Where Do Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide

Health agencies and hospitals are using different formulas to allocate the coronavirus shots, exacerbating disparities in vaccine access.


Protests Against Military Takeover Spread Across Myanmar

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of cities across Myanmar on Sunday, demanding an end to military rule a week after the country’s generals took control and detained civilian leaders in a coup.


More than 100 People Missing After Himalayan Glacier Break

The glacier break swept away two dam projects and caused sudden, intense flooding in Uttarakhand, India, on Sunday.


Yellen Warns Jobs Will be Slow to Rebound Without Stimulus


Two Nations Mark Anniversary of Two Notable Covid-19 Deaths

Soon after the death of a doctor who was one of the first to warn publicly about the coronavirus, China abruptly reversed course. The United States took a very different path after what would be its first confirmed death of the pandemic.


Getting the Vaccine Along With a Glimmer of Hope

A Times editor describes getting the vaccine as a glimmer of joy during a dark and cold winter.


How Do the Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Work?

Thousands of people, including university professors, can submit nominations. Hundreds are submitted per year.


Carmen Vázquez, a longtime force in the world of L.G.B.T.Q. rights, dies at 72.


Public Buildings Burned in Chile After Fatal Police Shooting

Protesters in Panguipulli, Chile, outraged by the killing there of a popular street performer, set several public offices ablaze on Friday night. Anger over police misconduct has led to growing calls for reform.


Myanmar Protesters Defy Military Rule

Thousands of people marched in the city of Yangon on Saturday. It was the largest demonstration since the military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, and detained the country’s elected civilian leaders.