As Coronavirus Sickens Mexican Workers, U.S. Presses Their Factories to Stay Open

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2SiXvL8
via IFTTT The pandemic threatens to plunge half a billion people into poverty. The U.N. says it has raised just $1 billion of the $90 billion needed to aid poor regions.

Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Operations

By Mark Mazzetti, Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Matt Apuzzo from NYT World https://ift.tt/2rCylIk
via IFTTT At least 18 C.I.A. sources were killed or imprisoned in China between 2010 and 2012, one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. Investigators still disagree about how it happened.

As Coronavirus Deaths Spike, Brazil’s Leader Says, ‘So What?’: Live Updates

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zGM75t
via IFTTT Fighting fears and travel bans, countries and businesses are trying to rescue summer vacation. At Airbus, signs of trouble emerge.

‘Life Has to Go On’: How Sweden Has Faced the Virus Without a Lockdown

By Thomas Erdbrink and Christina Anderson from NYT World https://ift.tt/2xjLKNm
via IFTTT The country was an outlier in Europe, trusting its people to voluntarily follow the protocols. Many haven’t, but it does not seem to have hurt them.

Study Finds Coronavirus in Tiny Airborne Droplets in Wuhan: Live World Updates

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cUkRi9
via IFTTT Even when governments don’t force people to stay home, fear does. Spain, France and Greece have announced plans to restart daily life, with caveats.

South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong

By Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bHYa0q
via IFTTT Comments by the country’s unification minister represent the South’s most categorical rebuttal of reports that the North’s leader may be incapacitated.

In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead

By David D. Kirkpatrick from NYT World https://ift.tt/2YbnPe8
via IFTTT As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys.

Bored Russians Posted Silly Art Parodies. The World Has Joined In.

By Anton Troianovski and Sergey Ponomarev from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eM5U3z
via IFTTT Frozen dumplings as skulls and A/C ducts as fashion accessories. A Facebook group for art re-enactors has gained 540,000 followers across the locked-down globe.

Kim Jong-un’s Absence and North Korea’s Silence Keep Rumor Mill Churning

By Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aCIZUT
via IFTTT Rumors about the North Korean leader’s health — and speculation over his possible death — have only increased over the past two weeks.

Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation

By Matt Apuzzo from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Kx1LlX
via IFTTT A revised report shows how Beijing reacts swiftly and effectively to tamp down Western criticism of its pandemic response.

The Secretive Group Guiding the U.K. on Coronavirus

By Mark Landler and Stephen Castle from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VP8Un3
via IFTTT The British government frequently says it’s “guided by the science,” but the members of its scientific advisory group, SAGE, are a secret.

Ecuador’s Death Toll During Outbreak Is Among the Worst in the World

By José María León Cabrera and Anatoly Kurmanaev from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Y0bLMH
via IFTTT A New York Times analysis suggests that Ecuador’s death toll is 15 times higher than its official tally of coronavirus deaths, highlighting the damage the virus can do in developing countries.

Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way

By Damien Cave from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VYaGlE
via IFTTT The two countries, led by ideological opposites, are converging on an extraordinary goal: eliminating the virus. Their nonpolitical approach is restoring trust in democracy.

In Ecuador, Coronavirus Deaths Go Uncounted

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/358DHQ5
via IFTTT Britain shrouds science advice in secrecy. Pakistani imams and Ukrainian monks fight lockdown orders. A deeply divided E.U. moves ahead with an aid package.

‘Sadness’ and Disbelief From a World Missing American Leadership

By Katrin Bennhold from NYT World https://ift.tt/34VGbkD
via IFTTT The coronavirus pandemic is shaking bedrock assumptions about U.S. exceptionalism. This is perhaps the first global crisis in more than a century where no one is even looking for Washington to lead.

A Closed Border Can’t Stop This Elderly Couple: ‘Love Is the Best Thing in the World’

By Patrick Kingsley from NYT World https://ift.tt/3anODKs
via IFTTT The coronavirus crisis has separated families and severed supply chains. But a pair of lovers, 89 and 85, have found a romantic way to keep (almost) in touch.

For Indian Diaspora, Panic and Anger Over Trump’s Immigration Plans

By Kai Schultz and Sameer Yasir from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KtwNLm
via IFTTT Indian citizens fill critical jobs in the United States in tech and business. Now, they fear for their futures — the “upending of life by a tweet.”

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.

By Abdi Latif Dahir from NYT World https://ift.tt/2yzUfEl
via IFTTT The world has never faced a hunger emergency like this, experts say. It could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year.

Tehran Launches Military Satellite as Trump Tells Navy to ‘Shoot Down’ Iranian Boats

By David E. Sanger, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt from NYT World https://ift.tt/34XNdoX
via IFTTT The president’s statement came a week after the Pentagon accused Iran of sending 11 fast boats to conduct “dangerous and harassing approaches” to six American warships in the Persian Gulf.

Economic Chaos Fuels Hunger and Strongmen

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eOiOOz
via IFTTT The E.U. accused Poland and Hungary of undermining democracy — and gave them billions in aid. Iran may be executing prisoners who feared infection.

U.S. Warships Enter Disputed Waters of South China Sea as Tensions With China Escalate

By Hannah Beech from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zngBcF
via IFTTT The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China over the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.

A Deep-Diving Sub. A Deadly Fire. And Russia’s Secret Undersea Agenda.

By James Glanz and Thomas Nilsen from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VohGti
via IFTTT Few want to talk about how 14 sailors met their deaths on a Russian engineering marvel. Fewer still want to talk about what they were doing off Norway’s waters.

Istanbul Death Toll Hints Turkey Is Hiding a Wider Coronavirus Calamity

By Carlotta Gall from NYT World https://ift.tt/2XSCM4G
via IFTTT Istanbul recorded 2,100 more deaths over recent years between March and April, The Times found, suggesting a hidden toll.

Coronavirus Death Toll Soars in Turkey; W.H.O. Warns of Vaccine Roadblock

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2xAESvi
via IFTTT Singapore, an early success story, is having a surge in cases, while European countries start to ease restrictions. Oil prices nosedived as a worldwide surplus grew.

Singapore Seemed to Have Coronavirus Under Control, Until Cases Doubled

By Hannah Beech from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cyyYta
via IFTTT The spread suggests that it is unrealistic for the United States, Europe and the rest of the world to return to the way they were anytime soon, even if viral curves appear to flatten.

At Least 16 Killed in Nova Scotia Shooting, Police Say

By Dan Bilefsky and Johnny Diaz from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VILRKj
via IFTTT One Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer was killed and another was wounded, officials said.

With Broad, Random Tests for Antibodies, Germany Seeks Path Out of Lockdown

By Katrin Bennhold and Laetitia Vancon from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ewvOrN
via IFTTT It was the first large Western democracy to contain the spread of the coronavirus and is now the first to methodically go about reopening its economy. Others are watching.

In Spain, a Call to ‘Free Our Children’ From Coronavirus Confinement

By Elian Peltier and Raphael Minder from NYT World https://ift.tt/3akz5qX
via IFTTT The strictest lockdown measures in Europe have left countless children bored, exhausted and sometimes depressed.

Germany Starts Broad Antibody Testing to Assess Spread of Coronavirus; Israel Relaxes Restrictions

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bn9MWk
via IFTTT Iran lifts Tehran’s lockdown. Hong Kong arrests pro-democracy figures even as it fights the virus.

China Limited the Mekong’s Flow. Other Countries Suffered a Drought.

By Hannah Beech from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ydXNMo
via IFTTT New research show that Beijing’s engineers appear to have directly caused the record low levels of water in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

In Denmark, the Rarest of Sights: Classrooms Full of Students

By Patrick Kingsley and Emile Ducke from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bjpBNI
via IFTTT Danish elementary schools have become the first in Europe to reopen after shutting down for the coronavirus. Our reporter visited one in southern Denmark, which could become a template for a post-lockdown world.

China Raises Coronavirus Death Toll by 50% in Wuhan

By Amy Qin from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bilFgo
via IFTTT Officials facing skepticism about their credibility also bumped up their tally of infections in the city where the pandemic emerged.

U.N. Warns of Coronavirus Pandemic’s ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ Impact on Children: Live Coverage

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VAQ7vz
via IFTTT The most vulnerable of the young could face poverty, lost schooling, medical distress and hunger, a U.N. report says. Nearly half of the sailors in a French aircraft carrier group tested positive for the coronavirus.

China Raises Wuhan’s Coronavirus Death Toll 50 Percent: Live Coverage

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2yimO9c
via IFTTT Germany’s national health institute says the country’s average rate of new coronavirus infections has dropped significantly. Israel begins mapping out a controlled lifting of restrictions.

U.K. Paid $20 Million for New Coronavirus Tests. They Didn’t Work.

By David D. Kirkpatrick and Jane Bradley from NYT World https://ift.tt/34JmEDH
via IFTTT Facing a global scramble for materials, British officials bought millions of unproven kits from China in a gamble that became an embarrassment.

U.K. Paid $20 Million for New Coronavirus Tests. They Didn’t Work.

By David D. Kirkpatrick and Jane Bradley from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ad9u3c
via IFTTT Facing a global scramble for materials, British officials bought millions of unproven kits from China in a gamble that became an embarrassment.

Britain’s Coronavirus Lockdown Is Extended, and Putin Postpones Military Parade: Live Updates

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VucGly
via IFTTT Singapore reported a sharp increase in new infections, many of them among migrant laborers. At a long-term care home in Montreal, two nurses, 150 beds and 31 deaths.

Zoo May Feed Animals to Animals as Funds Dry Up in Pandemic

By Christopher F. Schuetze from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VtUmJo
via IFTTT The zoo, in Germany, said its drastic plan would only be a last resort. One animal would be spared until the end, it said, a nearly 12-foot polar bear called Vitus.

Relying on Science and Politics, Merkel Offers a Cautious Virus Re-entry Plan

By Katrin Bennhold from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cnaRh7
via IFTTT Shorn of any bravado, her announcement seemed again to make Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, a de facto leader on the Continent and something of an example for Western nations

Worldwide Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2K6w7eT
via IFTTT As bleak a milestone in the pandemic as the new figures are, unconfirmed cases are believed to be far higher. More than 130,000 people have died from Covid-19.

Trump Stops U.S. Funding of W.H.O.; U.K. Coronavirus Deaths May Be Higher Than Official Toll

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/34AZ5gp
via IFTTT Confirmed infections neared 2 million, with more than 120,000 dead, and the I.M.F. predicted the worst global downturn since the Great Depression. New York City passed 10,000 fatalities.

Putin’s Bleak Covid-19 Admission: ‘We Don’t Have Much to Brag About’

By Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V5XNHh
via IFTTT Russia’s president acknowledged that his country risks being overwhelmed by the coronavirus.

Britain Is Expected to Extend Coronavirus Lockdown: Live Coverage

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3a5acPR
via IFTTT As some countries weighed easing restrictions, President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia’s outbreak was bad and getting worse, a reversal of the Kremlin’s official tone.

Britain Surpasses 10,000 Coronavirus Deaths as Boris Johnson Leaves Hospital; Pope Speaks of ‘Contagion of Hope’: Live Coverage

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JUlWtU
via IFTTT Lockdowns are beginning to lift in Europe, under intense debate. Israel’s prime minister and president are under fire for breaking their own lockdown rules.

Chernobyl Wildfires Reignite, Stirring Up Radiation

By Maria Varenikova from NYT World https://ift.tt/2wA6H6k
via IFTTT Wildfires are common in the so-called Zone of Alienation around the abandoned Chernobyl plant. A larger-than-typical fire is stirring up radiation, though levels remain normal in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.

India to Extend Lockdown Against Coronavirus, While Spain Eases Work Rules

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RvJQA1
via IFTTT China is delaying medical equipment exports for quality checks. A Times investigation examines President Trump’s delays in facing the crisis. Murders fall in Latin America.

Childbirth in Venezuela, Where Women’s Deaths Are a State Secret

By Julie Turkewitz, Isayen Herrera and Meridith Kohut from NYT World https://ift.tt/2XpwoBB
via IFTTT We spent weeks following women inside the country’s health care system, which has been crippled by a broken economy overseen by an increasingly authoritarian government.

Coronavirus Invades Saudi Inner Sanctum

By David D. Kirkpatrick and Ben Hubbard from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JVej6d
via IFTTT More than six weeks after Saudi Arabia reported its first case, the coronavirus is striking at the heart of the kingdom’s sprawling royal family.

Saudi Arabia Declares Cease-Fire in Yemen, Citing Fears of Coronavirus: Live Updates

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2XkGfbC
via IFTTT The head of the World Health Organization warned that politicizing the coronavirus pandemic would result in “many more body bags.”

A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide

By Amanda Taub from NYT World https://ift.tt/2xXYWXZ
via IFTTT Movement restrictions aimed to stop the spread of the coronavirus may be making violence in homes more frequent, more severe and more dangerous.