announcement on the appointments could come as early as Thursday. The new government will face huge

my heart, I am really sorry, ” she said.... “ But if the price we pay is 590 deaths a day then I

beaten in custody.... She added that the police had provided no explanation for why the group was

their daughter. Twenty-two days after her husband disappeared, she walked to a pond and took her own

We’re covering South Korea’s slow vaccine rollout, China’s overtures to the Taliban and the latest Olympics news. Long lines for South Korean vaccines Once a model in fighting the pandemic, South Korea has been slow to vaccinate.... “ Your expected waiting time: 111 hours, 23 minutes and 52 seconds.” As the country faces its worst wave of infections, South Koreans are more desperate than ever for shots.... The country recorded its highly daily case count on Wednesday. Background: In November,

Officials have already moved ahead with plans to vaccinate 50 million people by mid-February, in time for the Lunar New Year holiday.On Wednesday, Britain became the first country to approve the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use, opening a path for a cheap and easy-to-store shot.... At$ 3 to$ 4 a dose, it costs a fraction of some other vaccines, and is likely to become the world’s dominant form of inoculation. Looking back: The first alarm over the coronavirus was sounded a year ago,

People across the nation felt outraged and scared. The gunman who shot and killed eight people at massage parlors in Georgia was charged with several counts of murder.... The police captured the 21-year-old as he was on his way to Florida, where he may have planned more violence.... Bee Nguyen, the first Vietnamese American to serve in the Georgia House, told The AP. Asking for help: Asian-Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area are calling for more police patrols after a string of attacks....

The country has added two million new cases in the past two weeks, a record, and reported more than 2, 200 virus-related deaths on Tuesday alone, the highest daily total since May 6.... “ I am more worried about the country if they are still using this 112 in politics like this.... This will cause the monarchy to deteriorate further.” Context: The revival of 112 came hours before a rally in Bangkok on Wednesday during which protesters urged King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun to r

But China’s leadership is calculating that stability and control outweigh the benefits that one of the world’s top financial hubs has long provided. Beijing has not budged, even as the Trump administration has threatened to end the special trade status the U.S. offers Hong Kong.... Britain said it would open its doors to three million people fleeing the former British colony. Context: Hong Kong has declined in importance to China as the mainland economy has surged.... “ But the drum rolls, the

All denied those claims. Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Google spoke by videoconference as members of Congress met in person on Capitol Hill. There were catchphrases, emotional speeches and technical issues.... Many federal and state antitrust officials are also investigating the tech giants.We have live updates, and you can sign up for our On Tech newsletter for more insights.Go deeper: Jeff Bezos, the Amazon chief executive, has been