Lawmakers in the Himalayan country voted this week to amend a 2004 law that criminalizes “sexual conduct that is against the order of nature,” previously treated as a reference to gay sex.

Cho Doo-soon served 12 years in prison for raping an 8-year-old girl. His case has led the national legislature to create new rules for sex offenders released from prison.

Determining how to parcel out the long-awaited vaccine is not a simple task for the provinces.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been positioning himself as a leader in fighting global warming, an area where he can make common cause with President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia on Friday canceled a large order of a developed coronavirus vaccine after not having the approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the country’s drug regulator.

Signatories of an open letter say a parliamentary resolution declaring the campaign anti-Semitic has led to self-censorship and is stifling artistic expression.

British health officials recommended that people with severe allergy reactions not be given the vaccine. Such reactions to vaccines are rare, even in people who have allergies to food or bee stings.

And what else you need to know today.

Did you follow the headlines this week?