Briefing

Good Morning. We cover the Olympics, the WHO's call to further investigate the origins of the pandemic and further destruction from flooding in China.The Olympics open amid fear and controversyIn 1964, when Japan last hosted the Games, the…

The death toll from floods reaches 196.

(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.)Good Morning.We cover the beginning of a pivot Election year in Germany, on Lockdown in Italy and an outcry in Britain against gender-based violence.A decisive…

A rampage in MyanmarAt least eight people died and 20 others were wounded Thursday when police officers fired indiscriminately at a group of unarmed civilians in Myaing, a small town in the center of the country."They shot people like…

The EU exports millions of doses of vaccineDespite accusations of "vaccine nationalism" and protectionism, the European Union has exported 34 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to dozens of countries in the past few weeks, though it lags…

The "heart of darkness" of the Myanmar militaryThe military and its brutal practices have been on the global scene since last month's coup. The generals are now fully responsible again, and the Tatmadaw, as the military is called, has…

Israel reopens after coronavirus vaccinationsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoyed a cappuccino and cake on the terrace of a Jerusalem cafe on Sunday to signal the furthest reopening of the Israeli economy since the first coronavirus…

Listen: We asked Rufus Wainwright, Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli take five minutes to fall in love with tenors.Take care of oneself. At Home offers a comprehensive collection of ideas on what to read, cook, see, and do while staying safe…

Germany's hundreds of thousands of unused vaccine dosesTwo weeks after 1.45 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine hit Germany, only 270,986 have been given, according to health officials, despite people around the world demanding…

An ambitious global vaccine campaign startsThe West African nation of Ghana received the first major shipment of Covid-19 vaccines as part of a global exchange program aimed at making vaccine access more equitable. Ghana and other West…