PARIS — Four police officers have been charged over the beating of a Black music producer in Paris this month, the authorities in France said on Monday, in a case that has shocked the country and forced the government to reckon with persistent accusations of police brutality and racism. Graphic video posted…
Month: November 2020
The Path of Virus Deaths
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. Cases are still rising during this wave of the pandemic. Deaths are probably not far behind. ImageA mobile morgue in Texas.Credit…Ivan Pierre Aguirre/Reuters The number of Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. has dropped in the last few days, but there…
Coronavirus, Tigray, France: Your Monday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering how tragedy unfolded in the Italian region of Bergamo, the latest from the conflict in Tigray and mass protests over France’s new security bill. How an Italian province became a virus tragedy ImageThe Bolognini Hospital in Seriate, Bergamo.Credit…Fabio…
U.S. coronavirus cases pass 4 million for the month of November, doubling the record set in October.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the United States for November surpassed four million on Saturday, more than double the record set in October of 1.9 million cases. And the sharp escalation is likely to continue — or grow even steeper. “We are on track to continue this accelerated pace of…
Daily Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. rise back toward the record level set in April.
On April 15, 2,752 people across the United States were reported to have died from Covid-19, more than on any day before or since. Now daily deaths are rising sharply and fast approaching that dreadful count again. On Wednesday, 2,300 deaths were reported nationwide — the highest toll since May. The pandemic…
Protests Over Security Bill in France Draw Tens of Thousands
PARIS — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest a security bill that would restrict sharing images of police officers and strengthen government surveillance tools, the latest sign that anger over recent cases of police violence is galvanizing opposition. Media organizations and human rights…
Pedophile Scandal Can’t Crack the Closed Circles of Literary France
PARIS — One of France’s most prestigious literary awards, the Renaudot can change a writer’s career overnight. Prizewinners jump onto best-seller lists. Publishers earn bragging rights in a nation that places literature at the heart of its sense of grandeur and global standing. A striking example is now a notorious one: Gabriel…
Beijing Takes Its South China Sea Strategy to the Himalayas
Just in time for its National Day in October, China completed construction of a new village high in the mountains where the Chinese region of Tibet meets the kingdom of Bhutan. A hundred people moved into two dozen new homes beside the Torsa River and celebrated the holiday by raising China’s flag…
Macron Says Images of French Police Beating Black Man ‘Shame Us’
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Friday that video images showing police officers beating a Black man “shame us,” and he condemned violence both by and against the police. Mr. Macron asked the government to quickly come up with proposals “to reaffirm the link of confidence that should naturally…
They Beat Back the Virus (Again and Again and Again)
HONG KONG — First, it was travelers and university students bringing the coronavirus back to Hong Kong from Europe and the United States. Then, sea crews and bar patrons were the ones spreading infections. In the latest wave, a large cluster appears to have started in ballroom dancing halls that are popular…
A Black Friday Like no Other
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. The holiday season is here. And we look at how Black Friday is different this year. ImageShopping in San Francisco last week.Credit…Jeff Chiu/Associated Press It’s Black Friday, the typical start of the holiday shopping season. But as with so many…
He Once Trafficked in Rare Birds. Now, He Tells How It’s Done.
WEIDEN AN DER MARCH, Austria — On a humid evening at the airport in Fortaleza, in northern Brazil, Johann Zillinger, a wildlife trafficker, was keeping a close eye on his new hire. He had recruited the 24-year-old farmhand as a mule few days earlier, promising him a free trip to Europe and…
Ethiopia’s Leader Escalates Push Into Tigray, Raising Fears of Civilian Deaths
NAIROBI, Kenya — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia said on Thursday that he had ordered a final military offensive into the capital of the northern region of Tigray, a major escalation of a weekslong conflict that rights organizations worry will lead to large civilian casualties. The move came after Mr. Abiy…
Happy Thanksgiving
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. For the holiday, we’re printing readers’ words of gratitude. ImageCredit…Vinnie Neuberg ‘I am thankful to be thankful’ Last week, I invited readers to send us six words describing what made them thankful in 2020. It’s a form of writing —…
‘The Crown’ Stokes an Uproar Over Fact vs. Entertainment
LONDON — On a Saturday night in July 1986, a band of bureaucrats in raincoats — one contingent from Buckingham Palace, the other from 10 Downing Street — converged on a newsstand in a train station to snap up The Sunday Times, fresh off the presses with a bombshell headline: “Queen dismayed…
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Shares Her Miscarriage Grief
LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, revealed in a deeply personal essay in The New York Times Opinion section on Wednesday that she had miscarried her second child with Prince Harry in July, bringing light to an experience shared by many grieving families who often suffer in silence. The steep challenges…
Cyclone Nivar Threatens India’s Puducherry
NEW DELHI — A severe cyclone gathered speed off India’s eastern shores in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday and was poised to make landfall around midnight local time. Cyclone Nivar, the fourth named storm in the North Indian Ocean this year, was expected to make landfall near Puducherry, a city about…
Ditching the Turkey: Thanksgiving Memories (and Misadventures) of Reporters Abroad
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. When you’re a Times journalist spending Thanksgiving outside the United States, the day isn’t exactly all turkey and football. Improvisation replaces tradition, family is where you find it, and work comes first.…
The Transition Begins
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. The Trump administration has started the transition to Joe Biden’s presidency. ImageCredit…Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times Many Americans have spent weeks, if not months, asking some version of this question: What if President Trump refuses to leave office?…
How to Pretend You’re in Hawaii Tonight
While your travel plans may be on hold, you can pretend you’re somewhere new for the night. Around the World at Home invites you to channel the spirit of a new place each week with recommendations on how to explore the culture, all from the comfort of your home. Beyond the palm…