Kristofer Schipper, Influential China Scholar, Dies at 86

A native of Holland, he helped change the understanding of Chinese religion and became a Taoist priest in the process.


Governors across the political spectrum push to expand in-person learning.


Floods and Mudslides in Eastern Indonesia Leave at Least 41 Dead

Entire neighborhoods were submerged, with some of the worst effects hitting a remote island accessible only by sea, officials said.


Taiwan Crash Investigators Focus on How Truck Fell in Train’s Path

Officials were trying to determine why the truck slid downhill from a construction site on Friday, resulting in the island’s deadliest rail disaster in decades.


France's Outspoken Student Union Positions Itself at the Vanguard of Change

To its critics, the 114-year-old Unef is the incarnation of the American-inspired ideas that threaten France’s founding principles. Its leaders say it is the future.


Alabama Basketball Superfan Dies

Luke Ratliff rarely missed a game and was known by the Crimson Tide community as “Fluffopotamus.”


22 Mummies Create Spectacle Moving Through Downtown Cairo

Riding on top of custom-made vehicles, the mummies were moved in a procession on Saturday from a museum where they had been kept for more than a century to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo.


Jordan’s Former Crown Prince, in Video, Reports His Detention

In a video obtained by The New York Times, Hamzah Bin Hussein, the former crown prince of Jordan, said he had been ordered to remain at home incommunicado because of claims that he attended meetings where the king was criticized.


As U.S. Shots Near 3 Million Daily, Experts Warn of Complacency

The milestone, which comes amid a worrying resurgence of variants in certain parts of the country, reflects a steady increase in the capacity of states to deliver shots into arms.


Argentina’s President Tests Positive for Coronavirus Despite Vaccination

Alberto Fernández, who received early results on his 62nd birthday, was confirmed to have the virus in a later PCR test. His symptoms were said to be mild.