Leak in Covid Hospital’s Oxygen Tank Kills at Least 22 in India

The accident happened in the western state of Maharashtra on Wednesday, after the leak in the hospital’s main oxygen tank cut off the flow of oxygen to dozens of critically ill patients.


Biden to Declare Atrocities Against Armenia Were Genocide

The designation for the World War I-era killings would further fray U.S. relations with Turkey, but it is a risk the president appears willing to take to further human rights, officials said.


Putin Warns of a Russian ‘Red Line’ the West Will Regret Crossing

In a state-of-the nation speech, President Vladimir Putin warned of a “fast and tough” response to security threats, in a message seemingly aimed at President Biden and delivered amid large protests.


Russia Detains Nearly 1,500 People at Navalny Protests

Protests in support of the jailed opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny stretched throughout Russia on Wednesday, including a crowd of thousands near the Kremlin.


L.A. Schools Superintendent Austin Beutner Stepping Down

Austin Beutner, who turned down a contract extension, was both praised and criticized for how he managed the nation’s second-largest public school system through a series of crises.


No Pregnancy Risk Found From 2 Covid-19 Vaccines, Preliminary Research Shows

Early research suggests that two Covid-19 vaccines pose no greater risk for pregnant people than for anyone else.


Mao Ayuth, Filmmaker Who Survived the Khmer Rouge, Dies at 76

At a time when most artists were killed, he hid his background. Later he resumed his career and served in government. He died of complications of Covid-19.


Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Britain’s Town Criers Put It in Writing

A clear ringing voice will be of no use to contemporary criers in this year’s British Town Crier Championships, which will be judged only on written proclamations because of the pandemic.


Your Thursday Briefing

India’s rapidly worsening Covid crisis.


After Heart Attack, British Man’s Post Resonates on LinkedIn

Jonathan Frostick, a program manager at an investment bank, was still in the hospital when wrote a LinkedIn post vowing to step away from work and spend more time with his family. Thousands responded.