On the Covid Front Lines, When Not Getting Belly Rubs

By Hannah Beech from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fxZhUO
via IFTTT In Thailand and around the world, dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus in people. So far, the results have been impressive.

China Says It Will Allow Couples to Have 3 Children, Up From 2

By Sui-Lee Wee from NYT World https://ift.tt/34yryUQ
via IFTTT The move is the Communist Party’s latest attempt to reverse declining birthrates and avert a population crisis, but experts say it is woefully inadequate.

Israel Moves Toward Coalition Deal That Could Sideline Netanyahu

By Patrick Kingsley from NYT World https://ift.tt/3c65l4F
via IFTTT Naftali Bennett, an ultranationalist, and Yair Lapid, a centrist, have moved closer to forming a fragile coalition government that would oust the longtime prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

The U.S. inches closer to Biden’s vaccination goal, making gains among teenagers and the hard-to-reach.

By Andrés R. Martínez from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yR7P0s
via IFTTT Some 62 percent of the country’s adults Americans have had at least one shot of a vaccine, and the U.S. is on pace to bring the number to 70 by July 4.

A 6-Year-Old Was Chained and Hungry in a Syrian Camp. Then She Died.

By Hwaida Saad from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fBoAFE
via IFTTT Nahla al-Othman lived in a tent camp for displaced Syrians where her father often chained her to stop her from wandering. She was malnourished and choked to death while eating too quickly.

Boris Johnson Married in Stealth Ceremony

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/3p1MJbe
via IFTTT The British prime minister’s marriage to Carrie Symonds at London’s main Roman Catholic cathedral was carried out in extreme secrecy.

A Nashville hat store sold ‘Not Vaccinated’ Star of David patches.

By Bryan Pietsch from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hZrg1j
via IFTTT

Plague of Mice in Australia Overruns Farms, Shops and Bedrooms

By Yan Zhuang and Anna Maria Antoinette D’Addario from NYT World https://ift.tt/3wKpTHI
via IFTTT For half a year, the rodents have been chewing their way around the country’s eastern grain belt, leaving economic and psychological scars.

Faye Schulman Dies; Fought Nazis With a Rifle and a Camera

By Sam Roberts from NYT World https://ift.tt/2SwymzD
via IFTTT She joined the Resistance brigade after her family was executed and used her photographs as proof of German barbarity and Jews’ determination to fight back.

‘Horrible History’: Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada

By Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/2R3o3CQ
via IFTTT An Indigenous community says it has found evidence that 215 children were buried on the grounds of a British Columbia school, one of the many in Canada set up to forcibly assimilate them.

Canadian Lawmaker Is Exposed on Camera for a Second Time

By Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fy43ln
via IFTTT After appearing naked during a virtual House of Commons session in April, a member of Parliament said that he urinated while on video this week.

A surge of cases in Malaysia is partly linked to prayer gatherings.

By Richard C. Paddock from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fLo6M0
via IFTTT With more new infections per capita than almost anywhere else in Asia, the country reimposed restrictions as the prime minister called on Malaysians to observe “a self-lockdown.”

A Wave of Afghan Surrenders to the Taliban Picks Up Speed

By David Zucchino and Najim Rahim from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fLDYxX
via IFTTT Dozens of besieged outposts or bases, and four district centers, have given up to the insurgents this month, in an accelerating rural collapse as American troops leave.

The coronavirus is raging in Manitoba, hitting Indigenous people especially hard.

By Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/34o8NU6
via IFTTT The coronavirus is spreading faster per capita in Manitoba than in any other state or province in Canada, the United States or Mexico, and its hospitals are overflowing.

William Shakespeare, the first man in Britain to receive an approved Covid vaccine, dies at 81.

By Elian Peltier from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cfD0cv
via IFTTT Aided by his famous name, Mr. Shakespeare made headlines last year when he became one of the first in the country to be vaccinated.

A Super Blood Moon Dazzles Earthlings

By Livia Albeck-Ripka from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fKNn95
via IFTTT A supermoon and total lunar eclipse combined to put on a big red show.

William Shakespeare, the first man in Britain to receive an approved Covid vaccine, dies at 81.

By Elian Peltier from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yDLcwp
via IFTTT Aided by his famous name, Mr. Shakespeare made headlines last year when he became one of the first in the country to be vaccinated.

John Cena Apologizes to China for Calling Taiwan a Country

By Daniel Victor from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fl8f7W
via IFTTT Mr. Cena, a star of the newest “Fast and Furious” movie, posted a video apology in Mandarin, saying, “I’m really sorry. You have to understand that I love and respect China.”

Passengers recall the fear that gripped the dissident journalist as their flight was diverted.

By Ivan Nechepurenko from NYT World https://ift.tt/34dJmV6
via IFTTT

The E.U. moves quickly to isolate Belarus, denouncing its plane interception.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Monika Pronczuk from NYT World https://ift.tt/3oLQIsl
via IFTTT European leaders moved with uncharacteristic speed to step up the pressure on Belarus’s strongman leader.

Who Is Roman Protasevich, the Captive Journalist in Belarus?

By Neil Vigdor and Ivan Nechepurenko from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ueKyCi
via IFTTT Mr. Protasevich, 26, is an exiled dissident whose reach drew an authoritarian ruler into a gambit that outraged Western governments.

Cable Car Plunges in Italy, Killing at Least 14 People

By Gaia Pianigiani from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QJwCm1
via IFTTT The cable car was traveling at a height of nearly 40 feet, going from the Lake Maggiore area in northern Italy to Mottarone Mountain, when it suddenly fell.

Belarus Forces Down Plane to Seize Dissident; Europe Sees ‘State Hijacking’

By Anton Troianovski and Ivan Nechepurenko from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fd8DoL
via IFTTT The dissident, Roman Protasevich, co-founded a Telegram channel that is a popular opposition outlet in Belarus. The plane was flying from Athens to Lithuania when it was forced down.

As India Stumbles, One State Charts Its Own Covid Course

By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bO2Sf8
via IFTTT Kerala uses tracking of patients and supplies, a network of health care workers and coronavirus “war rooms” to succeed where the national government has fallen short.

The Netherlands’ Eurovision entry featured a Black Lives Matter moment.

By Alex Marshall from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fChHm1
via IFTTT

Italy wins the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

By Alex Marshall and Elisabeth Vincentelli from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bPEOsa
via IFTTT The first major global cultural event to be held in person since the coronavirus pandemic hit last year ended in a triumph for Italy’s Maneskin, who won with a hard-rocking song called “Zitti E Buoni.”

21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Chinese Ultramarathon

By Alexandra Stevenson and Cao Li from NYT World https://ift.tt/3feWUGq
via IFTTT The 62-mile mountain race in Gansu Province left athletes in shorts and T-shirts facing freezing rain, hail and high winds.

Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications

By Damien Cave, Emma Bubola and Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/3u6fdBG
via IFTTT Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.

Australia Exhumes the Somerton Man, and His 70-Year Mystery

By Alan Yuhas from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hLlKiF
via IFTTT This week the police disinterred a body, found on a beach in 1948, that has puzzled investigators for decades. “There’s lots of twists and turns in this case, and every turn is pretty weird,” one said.

Coco’s Choice: A Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist’s Road Back From Hell

By Roger Cohen from NYT World https://ift.tt/347TsqF
via IFTTT Since surviving the 2015 attack on the French satirical magazine’s office, Corinne Rey has created a graphic novel and won national recognition in a man’s world.

Iceberg Splits From Antarctica, Becoming World’s Largest

By Claire Fahy from NYT World https://ift.tt/3oyDxet
via IFTTT The iceberg broke off from the edge of the Ronne Ice Shelf into the Weddell Sea this week, researchers said.

He Promised a Dreamy Wedding Proposal. Fans Got a 5-Hour Sale.

By Tiffany May from NYT World https://ift.tt/3u8QIUi
via IFTTT A Chinese influencer was barred from a video-sharing app after luring viewers to a livestreamed engagement, where he promoted makeup, perfume and mobile phones.

‘This Day Was Bound to Come’: Taiwan Confronts a Covid Flare-Up

By Raymond Zhong and Amy Chang Chien from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yAZz4S
via IFTTT The island’s border controls had shielded it from the worst of the pandemic. But new variants and a slow vaccine rollout gave the virus an opening.

The E.U. agrees to reopen to vaccinated visitors and those from Covid-safe countries.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Monika Pronczuk from NYT World https://ift.tt/3u3ArAg
via IFTTT The bloc’s new rules, which are coming just in time for the summer tourism season, will open the door for Americans.

Vaccinated Travelers Will Be Allowed to Visit, E.U. Says

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/2QAGbDS
via IFTTT The bloc has reached an agreement on entry criteria for tourists who have had their shots and for those from “safe” countries. The changes could come into effect as early as next week.

These Twins Lived Together. In Covid, They Died Together.

By Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RusKFX
via IFTTT The story of Joefred and Ralfred Gregory has resonated widely as India suffered the most virus deaths in a single day of any country during the pandemic.

E.U. agrees to reopen to vaccinated visitors and those from Covid-safe countries.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Monika Pronczuk from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hDVHK3
via IFTTT The bloc’s new rules, which are coming just in time for the summer tourism season, will open the door for Americans.

Claims From an Organized Crime Boss Rock Turkey’s Government

By Carlotta Gall from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ymTQ2s
via IFTTT President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, already hampered by an economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus cases, is now battling allegations of corruption in his ranks.

Japan Is Shaken After a Detainee, Wasting Away, Dies Alone in Her Cell

By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno from NYT World https://ift.tt/2STCBoZ
via IFTTT Critics of the country’s immigration system say the death reveals an opaque and capricious bureaucracy with nearly unchecked power over foreigners caught inside it.

Darwin’s Arch, a Famed Rock Formation in the Galápagos, Collapses

By Daniel Victor from NYT World https://ift.tt/346Iy4B
via IFTTT Erosion caused the natural archway in the remote Pacific islands to fall into the sea, officials said.

Miss Universe Myanmar Arrives in Florida With a Message for the Junta

By Richard C. Paddock from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ohBwmH
via IFTTT Ma Thuzar Wint Lwin hopes to use her international platform as a pageant contestant to criticize the country’s military coup and support the pro-democracy movement.

A Scratched Hint of Ancient Ties Stirs National Furies in Europe

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fooik4
via IFTTT Czech archaeologists say marks found on a cattle bone are sixth-century Germanic runes, in a Slavic settlement. The find has provoked an academic and nationalist brawl.

The C.D.C. director offers a stark reassurance: Only unvaccinated people are at risk by unmasking.

By Matt Richtel, Mitch Smith and Christina Morales from NYT World https://ift.tt/3bynU14
via IFTTT In a round of Sunday morning news, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky sought to quell the public confusion over her agency’s new masking guidance.

Why Is Covid Killing So Many Young Children in Brazil? Doctors Are Baffled

By Ana Ionova from NYT World https://ift.tt/3buVZzc
via IFTTT Experts believe Brazil’s overloaded hospital system and uneven access to health care are among the reasons babies and small children are succumbing to the virus at a high rate.

A major nurses’ union condemns the C.D.C.’s new mask advice for vaccinated people.

By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Reey3W
via IFTTT National Nurses United, the largest U.S. union of registered, nurses called on the federal agency to revise its guidance, saying that “lives are in the balance.”

After Years of Quiet, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Exploded. Why Now?

By Patrick Kingsley from NYT World https://ift.tt/2SUWa0j
via IFTTT A little-noticed police action in Jerusalem last month was one of several incidents that led to the current crisis.

A Press Corps Deceived, and the Gaza Invasion That Wasn’t

By David M. Halbfinger from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RPZpWi
via IFTTT A spokesman led the international media to believe that Israeli forces had entered Gaza. They hadn’t. But the army wanted Hamas to think they had.

Prince Harry Shares ‘Pain and Suffering’ of Growing Up in Royal Family

By Elian Peltier from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fgmtFG
via IFTTT In a wide-ranging interview for a podcast, Harry said his existence in the British monarchy had been “a mix between ‘The Truman Show’ and being in a zoo.”

WeWork’s C.E.O. says ‘least engaged’ employees enjoy working from home.

By Bryan Pietsch from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hklgzU
via IFTTT Sandeep Mathrani’s comments at a Wall Street Journal event prompted intense debate on Twitter.

As Gaza War Escalates, New Front Opens in Israeli Cities

By Patrick Kingsley from NYT World https://ift.tt/3y4TwFf
via IFTTT Rioting and mob violence between Arabs and Jews tore through towns and cities across Israel. Rockets from Gaza and Israeli airstrikes continued to kill civilians.