Why Covid Antibody Drugs Go Unused as Need Soars
While such treatments are promising, their use has been slowed by testing lags, overwhelmed hospitals and a perception the therapies are only for well-connected people.
Molchat Doma Is Fun on TikTok. In Belarus, It's Serious.
Molchat Doma, a synth-pop trio, has become an unlikely social media star. Back home, its music was the soundtrack to a traumatic year.
China-E.U. Talks Hit Another Snag as Biden Camp Objects
Beijing and Brussels were on the brink of an agreement to roll back restrictions on investment. But the deal’s fate is uncertain amid growing animosity toward China and increasingly vocal opposition.
3 French Gendarmes Killed After Responding to Reports of Domestic Abuse
The officers were shot after arriving at the scene in an isolated hamlet in central France, the authorities said. The gunman has not been arrested.
Your Wednesday Briefing
France eases travel restrictions on the U.K.
Trial of High-Dose Blood Thinners in I.C.U. Patients Is Halted
Giving anticoagulants to hospitalized Covid-19 patients is routine. But high doses may sometimes do more harm than good, a safety board finds.
Ezra F. Vogel, Eminent Scholar of China and Japan, Dies at 90
A longtime scholar at Harvard, Professor Vogel wrote books that helped shape how the world viewed the two ascendant economic powers.
U.S. Considers Granting Immunity to Saudi Prince in Suspected Assassination Attempt
If the request is granted, it could potentially provide a legal basis to dismiss a separate case against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
France Fast-Tracks Citizenship for Frontline Workers
Some 700 foreigners who were exposed to the coronavirus through their frontline work are being given expedited naturalization reviews.
Sentence Is Cut for U.S. Student Who Broke Quarantine
Skylar Mack, 18, was sentenced to four months in prison for violating coronavirus restrictions in the Cayman Islands. After an outcry, her sentence was reduced to two months on Tuesday.