Your Tuesday Briefing

A tense summer for Northern Ireland.


W.H.O. Calls for End to ‘Two-Track Pandemic’ Response

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday that inequitable vaccine distribution has allowed coronavirus deaths to rise in low-income countries with less access, despite wider global declines.


Your Tuesday Briefing

India’s revamped vaccine efforts.


New Dinosaur Species Is Australia’s Largest, Researchers Say

Australotitan cooperensis, a long-necked herbivore from the Cretaceous period, is estimated to have weighed 70 tons, measured two stories tall and extended the length of a basketball court.


India to Take Over Vaccine Program From States Amid Criticism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been criticized over his handling of the pandemic, also said shots would be free for all those over 18.


Pakistan Train Crash Kills at Least 33 People

Two express passenger trains collided on Monday in Ghotki, Pakistan, leaving at least 33 people dead and 100 others injured.


The Dangerous Delta Variant

Covid cases are rising in Britain — and U.S. trends may soon follow.


South May See Summer Covid Surge as Vaccination Rates Lag

In 15 states, including Arkansas, the Carolinas, Georgia and Louisiana, about half of adults or fewer have received a vaccine dose.


Living on the Margins, ‘Surfing’ on the Buses

In the Brazilian city of Olinda, a group of thrill seekers has taken up an illegal and death-defying hobby: riding on the outside of public buses.


From Doomsday Preppers to Doomsday Plotters

Far-right movements have long dreamed of a moment that ends society as we’ve known it. Now, experts say, so-called accelerationist thinking is proliferating in ways that could destabilize democracy.