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We’re covering President Biden’s arrival in Europe on his first foreign trip, and the tiresome, recurring Covid restrictions in China.A high-stakes trip for Biden President Biden arrived in Britain on Wednesday to attend a Group of 7 summit, followed by meetings with NATO and European Union leaders.... We have live updates here. European leaders are relieved to be dealing with a president who values alliances after former President Donald Trump called the E.U.a “ foe ” and dismissed NATO as “ o

Good morning. We’re covering advances in vaccine testing, a lockdown in South Australia and catastrophic flooding in the Philippines.An out-of-control surge speeds up the hunt for vaccines In the past week, the U.S. has reported a daily average of nearly 160, 000 new coronavirus cases.... The raging pandemic is also helping scientists measure more quickly how well their vaccines protect against Covid-19. The drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna have accelerated the testing of their vaccines, which app

“ We’re not going to solve this crisis with half measures or middle-of-the-road ambitions — we need to go big, ” the president said.... “ It’s an all-hands-on-deck crisis.” Many of the leaders at the summit sent prerecorded videos, so a debate and an immediate consensus on a plan were unlikely.... Soumya Swaminathan said. Vaccine inequality: Less than 10 percent of the population of poor nations — and less than 4 percent of the African population — has been fully vaccinated against Covid....

Some analysts praised the coalition for its diversity, but others said its members were too incompatible.... Nowadays, Beijing is reining in its big tech companies — but not Tencent.... No one is sure why. ARTS AND IDEAS Sport stars and the media Naomi Osaka dropped out of the French Open this week after tennis officials fined her, and threatened further punishment, because she refused to participate in post-match news conferences....

We’re covering the crisis along Poland’s eastern border and the increasing willingness of European countries to engage with Taiwan. Crisis deepens on Europe’s eastern flank Thousands of migrants have flooded the border between Belarus and Poland, hoping to reach E.U. countries.... It appears that the number of flights to Minsk from the region have at least doubled over the past 10 days.... Top E.U. diplomats are expected to propose new sanctions against Belarus on Monday. Russian involvement:

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