Glastonbury Festival Canceled for a Second Year Due to Pandemic

Britain’s biggest music event won’t take place for a second year in a row. The decision has sent shock waves across Europe, where festivals have already been asking politicians for help.


Your Friday Briefing

Europe takes new measures against the variant.


An A.S.L. interpreter who gave coronavirus updates dies of Covid-19 complications.


New coronavirus variants could challenge vaccine efforts.


Sri Lanka reopens its airports, despite a surge in cases and chaos around a shaman’s tonic.


Biden’s First Day

And what else you need to know today.


Your Wednesday Briefing

The final day of the Trump presidency.


Biden at Ceremony for Coronavirus Victims Says 'To Heal, we Must Remember'


Could a Small Test Screen People for Covid-19?

A new modeling study hints that odor-based screens could quash outbreaks. But some experts are skeptical it would work in the real world.


N.Y.C. will run out of its current vaccine supply on Thursday, the mayor says. It’s not scheduled to get more until next week.