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China’s leader Xi Jinping has ruled with an iron fist, imposing harsh crackdowns to quash dissent.

France ends most capacity limits in restaurants and other venues, plus other news from around the world.

How the party parties in a pandemic: Covid tests and isolation.

A poll reveals another U.S. vaccine divide, this one by household.

‘Listen to the party,’ thousands of performers shouted as the ceremony opened with a 100-gun salute.

China’s leader Xi Jinping warns Beijing will not be ‘bullied’ by foreign forces.

The U.S. runs a dizzying bureaucratic obstacle course to share vaccines with countries in need.

Crowds gather in Tiananmen Square for an elaborately choreographed ceremony.

Around the world, negative views of China are at historic highs.

A Communist theme park and other ‘red tourism’ sites are drawing visitors.

South Korea delays relaxing restrictions in Seoul as cases spike.

Pope Agrees to Meet With Indigenous Groups From Canada About Schools

Pandemic Surges Again in Many Parts of the World, Fueled by Variants

Ethiopia Leader, Stung by World Condemnation, Denies Troops Were Defeated

The party is remaking Hong Kong, imposing ever more signs of its authoritarian will.

Hong Kong marks two other anniversaries under a vast security bubble.

China links its ascendant future to a revolutionary past as it celebrates the Communist Party’s centenary.

The celebration is a big moment for Xi Jinping, China’s authoritarian leader.

Putin Pushes Vaccinations as Russia Faces New Coronavirus Wave

Should you wear a mask after you’ve been vaccinated? It gets complicated.

‘Hamilton,’ the biggest Broadway hit in years, gets $30 million in federal aid. How did that happen?

The W.H.O. calls out unequal access to vaccines for Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Dead Animals Wash Ashore in Sri Lanka After Ship Spills Chemicals

The C.D.C. director reaffirms that vaccinated people in the U.S. don’t need masks in most situations.

Deaths Spike as Heat Wave Broils Western Canada

Britain and the E.U. Defer Action on Northern Ireland

South Korea delays the plan to relax restrictions in Seoul as cases spike.

Tribunal Convicts Former Serbian Officials of Crimes in the Balkans

Putin promotes vaccines as a new virus wave darkens his propaganda picture.

Australian officials are divided over the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Here’s what scientists know about the Delta variant.

As the Virus Rages, Putin Pushes Russians to Get a (Russian) Vaccine

W.H.O. Says China Has Eliminated Malaria

‘Hamilton,’ the biggest Broadway hit in years, gets $30 million in federal aid. How did that happen?

What scientists know about the Delta variant.

Expected to Be Demure, Japan’s Girls Face Steep Hurdles to Athletic Dreams

The Supreme Court keeps in place the moratorium on evictions.

North Korea reports a ‘great crisis’ in its Covid response.

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A strong opening for the latest ‘Fast & Furious’ suggests the movie crowd is back.

The U.S. Supreme Court sides with a government request to leave moratorium on evictions in place.

Covid-19 caused a significant decline in life expectancy in Brazil.

Jubilant Tigray Capital Greets Insurgents After Ethiopian Retreat

Biafra Separatist, After Years on Run, Is Held in Nigeria

With hundreds of thousands facing famine in Tigray, aid groups seek access.

An uneasy silence from Ethiopia and Eritrea over what’s next.

At-home coronavirus tests could still be useful, even for the vaccinated.

‘I miss home’: The war spawned a displacement crisis.

Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s leader, swiftly went from hero to pariah.

Markets work, but untangling supply chains during a pandemic takes time.