A Fall in Virus Cases

And what else you need to know today.


Tanzania’s president says ‘vaccines don’t work,’ earning a rebuff from the W.H.O.


How the Coronavirus Turns the Body Against Itself

Some patients struggling with Covid-19 develop antibodies against their own tissues, scientists have found.


German Neo-Nazi Sentenced to Life for Murder of Merkel Ally

The 2019 killing appeared to be the country’s first political assassination by a far-right extremist since the end of World War II.


Your Thursday Briefing

The E.U.’s vaccination crisis.


Thousands in Poland Protest Against Near-Total Abortion Ban

Demonstrators flooded the streets on Wednesday after the government abruptly announced that a ban on abortions for fetal abnormalities — virtually the only kind that had been allowed in Poland — would take effect.


Your Thursday Briefing

The global competition to get vaccines.


Britain Cracks Down on International Travel

Hoping to reduce the spread of the coronavirus variant, Britain announced on Wednesday it will require citizens arriving home from high-risk countries to quarantine in hotels for 10 days at their own expense.


What We Learned From Apple’s New Privacy Labels

Requiring that app makers list the data they collect reveals a lot about what some apps do with our information (ahem, WhatsApp) but creates confusion about others.


Janez Jansa Kicks Off a Culture War in Slovenia's Museums

Slovenia’s government has replaced the directors of major institutions. But it says “run-of-the-mill artists really have nothing to complain about.”