed. https://ift.tt/2UbisLG https://ift.tt/3xhgpop World New York Times June 27, 2021 at 08:00PMCrossing the Red Line: Behind China’s Takeover of Hong Kong
An encouraging note from Pope Francis capped an especially disorienting week on the Vatican’s stance toward gay rights. https://ift.tt/3hqzQ7x https://ift.tt/3y3IrDP World New York Times June 26, 2021 at 08:00PMPope Sends More Mixed Messages on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
Greece is prosecuting migrants on charges of people smuggling, and imposing heavy jail terms. Rights groups say many migrants are being unfairly accused and sentenced. https://ift.tt/35PR4Wv https://ift.tt/2U0Uxi7 World New York Times June 24, 2021 at 08:00PMHe Saved 31 People at Sea. Then Got a 142-Year Prison Sentence.
A cluster that began with an airport limousine driver has jumped to nearly 100 cases, with dozens more expected over the coming days. https://ift.tt/3dghCUR World New York Times June 25, 2021 at 08:00PMSydney, Australia, enters full lockdown for the first time in the pandemic to fight the Delta variant.
Dozens of cases recently emerged at schools in two cities, Modiin and Binyamina, leading to hundreds being quarantined. https://ift.tt/3jbiNIX https://ift.tt/3jbzDr2 World New York Times June 23, 2021 at 08:00PMIsrael, a world leader in fighting the virus, grapples with a new outbreak.
An Indigenous group said the remains of as many as 751 people, mainly children, had been found in unmarked graves on the site of a former boarding school in Saskatchewan. https://ift.tt/3gTEDz4 https://ift.tt/3gSZGlx World New York Times June 23, 2021 at 08:00PMIn Canada, Another ‘Horrific’ Discovery of Indigenous Children’s Remains
After a four-year hiatus, two 15-year-old giant pandas at last found the mood and added a new draw for one of Tokyo’s biggest tourist attractions. https://ift.tt/3zSS9KH https://ift.tt/3zNi9al World New York Times June 22, 2021 at 08:00PMA Joyful Surprise at Japan’s Oldest Zoo: The Birth of Twin Pandas
The police also arrested an editorial writer as part of an expanding national security investigation into the newspaper that has raised concerns about free speech. https://ift.tt/3d8gHpg World New York Times June 22, 2021 at 08:00PM‘Forbidden Fruit’: Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Hong Kong, Is Forced to Close
Fayçal Ziraoui caused an online uproar after saying he had cracked unsolved ciphers attributed to the Zodiac killer in California and identified him, potentially ending a 50-year-old quest. https://ift.tt/3vO9VM6 https://ift.tt/35Jmxtg World New York Times June 21, 2021 at 08:00PMI’ve Cracked Zodiac, a French Engineer Says. Online Sleuths Are Skeptical.
The deadly disease has sickened former coronavirus patients across the country. Doctors believe that hospitals desperate to keep Covid patients alive made choices that left them vulnerable. https://ift.tt/35B0rcv https://ift.tt/3cVNbTB World New York Times June 19, 2021 at 08:00PMIn the Wake of India’s Covid Crisis, a ‘Black Fungus’ Epidemic Follows
The government announced his victory on Saturday, a day after a vote that many Iranians skipped, viewing it as rigged. https://ift.tt/35zd1cb https://ift.tt/3iU2mAL World New York Times June 18, 2021 at 08:00PMIranian Hard-Liner Ebrahim Raisi Wins Presidential Vote
The divergence of the conservative American church from Francis’ agenda is now so obvious as to be unremarkable, even when U.S. bishops ignore a Vatican warning. https://ift.tt/3vGV06i https://ift.tt/3wGWdfj World New York Times June 18, 2021 at 08:00PMPope’s Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by U.S. Bishops
The bloc recommended that its 27 member nations lift a ban on nonessential travel from the United States, but each country will decide for itself. https://ift.tt/35zkhos https://ift.tt/35An5BM World New York Times June 17, 2021 at 08:00PMThe European Union Recommends Opening to Americans to Rescue the Summer
Hopeful that vaccine rollouts will keep case numbers low, officials in some countries have lifted restrictions, and the European Union is expected to recommend removing a ban on travelers from the U.S. https://ift.tt/2SBego8 https://ift.tt/2S3LJaJ World New York Times June 15, 2021 at 08:00PMEurope is edging toward a more open summer, with American tourists.
Mr. Biden and Mr. Putin emerged from their first in-person summit offering broad claims of good will. https://ift.tt/3q0BqAB https://ift.tt/3q0Tc6I World New York Times June 15, 2021 at 08:00PMBiden and Putin say the talks went well, but divisions remain on issues like cyberattacks and human rights.
Kim Jong-un said addressing food insecurity was “a top priority” in the country, where millions died in a famine during the ’90s. https://ift.tt/35s6PCw https://ift.tt/2TDZ5L1 World New York Times June 15, 2021 at 08:00PMNorth Korea Is Facing a ‘Tense’ Food Shortage
After a day of rising tensions, which saw a far-right march in Jerusalem and incendiary balloons launched from Gaza, Israel’s new coalition government ordered airstrikes against Hamas. https://ift.tt/3zsl2gx https://ift.tt/2SAEdnO World New York Times June 14, 2021 at 08:00PMIsraeli Aircraft Bomb Gaza Just Days Into New Government
After a year of protests outside Balfour, the prime minister’s house, Israelis are debating what role they played in Benjamin Netanyahu’s downfall. https://ift.tt/3pQKmIO https://ift.tt/3gkv0JA World New York Times June 13, 2021 at 08:00PMFor Israel’s Netanyahu, the Official Residence Became a Fortress
The prime minister’s plan to introduce his vision of a nimble, trade-savvy U.K. was upended by a spat over Northern Ireland. https://ift.tt/3gmRV6R https://ift.tt/3gmx4Rd World New York Times June 13, 2021 at 08:00PMBoris Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’ Makes Shaky Start at G7 Summit
Conservative American Catholic bishops are pressing for a debate over whether Catholics who support the right to an abortion should be allowed to take Communion. https://ift.tt/3zpBlL3 https://ift.tt/3gz3F53 World New York Times June 13, 2021 at 08:00PMVatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don’t Deny Biden Communion Over Abortion
The virologist, Shi Zhengli, said in a rare interview that speculation about her lab in Wuhan was baseless. But China’s habitual secrecy makes her claims hard to validate. https://ift.tt/35kRpQE https://ift.tt/35hF3IO World New York Times June 13, 2021 at 08:00PMA Top Virologist in China, at Center of a Pandemic Storm, Speaks Out
Naftali Bennett, heckled and insulted, replaced Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister by the narrowest of margins. https://ift.tt/3gxoQoa https://ift.tt/3iCaKVl World New York Times June 12, 2021 at 08:00PMTumult Disrupts Israeli Parliament as Netanyahu Era Ends
A day of drama in the Knesset, as Netanyahu’s supporters denounce the new prime minister and an ungainly coalition rises to power. https://ift.tt/3ggHr97 World New York Times June 12, 2021 at 08:00PMBennett is in and Netanyahu is out, all by a single-vote margin.
Four-fifths of symptomatic cases develop fevers, more than in earlier outbreaks. The findings match trends in other countries where the Delta variant is spreading. https://ift.tt/3grJlTe https://ift.tt/3pKppzl World New York Times June 11, 2021 at 08:00PMIn China’s latest outbreak, doctors say the infected get sicker, faster.
Barred from staging large in-person protests at this week’s Group of 7 summit because of pandemic restrictions, activists revived an attention-drawing move. https://ift.tt/2TmEAmc https://ift.tt/2TjqAtt World New York Times June 10, 2021 at 08:00PMRemember the Trump balloon? Now there’s one for Biden, too.
South Korean music, movies and dramas are winning the hearts of young North Koreans. Their influence is seen as a threat to Mr. Kim’s grip on society. https://ift.tt/3pFRwQb https://ift.tt/3ziRsKx World New York Times June 9, 2021 at 08:00PMKim Jong-un Calls K-Pop a ‘Vicious Cancer’ in the New Culture War
Jill Biden’s “Love” jacket drew instant comparisons to Melania Trump’s “I really don’t care, do u?” message, but Dr. Biden said it was just about giving hope amid the pandemic. https://ift.tt/3xbPx8B World New York Times June 9, 2021 at 08:00PMWhen is a jacket not just a jacket? When a first lady uses it to send a message.
Foreign businesses worry that tough quarantines and restrictions could persist into next year as Beijing struggles with variants and questions about its vaccines. https://ift.tt/352pqVB https://ift.tt/356rMmm World New York Times June 8, 2021 at 08:00PMChina Returns to Its Strict Covid Limits to Fight a New Outbreak
The discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of a defunct boarding school in British Columbia has rekindled discussion of a sinister time in Canada’s history. https://ift.tt/3z8HKdK https://ift.tt/3vWi95A World New York Times June 6, 2021 at 08:00PMHow Thousands of Indigenous Children Vanished in Canada
In her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris promoted economic development and anti-corruption efforts, trying to stem the northward flow of migrants. https://ift.tt/3g2oy9G https://ift.tt/350xiqN World New York Times June 6, 2021 at 08:00PMIn Guatemala, Harris Tells Undocumented to Stay Away From U.S. Border
Global law enforcement officials revealed a three-year operation in which they said they had intercepted over 20 million messages. Hundreds of arrests were made in more than a dozen countries. https://ift.tt/3gfnDln https://ift.tt/2Td91uI World New York Times June 7, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Criminals Thought the Devices Were Secure. But the Seller Was the F.B.I.
The name pays tribute to Harry’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, and grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, after a year of estrangement between the couple and the royal family. https://ift.tt/3z7VKUL https://ift.tt/3cmv34Z World New York Times June 5, 2021 at 08:00PMHarry and Meghan Announce Birth of Second Baby, Lilibet Diana
For the next two decades, the scenic city and tourist magnet is going to look more like one gigantic construction site. https://ift.tt/3uTnMAh https://ift.tt/3pp97eP World New York Times June 4, 2021 at 08:00PMSinkholes, Collapsing Canal Walls, Rickety Bridges: Amsterdam Is Crumbling
The split is particularly stark in Britain, which is facing the spread of a new variant, while America has essentially lifted all rules for people who are vaccinated. https://ift.tt/3pp3QEn https://ift.tt/34R56GQ World New York Times June 4, 2021 at 08:00PMAs Vaccines Turn Pandemic’s Tide, U.S. and Europe Diverge on Path Forward
Thailand went for months without a single confirmed case of local transmission, but the epidemic has now radiated from nightclubs to areas where social distancing is all but impossible. https://ift.tt/3fTEJ9r https://ift.tt/3fTIOdL World New York Times June 4, 2021 at 08:00PMAfter Lavish Nights of Clubbing in Bangkok, a Covid Outbreak
Behind closed doors, shipbuilders and miners can speak on behalf of governments while regulating an industry that pollutes as much as all of America’s coal plants. https://ift.tt/3g3hj0d https://ift.tt/3pjXztA World New York Times June 2, 2021 at 08:00PMTasked to Fight Climate Change, a Secretive U.N. Agency Does the Opposite
Even if you don’t have a fear of heights, you probably won’t be able to try it out: The swimming is limited to select residents at a luxury apartment complex in the British capital. https://ift.tt/3uKTMX2 World New York Times June 1, 2021 at 08:00PMA See-Through Pool Opens 10 Stories Above London
In parts of South America and Asia, lockdowns have resumed, coronavirus deaths are climbing and vaccinations are proceeding far more slowly than in the West. https://ift.tt/3pmLhR1 https://ift.tt/2SN9YtQ World New York Times June 1, 2021 at 08:00PMAs the U.S. starts a return to normal, some countries have their worst outbreaks yet.
Efforts failed to save the vessel, which was described as a “training ship.” The authorities offered no cause for the blaze. https://ift.tt/2SPJyay https://ift.tt/3caGKMd World New York Times June 1, 2021 at 08:00PMIranian Navy’s Largest Ship Catches Fire and Sinks
The World Health Organization said that such an infection was “a vivid reminder that the threat of an influenza pandemic is persistent.” https://ift.tt/3peMQAE https://ift.tt/3wPahD1 World New York Times June 1, 2021 at 08:00PMA man in China is found to have H10N3 bird flu, a reminder of a continued ‘concern for pandemic flu.’