Lessons From Remote Australia for the Pandemic Age

Survival in remote Australia lies on two pillars: a hardy self-reliance and a fierce sense of community. What can we learn for the pandemic age?


News Quiz: Protests, Russians, Chadwick Boseman

Did you follow the headlines this week?


New Zealand Suspends Live Cattle Exports After Ship Goes Missing Off Japan

A second man believed to be a crew member was plucked from the sea, but he later died, the Japanese Coast Guard said. The carcasses of a dozen cows were also spotted at sea.


Your Friday Briefing

Virus rules, Navalny poisoning, Afghan peace: Here’s what you need to know.


Afghan War Casualty Report: September 2020

At least 45 pro-government forces and 27 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the past seven days.


A Smooth Election

And what else you need to know today.


Businessman Acquitted in Murder of Jan Kuciak, Investigative Journalist

Marian Kocner was acquitted of ordering the 2018 killing of an investigative journalist that set off anticorruption protests in Slovakia.


Waves of Russian and Emirati Flights Fuel Libyan War, U.N. Finds

A confidential report sent to the Security Council details extensive breaches of the international arms embargo on Libya by eight countries since the beginning of the year.


Your Thursday Briefing

Belarus protests, Aleksei Navalny, the BBC: Here’s what you need to know.


Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

Cheap, widely available steroid drugs were shown to reduce the risk of death in some patients.