White House to Extend Travel Bans on Europe, Brazil and adding South Africa


E.U. Recommends Travel Restrictions to Curb Virus Cases

The European Commission proposed on Monday to restrict nonessential travel to slow the spread of the new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus.


Song Yoo-jung, a South Korean Actress, Has Died at 26

No cause of death was disclosed, but the case followed a string of suicides by young entertainers in the country.


E.U. Condemns Arrest of Navalny and Supporters

European foreign ministers disagree about how to respond, but a diplomatic visit to Moscow will go ahead early in February, after Navalny’s fate is clearer.


Five Past Vaccine Drives and How They Worked

As governments begin rolling out the biggest vaccine drives in history, a look at mass vaccination campaigns of the past offers insight into mistakes.


A vaccine ad invokes the culture of Mardi Gras to reduce hesitancy.


Arizonans seeking vaccination are mistakenly calling an 8-year-old girl in Missouri.


Debating Stimulus Checks

And what else you need to know today.


Your Monday Briefing

A likely extension to Britain’s lockdown.


AMLO, Mexican President, Has Coronavirus

Andrés Manuel López Obrador has scoffed at precautions to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Now he has it.