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Gov. Greg Abbott bars mandates for vaccinations and masks in Texas.

Scientific journal explains why coronavirus data from China went missing.

Demonstrations against France’s vaccine pass surge for a third weekend, even as cases rise.

Demand for shots is increasing in less-vaccinated states under siege from the Delta variant.

Protests against France’s vaccine pass surge for a third weekend, even as cases rise.

Delta Variant Drives Global Virus Surge, W.H.O. Warns

In the U.S., the collision of the Delta variant and low vaccination rates is raising death rates.

Brisbane, Australia’s third largest city, finds six cases and begins a three-day lockdown.

Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban

Here’s what scientists know at this moment about the Delta variant.

‘The war has changed.’ In just days, the U.S. shifts tactics against the virus.

In Missouri, some people are trying to get vaccinated in secret, a doctor says.

The Long Kiss Goodbye: Will Covid End the French Bise Forever?

As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee

In South Africa, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants

Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say

‘It Feels Like We’re Just Waiting to Die’: Hong Kong Targets Student Unions

Missing genetic data on the early coronavirus from China has re-emerged.

Delta Variant Forces Japan to Extend State of Emergency

Three Members of the Olympic Refugee Team Will Soon Call Canada Home

Wildfires Continue to Rage Across Turkey

Murder Trial in Sweden Could Shine Unsavory Light on Iran’s New President

Virus cases are swelling around the world, and deaths in Africa are surging, the W.H.O. chief says.

Here’s who is hospitalized for Covid in New York City.

U.S. restaurants scramble to reimpose rules.

How Europe, after a fumbling start, overtook the U.S. in vaccinations.

As patients stream into a Covid I.C.U. in Florida, hopes fade.

U.S. military personnel will be asked their vaccination status or will face testing.

As Missouri faces a Delta-driven surge, some people are trying to get vaccinated in secret, a doctor says.

Remains of Esther Dingley, Missing British Hiker, Are Found

Los Angeles schools order weekly Covid tests for everyone, vaccinated or not.

How Europe, after a fumbling start, overtook the U.S. in vaccinations.

The Delta variant is a ‘serious threat’ as contagious as chickenpox, the C.D.C. finds.

‘They Thought I Was Dead’: Haitian President’s Widow Recounts Assassination

‘They Thought I Was Dead’: Haitian President’s Widow Recounts Assassination

An outbreak of the Delta variant tests China’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus.

The Indigenous Archaeologist Tracking Down the Missing Residential Children

Hong Kong Protester Is Sentenced to 9 Years in First Security Law Case

Don’t Let the Pandemic Tear Australia Apart

A flash flood in Afghanistan killed at least 80 people.

U.S. military personnel will be asked their vaccination status or will face testing.

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The C.D.C.’s decision on masks rests on new data showing the Delta variant thrives in the nose and throat.

Here are the details from Biden’s latest push to spur vaccinations.

The Olympics may be less safe from the coronavirus than officials hoped.

How Europe, After a Fumbling Start, Overtook the U.S. in Vaccination

Israel to Offer Third Covid Vaccine Shot to Those Over 60

Thailand builds a Covid treatment center at an international airport.

Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California will require masks indoors again.

Israel will give third Covid vaccine shots to those over 60.