Briefing

The rich countries come first for new virus vaccinesThe world's richest countries have claimed more than half the doses of coronavirus vaccines that will hit the market by 2021 as many poorer nations struggle to secure enough. If all of…

New virus restrictions for southern EnglandPubs, restaurants and theaters in London are closing again as the UK government tightens restrictions in the capital and parts of southern England due to a "very sharp, exponential increase" in…

Germany closes before ChristmasGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Sunday that the Germans will initiate a strict ban over Christmas after weeks of milder restrictions on public life could not slow the spread of the corona virus…

(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.)Good Morning.We cover increasing number of cases of the coronavirus in Germany is the Prospect of a Facebook breakup and the Almost 50,000 displaced…

The incalculable scars of the Bergamo pandemic survivorsPlagued by guilt, anger and regret from survivors, those left behind in the province - the hardest hit place in Italy and perhaps the world - are struggling to understand how the…

A rebellion in England over coronavirus restrictionsLess than a year after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a landslide election victory, he faces a major uprising by his own party over his handling of the pandemic. The legislature…

"At no point," said McCartney, "did I think," I'm making an album. I better be serious. 'It was more like,' You're locked up. You can do what the hell you want. '“That was a gas as always. “I'm amazed,” McCartney said, “that I'm not…

How an Italian province turned into a virus tragedyIn the spring, the northern Italian province of Bergamo became one of the deadliest battlefields for the coronavirus in the western world. Amid unimaginable suffering and a soundtrack of…

Keep fighting back the virusCompared to the US and Europe, the coronavirus is still relatively strong in check in much of East Asia. With cases rising to alarming levels again in recent weeks, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong had to…

France and Germany are fighting for life after TrumpAfter years of hostility towards Europe, President Trump is leaving the country. But the prospect of his departure has reopened old rifts between key European allies over their relations…