Jean Daniel
1920–2020 Preeminent French journalist and intellectual dies at 99
His cameos in history included a trip to Cuba in 1963, where he extended to Fidel Castro a tentative overture from President John F. Kennedy — days before Kennedy was killed.
A Chinese tourist sits outside a glass igloo Jan. 31 at the Aurora Village campground in Teriberka, on Russia’s Arctic coast. Chinese visitors account for nearly 30 percent of Russia’s total tourism. (Lev Fedoseyev/Tass/Getty Images)
Russia’s Arctic winter is now missing its biggest fans: Chinese tourists
The land of the Northern Lights, and the rest of Russia, is off-limits to Chinese visitors under the Kremlin’s super-strict coronavirus precautions.
Pompeo, Taliban announce plan to sign peace deal at the end of the month
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the deal would be signed provided that a week-long reduction in violence across the country holds.
American accused of killing his wife and hiding her body found dead in Brazilian jail
Police said they believe Sean Karl Grebinger, 48, committed suicide.
After shooting, minorities say Germany has been slow to recognize threat of extremism
The interior minister promised increased police presence.
Meanwhile, South Korean officials traced many new infections to a church in Daegu, and the revelation of hundreds more cases undercut Beijing’s effort to show progress.
Containment still possible, but window ‘is narrowing,’ says WHO chief
Extradition of ‘El Menchito’ comes after pressure from the Trump administration
Whether they can call themselves ‘royal’ has been a contentious question.
The ventures include four luxury residential projects and an office tower, all branded with the Trump name under licensing deals.
The country’s wider health system is breaking down, leading to the sacrifice of some to save others.
Health authorities link more than two-thirds of South Korea’s known coronavirus cases to the church.
The hospitals are monitoring hundreds of people for potential infection after a sudden spike in cases.
Chinese health officials confirmed that the pneumonialike coronavirus came from wild animals sold at a market in Wuhan, the city of 11 million people and capital of the Hubei province in China.
The vote follows the disqualification of thousands of candidates, including pro-reform politicians.
A total of eight front-line health workers have died, while as many as 3,000 have been infected.
One big obstacle for those seeking paperwork: Many records in India are poorly maintained and not digitized.
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Trump's lack of response to a far-right terror attack in Germany was in keeping with a long-running double standard of his presidency.
Inconsistencies and sudden changes in official data are leaving experts — and journalists — struggling to plot meaningful trends.
State Department chose to keep 14 infected passengers on planes flying to U.S.
A video of a 9-year-old Australian boy telling his mother that he wants to die after being bullied at school for his dwarfism has gone viral on social media
Italy has reported its first death from the new virus from China
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have abandoned plans to use the “SussexRoyal” brand after they step back from royal duties
Defense lawyers in the case of two American teenagers accused of slaying an Italian police officer in Rome are complaining that some translations of conversations intercepted in the suspects’ jail were botched
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says indigenous barricades that are blocking rail service across the country and hurting the economy have to come down now
