A confused federal effort to retrieve Americans overseas in the initial outbreak led to safety risks, a new report says.
The federal report concluded that the evacuation of Americans from China bogged down badly as different divisions within the federal health department argued over which was responsible.
France Enabled 1994 Rwanda Genocide, Report Says
A report commissioned by the Rwandan government accuses France of enabling the genocide of at least 800,000 people and of withholding “critical documents and testimony.”
Israel plans a testing program to let children go where the vaccinated can.
With a negative test, those under 16 will be allowed access to sporting and religious events in lieu of a vaccination certificate.
Emergent BioSolutions halts operations at its Baltimore plant, where J.&J. doses were ruined, at the F.D.A.’s request.
The Times had reported that production of new batches of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be put on hold while the review was underway.
Looted Objects From Afghanistan Are Returned
Thirty-three antiquities were handed over to the Afghan ambassador by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the Department of Homeland Security.
‘Follow the Party Forever’: China Plans a Communist Birthday Bash
Patriotic films. History lessons. Mass weddings. The Chinese Communist Party is going into overdrive to celebrate its 100th birthday.
All U.S. States Have Met Biden's Vaccine Expansion Deadline
Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont were the last states to expand eligibility on Monday. More than 131 million Americans have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Fleeing a Modern War, Syrians Seek Refuge in Ancient Ruins
So many people have fled to Syria’s crowded northwest that families have settled in important archaeological sites. “We, too, have become ruins.”
A Cuba Without a Castro? A Country Steps Into the Unknown.
Raúl Castro is preparing to step down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, leaving Cubans without a Castro to lead them for the first time in over 60 years.