By Jason Horowitz from NYT World https://ift.tt/39Hpdsq
via IFTTT After a stumbling start, the country has gone from being a global pariah to a model — however imperfect — of viral containment that holds lessons for its neighbors and for the United States.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2BJzQ1l
via IFTTT Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline strike the biggest vaccine deal yet with the U.S. government. Once the site of a major outbreak, Italy now offers lessons for keeping the virus in check.

By Monika Pronczuk from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ffgJKq
via IFTTT The governing party in Poland has attacked L.G.B.T. people, using homophobic rhetoric that European officials say has led to unequal treatment.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/338PcrJ
via IFTTT Federal U.S. jobless benefits are set to expire after lawmakers failed to make a deal. Herman Cain died after being hospitalized with the virus.

By Hannah Beech and Chau Doan from NYT World https://ift.tt/2P5uJM3
via IFTTT After months without a single coronavirus death, or even a confirmed case of local transmission, a new outbreak has struck Vietnam. And it’s spreading.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hQmC2p
via IFTTT Deaths top 150,000 in the United States. In Iran, religious ceremonies and college-entrance exams are in limbo.

By Declan Walsh from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jQuhzB
via IFTTT Two Egyptian social media stars with millions of followers were convicted on charges of violating family values. Two more women are scheduled to stand trial on similar charges on Wednesday.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2CXfthL
via IFTTT A national teachers’ union said teachers may strike as a “last resort” if they don’t feel safe. Pilgrims to Mecca are finding a reconfigured hajj.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/334Ow6m
via IFTTT President Trump urges more governors to reopen. Two M.L.B. games were postponed after members of the Miami Marlins tested positive.

By Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue from NYT World https://ift.tt/30NZfj6
via IFTTT Tokyo has not confronted Beijing as the United States and other allies have, mindful of its neighbor’s economic might and its own limited military options.

By Edward Wong and Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/2D1Y47o
via IFTTT Top aides to President Trump want to leave a lasting legacy of ruptured ties between the two powers. China’s aggression has been helping their cause.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZXpC6L
via IFTTT Friday was the fourth day running that the United States reported over 1,100 deaths. New research sheds light on male vulnerability to severe Covid-19.

By Chris Horton from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WMIqnt
via IFTTT The owners of a laundry shop in central Taiwan have become Instagram stars for posing in garments left behind.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZVt3uV
via IFTTT Lacking medical care, Bolivians are drinking a form of bleach in hopes of warding off the virus. Japanese officials remain narrowly focused on Tokyo’s nightlife as the country’s outbreak spreads.

By Keith Bradsher and Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZTG3kv
via IFTTT The tit-for-tat consulate closures marked yet another round of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/39n923s
via IFTTT Known cases surpassed four million in the United States. The White House and Senate Republicans neared agreement on a proposal for the next round of virus relief.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/30FbxtQ
via IFTTT California has now reported more cases than New York. Harvard said that newly admitted students from abroad cannot come to campus.

By Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hqndrf
via IFTTT The Trump administration told Chinese diplomats in Texas to clear out by Friday. China warned it would retaliate.

By Mark Landler, Lara Jakes and Maggie Haberman from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fOZwsr
via IFTTT Woody Johnson, the N.F.L. owner, Trump donor and ambassador to Britain, was warned not to get involved in trying to move the tournament to a Trump resort in Scotland, but he raised the idea anyway — and he failed.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WEPrqr
via IFTTT U.S. officials accuse Chinese hackers of targeting vaccine development on behalf of the country’s intelligence service. Dr. Anthony Fauci rejected the president’s description of him as an “alarmist.”

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fHYJt7
via IFTTT The $857 billion package includes unprecedented steps to help less wealthy countries, including selling collective debt and giving much of the money as grants, not loans.

By Benjamin Mueller from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Cy6mUx
via IFTTT A small study of an inhaled form of a commonly available drug, interferon beta, suggests it could reduce the odds of patients becoming severely ill.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/30p3rFK
via IFTTT Hong Kong’s experience provides a cautionary tale as it grapples with a new virus wave. Teachers’ unions sued Florida’s governor over an order requiring schools to reopen despite surging cases.

By Muyi Xiao, Haley Willis, Christoph Koettl, Natalie Reneau and Drew Jordan from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eGRgZR
via IFTTT A Times video investigation identified Chinese companies using a contentious labor program for Uighurs to satisfy demand for P.P.E., some of which ended up in the United States and other countries.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eHWch4
via IFTTT The resistance to a funding proposal drafted by Senate Republicans has angered several members of the president’s party on Capitol Hill. The F.D.A. has issued emergency approval for pooled testing, a method that allows for much faster tracking of new infections.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZIqT1L
via IFTTT A new outbreak in China hints at a continued struggle to stamp out infections. California’s governor announces rules that would force most schools to start the year with virtual learning.

By Hannah Beech and Adam Dean from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Cl9keZ
via IFTTT Can the country’s low rate of coronavirus infections be attributed to culture? Genetics? Face masks? Or a combination of all three?

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fyYIaJ
via IFTTT The United States reported 75,000 new cases on Thursday, a single-day record. India ranks third in the world in both total cases and new ones, and its rate of new infections is on track to overtake Brazil’s.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/32gr71D
via IFTTT Alabama breaks its record for most deaths in a day, Oklahoma’s governor tests positive, and Walmart says it will require customers to wear masks.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3et5jSM
via IFTTT Florida broke its record for most deaths in a single day, and Republicans are rethinking their convention there. People in England will be required to wear masks inside shops and supermarkets.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/303uc2m
via IFTTT The U.S. outbreak is growing across 39 states. Hong Kong announced it would ban public gatherings of more than four people in response to a new wave of locally transmitted infections.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/38NILek
via IFTTT Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pushes for U.S. schools to reopen. Trump wears a mask publicly for the first time. And India’s latest surge includes a top Bollywood star.

By Farnaz Fassihi and Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/38NKtMJ
via IFTTT The investment and security pact would vastly extend China’s influence in the Middle East, throwing Iran an economic lifeline and creating new flash points with the United States.

By Jeffrey Gettleman from NYT World https://ift.tt/3iUNGi4
via IFTTT Ladakh is a place of high-altitude pastures, lonely herders and desolate moonscapes — and a byword for intractable geopolitical disputes.

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/328nMBK
via IFTTT Tens of thousands took to the streets in Russia’s usually somnolent hinterland after the arrest of a popular regional governor.

By Aurelien Breeden from NYT World https://ift.tt/2W9ahOb
via IFTTT Mohamed Amghar, a retired software sales manager in France, has filed a discrimination complaint against his former employer, accusing the company of making him use a traditional French name at work.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fkWBay
via IFTTT Louisiana’s governor ordered bars to close and said almost all residents must wear a mask. Disney World reopened, despite a surge in Florida. Thousands of Israelis protested the government’s handling of the economy.

By Carlotta Gall from NYT World https://ift.tt/32ikps7
via IFTTT The decree came after a Turkish court revoked the site’s 80-year-old status as a museum and is likely to provoke an international furor.

By Jason Gutierrez from NYT World https://ift.tt/321MBPw
via IFTTT By voting not to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN, lawmakers silenced a major network that had come under fire from President Rodrigo Duterte.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/38GadL5
via IFTTT The number of daily global cases also broke a record, with the United States as the biggest source of new infections. The U.S. death toll is also on the rise.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eaCY3G
via IFTTT Officials across the nation reported 59,782 cases on Thursday, the sixth single-day record in 10 days. The T.S.A. said more than a thousand of its employees had tested positive. Bolivia’s leader became the third in Latin America to catch the virus.

By Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Cp6eWX
via IFTTT Mayor Park Won-soon, who vanished after leaving a cryptic message for his daughter, had faced a newly filed complaint from his secretary.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZQP3Wi
via IFTTT Brooks Brothers, the clothier that traces its roots to 1818, filed for bankruptcy. Harvard and M.I.T. sued the Trump administration over its plan to require foreign students to attend classes in person.

By Ernesto Londoño, Manuela Andreoni and Letícia Casado from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Z7uAO7
via IFTTT After months of denying the seriousness of the pandemic and brushing aside protective measures, Mr. Bolsonaro felt symptoms of Covid-19. More than 65,000 Brazilians have died of the virus.

By Catherine Porter from NYT World https://ift.tt/3f63Se1
via IFTTT Mr. Trudeau was invited to the meeting this week to celebrate the official start of a new trade deal. But as Canada’s coronavirus preventer-in-chief, he hardly could go, experts said.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2AFAInk
via IFTTT President Trump made it official: The U.S. is pulling out of the World Health Organization. President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has been dismissive of virus precautions, has tested positive.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2BH0zM6
via IFTTT Texas and Idaho set daily records for new cases. Two Texas sheriffs say they won’t enforce the governor’s order requiring residents to wear masks in public. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta said that she tested positive for the coronavirus.

By Austin Ramzy from NYT World https://ift.tt/3iBghJ6
via IFTTT An Inner Mongolia city puts control measures in place after one confirmed case of the disease, which caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages.

By Vivian Wang, Elaine Yu and Tiffany May from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VOU6pb
via IFTTT In a city where China has made some ideas suddenly dangerous, people are trying to figure out where the boundaries lie, and how their lives have changed.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2BEypBl
via IFTTT Assessing the virus’s real death rate could offer clues on what to expect next. Data shows how much harder the pandemic is hitting Black and Latino Americans.