Indonesia Cleric Is Sentenced to Prison After Violations of Covid Protocols
A three-judge panel in Jakarta, the capital, found Rizieq Shihab guilty of attracting thousands of followers to two large events after he returned in November from Saudi Arabia.
The Lab-Leak Theory
We have an explainer.
In Australia, Births of Tasmanian Devils Are a Milestone After 3,000 Years
Seven babies were born in the semi-wild of a nature preserve, millenniums after the animals were wiped out on the Australian mainland. Whether they can survive is another question.
Outbreak Prompts New Lockdown in Australia's Victoria State
After nearly three months without an infection, health officials have found 26 cases in the Melbourne area. Critics blamed ill-equipped quarantine facilities and a slow vaccine rollout.
Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Activists Face Jail and Cynicism
Hundreds of protesters, many students or college-educated, face potentially stiff sentences after Beijing’s crackdown. Those behind bars already battle isolation and disillusionment.
What to Name a Bunch of Black Holes? You Had Some Ideas.
Recently, astronomers asked aloud which plural term would best suit the most enigmatic entity in the cosmos. The responses were plentiful.
The worst Covid hot spot in North America now is Manitoba, Canada.
The coronavirus is spreading faster per capita in Manitoba than in any other state or province in Canada, the United States or Mexico, and its hospitals are overflowing.
Your Thursday Briefing
A new investigation into the coronavirus.
‘The Government Failed,’ Former Adviser to Boris Johnson Says
Dominic Cummings told Parliament that his ex-boss, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was “unfit for the job” and that government incompetence lead to thousands of excess Covid-19 deaths.
Biden Orders Intelligence Inquiry Into Origins of the Coronavirus
The directive came as health officials and scientists have renewed calls for a more rigorous examination.