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Chicago delays school reopenings by a day as teachers edge toward strike.

Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.

Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

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Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.

Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

Captain Tom, Who Raised Millions for U.K. Health Workers, Is Hospitalized

Not Yet Desperate, Japan and South Korea Plod Toward Vaccinations

New York City postpones vaccine appointments as a snowstorm approaches.

Militants Storm Hotel in Somali Capital and Blasts Rock Area

New York City postpones vaccine appointments as a snowstorm approaches.

Australia locks down a whole city after finding a single new coronavirus case.

In Russia, Economic Slump Erodes Consensus That Shielded Putin

In Photos: Crowds of Police Didn’t Quell Russia’s Pro-Navalny Protests

An Israeli rabbi’s pronouncements on the virus have made him a villain to many.

Canadian companies are trying to ramp up virus testing.

A darkened Paris still glimmers through the pandemic fog.

Poorer countries are becoming potential breeding grounds for variants.

Isidore Torres, a trailblazing Hispanic judge in Michigan, dies at 73.

As Virus Variants Spread, ‘No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe’

Navalny Protests Live Updates: Russians Defy Kremlin and Rally Across Nation

Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.

Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.

E.U. Makes a Sudden and Embarrassing U-Turn on Vaccines

Scientists see the discovery of the South Africa variant in South Carolina as a ‘pivotal moment.’

Britain’s vaccine rollout is a rare pandemic response success for the country.

How one California college is trying to shield its city from the virus.

Countries tighten borders as alarm over coronavirus variants grows.

The West’s Patience With Uganda’s Strongman Wanes After a Bloody Election

Paris, Shuttered, Must be Imagined

En finir avec la honte et le silence en France

As Protests Grip Russia, Putin Critics of Many Stripes Rally Around Navalny

Chicago teachers move closer to striking over a plan to reopen schools.

The Philippines tells kids to stay home and ‘glue their attention to TV.’

The Australian Open will allow up to 30,000 spectators a day.

‘It’s numbing’: Nine retired nuns in Michigan died of Covid-19.

After Newness Fades, Canada Settles Down to Legal Marijuana

Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule

Cardinal Dolan, the leader of New York’s Catholic Church, is in quarantine.

France and Germany, alarmed by variants, will restrict incoming travelers.

Coachella music festival is canceled again.

Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule

Germany won’t allow some nonresidents to enter the country, even with a negative test.

France closes its borders to all countries outside the E.U. as cases rise.

Fauci calls South Africa-based variant’s resilience a ‘wake-up call.’

Shedding Shame and Silence in France

Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine offers strong protection but fuels concern about variants.

E.U. demands answers on AstraZeneca delay and releases contract before likely approval.

He’s Israel’s ‘prince of Torah.’ But to some, he’s the king of Covid.

China to Stop Recognizing Special U.K. Passports for Hong Kongers