Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses are delayed by a U.S. factory mix-up.

By Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland from NYT World https://ift.tt/2PPRGGU
via IFTTT A manufacturer in Baltimore accidentally conflated the ingredients for two different coronavirus vaccines, officials say.

Trump’s former pandemic coordinator suggests that a restrained response may have cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dxnbxF
via IFTTT 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.

The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are very effective in real-world conditions at preventing infections, the C.D.C. reported.

By Gina Kolata from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fsPOhR
via IFTTT 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.

After days of struggle, salvage crews freed the giant container ship.

By Vivian Yee and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/31uOmTW
via IFTTT The operation that wrested the ship from where it ran aground five days ago was one of the most intense in recent maritime history.

Inside Myanmar’s Army: ‘They See Protesters as Criminals’

By Hannah Beech from NYT World https://ift.tt/3szo0Mv
via IFTTT 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.

The Ever Given is partially afloat and almost free, raising hopes traffic can soon resume.

By Vivian Yee and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/3foZ8U6
via IFTTT Five days after the shipping vessel ran aground in the Suez Canal, it was partially refloated, according to officials.

The Ever Given is partially afloat and almost free, raising hopes traffic can soon resume.

By Vivian Yee and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/3rx3VVU
via IFTTT 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.

Trump’s former pandemic coordinator suggests restrained response may have cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT World https://ift.tt/3foa2cO
via IFTTT 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.

Explosion Rocks Indonesian Church Compound on Palm Sunday

By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono from NYT World https://ift.tt/3u6QHRv
via IFTTT No churchgoers were killed, but at least 19 people were injured, the police said. President Joko Widodo called it an act of terrorism.

His Plane Crashed in the Amazon. Then Came the Hard Part.

By Manuela Andreoni from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dbfJYN
via IFTTT 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.

Cases in Florida, a national Covid bellwether, are rising — especially among younger people.

By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT World https://ift.tt/3u5gN74
via IFTTT 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.

Why the internet loves the Suez Canal stuck ship saga.

By Anna Schaverien from NYT World https://ift.tt/3weORzQ
via IFTTT The stranding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal this week became a fully fledged internet moment.

‘A Very Big Problem.’ Giant Ship in the Suez Remains Stuck.

By Vivian Yee from NYT World https://ift.tt/3m1dMCi
via IFTTT 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.

China, With $400 Billion Iran Deal, Could Deepen Influence in Mideast

By Farnaz Fassihi and Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/31licKy
via IFTTT 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.

A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals

By Ernesto Londoño, Letícia Casado and Mauricio Lima from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cpH7Da
via IFTTT 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.

Why the Suez Canal Is So Important

By Rick Gladstone from NYT World https://ift.tt/31lrlmy
via IFTTT 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.

Giant Ship Blocking Suez Canal Could Take ‘Days, Even Weeks’ to Free

By Vivian Yee from NYT World https://ift.tt/3rfR22k
via IFTTT 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.

New Zealand Approves Paid Leave After Miscarriage

By Natasha Frost from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cizb6w
via IFTTT The measure, believed to be among the first in the world, would apply to couples who lose a pregnancy at any point.

North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles in Challenge to Biden

By Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/3tPqBCc
via IFTTT 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.”

With a Police Raid and the Threat of Export Curbs on Vaccines, the E.U. Plays Tough

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sp4ORy
via IFTTT The bloc is tightening export rules in a bid to speed up its disappointing Covid inoculation campaign and stem political criticism.

‘I Will Die Protecting My Country’: In Myanmar, a New Resistance Rises

By Hannah Beech and The New York Times from NYT World https://ift.tt/31g3Lr4
via IFTTT 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.

Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Guns.

By Max Fisher and Josh Keller from NYT World https://ift.tt/2yebupp
via IFTTT 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.

Cache of 29 Million AstraZeneca Doses in Italy Raises E.U. Suspicions

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/2PlLtSD
via IFTTT The company has been at loggerheads with the bloc over vaccine supply shortages and faces stringent export restrictions.

Suez Canal Blocked After Giant Container Ship Gets Stuck

By Vivian Yee and Peter S. Goodman from NYT World https://ift.tt/31cFYIz
via IFTTT 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.

E.U. Set to Curb Covid Vaccine Exports for 6 Weeks

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/31bISxl
via IFTTT 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.

U.S. health officials question results from AstraZeneca’s vaccine trial, less than a day after they’re released.

By Rebecca Robbins and Sheila Kaplan from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sePVBi
via IFTTT

New York reports its first case of the troubling variant that is dominant in Brazil.

By Christina Morales from NYT World https://ift.tt/3r88Z2J
via IFTTT 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.

A Violent End to a Desperate Dream Leaves a Guatemalan Town Grieving

By Daniele Volpe and Kirk Semple from NYT World https://ift.tt/392sYJR
via IFTTT 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.

Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World

By Selam Gebrekidan and Matt Apuzzo from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cOhY3Y
via IFTTT Despite warnings, American and European officials gave up leverage that could have guaranteed access for billions of people. That risks prolonging the pandemic.

A Volcano Erupted in Iceland. Björk Was ‘Sooo Excited.’

By Mike Ives and Elian Peltier from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eYUHPC
via IFTTT No injuries were reported after the rare eruption near Reykjavik — only joy, on the part of the singer, volcanologists and other Icelanders.

Denmark reports a death and a critical illness after 2 AstraZeneca vaccinations, prompting more reviews.

By Thomas Erdbrink, Marc Santora, Denise Grady and Rebecca Robbins from NYT World https://ift.tt/2PcuXUQ
via IFTTT The country’s drug agency is investigating whether these were side effects.

Images of Confusion, Then Anguish: Migrant Families Deported by Surprise

By Daniel Berehulak and Maria Abi-Habib from NYT World https://ift.tt/38YAaqF
via IFTTT 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.

Where Europe Went Wrong in Its Vaccine Rollout, and Why

By Matt Apuzzo, Selam Gebrekidan and Monika Pronczuk from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eZWALY
via IFTTT While Washington went into business with the drug companies, Europe was more fiscally conservative and trusted the free market.

Tense Talks With China Left U.S. ‘Cleareyed’ About Beijing’s Intentions, Officials Say

By Lara Jakes and Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/38UmFYO
via IFTTT The Biden administration’s strategy to curb Beijing faces a stiff challenge as China uses its economic, diplomatic and military might to deflect criticism.

Spectators From Overseas Are Barred From Tokyo Olympics

By Motoko Rich and Ben Dooley from NYT World https://ift.tt/3c4XCo8
via IFTTT 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.

Women Posing in Children’s Clothing? Fad Sparks Body-Shaming Concerns.

By Yan Zhuang from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QlFVIr
via IFTTT It’s the latest viral challenge to sweep Chinese social media, igniting worries that it reinforces the country’s narrow beauty norms.

Tabloid Hired Gun Tells of Shady Hunt for Meghan Markle Scoops

By Sarah Lyall and Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/2OEmLNz
via IFTTT 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.

U.S. to Send Millions of Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada

By Natalie Kitroeff, Maria Abi-Habib, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Jim Tankersley from NYT World https://ift.tt/38SXs15
via IFTTT 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.

Russia Erupts in Fury Over Biden’s Calling Putin a Killer

By Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Qi5s5f
via IFTTT 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.

John Magufuli, Tanzania Leader Who Played Down Covid, Dies at 61

By Abdi Latif Dahir from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QghNa5
via IFTTT “Vaccines don’t work,” he told a maskless crowd. First elected in 2015, he pushed his East African nation deeper into authoritarianism.

Europe’s Vaccine Suspension May Be Driven as Much by Politics as Science

By Jason Horowitz and Benjamin Mueller from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eM1fkl
via IFTTT 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.

On vaccines, Trump tells his hesitant supporters, ‘I would recommend it.’

By Bryan Pietsch and Annie Karni from NYT World https://ift.tt/3tnrgdK
via IFTTT 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.

Israel Reveals Newly Discovered Fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls

By Isabel Kershner from NYT World https://ift.tt/3vxDpif
via IFTTT 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.

AstraZeneca Concerns Throw Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Into Deeper Disarray

By Jason Horowitz from NYT World https://ift.tt/3tmO6Ch
via IFTTT 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.

Italy imposes lockdown measures as cases spike across Europe.

By Jason Horowitz from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lg2xFF
via IFTTT A year after the virus began spreading in Europe, things feel unnervingly the same.

The last living man of the Juma people in Brazil has died from Covid-19.

By Michael Astor from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ONF16G
via IFTTT

Italians start a widespread lockdown.

By Gaia Pianigiani and Jennifer Jett from NYT World https://ift.tt/2OTikhi
via IFTTT 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.

Yo-Yo Ma gives a surprise cello concert at a Massachusetts vaccination site.

By Jennifer Jett from NYT World https://ift.tt/2OPf4DK
via IFTTT He used the 15-minute observation period after receiving his second dose to play “Ave Maria” and Bach’s Prelude in G Major.

In Rage Over Sarah Everard Killing, ‘Women’s Bargain’ Is Put on Notice

By Amanda Taub from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ctj0SJ
via IFTTT 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.

Covid? What Covid? Taiwan Thrives as a Bubble of Normality.

By Amy Qin and Amy Chang Chien from NYT World https://ift.tt/38Bk5qC
via IFTTT The island has used its pandemic success to sell something scarce: life without fear of the coronavirus. Citizens have flocked home from abroad, helping to fuel an economic boom.