After an outcry from preservationists and architects, the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad said that it would reconvene to consider the dorms’ future.

For the first time on record, the number of newborns in South Korea last year fell below the number of deaths, underscoring a long-term crisis in one of world’s most important economies

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain announced on Monday a strict new national lockdown after the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus escalated case numbers and was on track to overwhelm the nation’s beleaguered hospitals.

Thailand, Japan and China impose new restrictions.

Many now take the president’s disregard for democratic and ethical norms for granted, but also fear its effect on America’s standing in the world.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, announced on Monday that the country will go back into lockdown until the end of January due to the increase of coronavirus cases from a newly discovered variant.

The announcement by Kuwait was not confirmed by Saudi Arabia, which has led a Gulf boycott of Qatar for more than three years.

Seven bodies have been recovered following the disaster last week in a village north of Oslo. Three people are still missing.