In Run-Up to Oprah’s Interview With Harry and Meghan, Royal Accusations Fly

CBS is releasing tantalizing video clips of the couple, while scalding allegations are coming from Buckingham Palace staff members.


Pfizer Vaccine Will Be Tested Against Variant from South Africa

Scientists want to inoculate every adult in one Austrian district, in a real-world test of how the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine works against the variant first seen in South Africa.


Proposed E.U. Law Aims to Rectify Gender Pay Gap

Under a proposed law, companies in Europe could be sanctioned if they fail to pay men and women the same salaries.


A college president wanted a firsthand look at dorm lockdown. Very firsthand.


Your Friday Briefing

Myanmar’s women on the front lines.


Hong Kong Court Charges 47 Pro-Democracy Activists

Protesters gathered outside a Hong Kong courthouse on Thursday for the preliminary hearing of the 47 pro-democracy activists who were charged with violating Chinese law after attempting to organize an election primary.


In Iceland, 18,000 Earthquakes Over Days Signal Possible Eruption on the Horizon

The earthquake swarm is the culmination of more than a year of intense seismic activity. It could also herald decades of intermittent volcanic eruptions.


Afghan War Casualty Report: March 2021

At least 21 pro-government forces and 22 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.


BBC Apologizes for Interview With Cory Booker Impostor

The network issued a correction and said it was looking into the matter, calling the interview a “deliberate hoax.”


In New York, as shoppers went online, Amazon went on a warehouse-buying spree.