JAKARTA, Indonesia — Two landslides set off by heavy rainfall and unstable soil killed at least 12 people on Java, Indonesia’s most populous island, and left rescue workers searching for survivors, disaster officials said Sunday. Among those killed in the landslides in West Java Province were the head of a local disaster…
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip receive vaccinations in Britain.
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, received Covid-19 vaccines on Saturday, according to Buckingham Palace, a day after Britain approved a third vaccine and as the country faced one of its deadliest weeks since the pandemic began. The couple was vaccinated at Windsor Castle, the palace said in a statement,…
Hong Kong Website Doxxing Police Gets Blocked, Raising Censorship Fears
At one internet provider, China Mobile Hong Kong, the disconnection — of a type known as a drop action — indicates direct involvement by the telecom company. “A drop action is a specifically configured element of a D.N.S. firewall environment” Mr. April said. “This is not something the owner could have configured,…
In the Cold and Rain, India’s Farmers Press Their Stand Against Modi
NEW DELHI — Under a rain-slick tarpaulin, half a dozen elderly women bake roti on a wood-fired griddle — flattening dough, flipping browned bread from dawn until the sun retreats into Delhi’s evening smoke. Anyone who walks in gets served rice and cooked vegetables and, to wash it down, a cumin-flavored yogurt…
Biden plans to release nearly all available vaccine doses in an attempt to speed delivery.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to release nearly all available coronavirus vaccine doses “to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible,” the Biden transition team said Friday, a move representing a sharp break from the Trump administration’s practice of holding back some of the vaccine.…
Hong Kong Protesters Given Prison Terms for Beating Reporter at Airport
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced two men and one woman to several years in prison for assaulting a Chinese state media reporter during a protest that paralyzed the territory’s international airport in 2019. The sentences ranged from four years and three months to five and a half…
He Qian Said #MeToo. Now She’s Being Punished in a Chinese Court.
More than two years ago, He Qian, a former journalist in China, came forward with accusations of sexual assault against a well-known reporter. Her story circulated widely on the internet, helping give force to China’s burgeoning #MeToo movement. Now Ms. He, 32, is being punished for it. A Chinese court ruled this…
U.S. Capitol Violence a Blow to America’s Troubled Democratic Image
PARIS — The choreography was unusual: President Emmanuel Macron of France, standing before the Stars and Stripes, declaring in English that “We believe in the strength of our democracies. We believe in the strength of American democracy.” And so the presidency of Donald Trump draws to a close with a French leader…
Fans of H.G. Wells Cry Foul Over Errors in Commemorative Coin
The idea was to create a commemorative coin to celebrate the work of H.G. Wells, the British writer, historian and sociologist best known for the novels “The War of the Worlds” and “The Invisible Man.” But the two-pound coin that the Royal Mint in Britain unveiled this week has irked some fans…
Rampage at the Capitol
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. Members of Congress — after fleeing for their safety — voted to confirm Biden’s victory. Donald Trump has been attacking American democracy for much of his time as president. He has told repeated lies…
The Former Youth TV Star on a Mission to Transform the BBC
LONDON — When June Sarpong was 21 and an up-and-coming presenter on MTV in Britain, she walked past a newsstand and saw a magazine in its racks. On the cover was a story about successful women at the music station. She grabbed a copy, only to discover she wasn’t featured. Sarpong —…
Albert Roux, Chef Who Brought French Cuisine to London With Le Gavroche, Dies at 85
Albert Roux, the French-born chef whose London restaurant Le Gavroche was the first in Britain to earn three Michelin stars, died on Monday. He was 85. His death was confirmed in a statement on the restaurant’s website, citing Mr. Roux’s family. The statement said that Mr. Roux “had been unwell for a…
Will the Sudden E.U.-China Deal Damage Relations With Biden?
BRUSSELS — The European Union embarked on a trade deal with China believing that engagement with Beijing was the best way to alter its behavior and make it a committed stakeholder in the international system. But that was seven years ago. The deal was quietly sealed in the final weeks of last…
It’s Mother vs. Son in Britain’s Priciest Divorce War
For the United Kingdom, the influx of Russian capital — and capital from the super rich in other parts of the world — had upsides. Real estate prices and tax coffers were plumped, and a mini industry of accountants, lawyers and advisers sprang up, all of whom helped these émigrés navigate the…
South Korea Will Send Delegation to Iran Over Seized Ship
South Korea will send a delegation to negotiate the release of a ship and its 20-member crew after the vessel was seized by Iranian forces, officials said on Tuesday, the latest development in a provocation by the government in Tehran, which has been economically isolated by U.S. sanctions. Iranian officials said the…
Gulf States Agree to Ease Relations With Qatar
Representatives of several Gulf states signed an agreement on Tuesday to ease Qatar’s isolation from its Arab neighbors, which have blockaded the country since 2017, a major step toward ending a rift that has left it excluded for years. The agreement, signed at a regional summit meeting in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia,…
Rescuers Search for Survivors in Norway Landslide That Killed at Least 7
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of seven people killed in a landslide in Norway last week, and they are still looking for survivors, the police said Monday. Three people remained missing after the disaster in the village of Ask, about 30 miles northeast of Oslo, the police said. Officials said the landslide…
Playing the ‘Green Lottery’: Life Inside Colombia’s Emerald Mines
I was half a mile into the mine shaft, and my heart was racing. Hunched underneath the low ceiling and hardly able to see, I was following along by listening to the splashes of the men’s steps in front of me. The water, dripping from above, was up to my ankles. Then…
The Virus Is Still Winning
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. A simple chart shows why the new coronavirus variants are so worrisome. This simple chart shows why the new variants of the coronavirus — first detected in Britain and South Africa — are so worrisome: The chart compares the spread…
A Year of Scandals and Self-Questioning for France’s Top Publishers
PARIS — France’s publishers are usually cloistered in newspapers’ genteel book sections or discussed with near reverence on television literary programs. But for the past 12 months, they have been under the harsh spotlight of muckraking online investigators and of police blotters. The Paris headquarters of the publisher of Proust and Céline…