easing lockdown in England on Monday, including guidance on social distancing, face coverings and

AUSTRIA will plunge itself into a nation-wide lockdown from Monday as Covid cases soar and hospital

Kingdom a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a lockdown on London and most of England’s

Last Monday, the majority of remaining lockdown measures were eased in England, 16 months after

Reserve and new virus lockdowns in China.On Monday: The SP 500 fell 31.20 points, or 0.7%, to

nations which currently have restrictive lockdown rules for those who have not had the jab. Austria

Only one player is known to have tested positive with the coronavirus — Paula Badosa, 23, of Spain. New Zealand has reported its first coronavirus case in more than two months.... A year later, the party’s control of the narrative has become absolute, our columnist writes. The tragedy showed Beijing has the ability to control what people in China see, hear and think to a degree that surpasses even what pessimists believed.... China became a more opaque place in 2020....

Residents of Jilin have been mostly barred from leaving the city. But in Beijing, health authorities said it was no longer necessary to wear masks outdoors.... Abdullah, to the highest military rank, marshal. New Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead On Sunday, an embassy employee found the body of Ambassador Du Wei in his bed at his home in a suburb north of Tel Aviv. The Chinese government attributed his death to unspecified health problems.... The Israeli police said they found no reason

Good morning. We’re covering a new Asia-Pacific trade pact covering 2.2 billion people, a domestic abuse case in China that is prompting calls for action and the countdown to the SpaceX launch.... The pact, which took eight years to negotiate, could help further cement China as the dominant economic power in its neighborhood. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership covers 2.2 billion people — more than any previous regional free trade agreement.... Those who ignore orders face possible

We’re covering tension in Israel ahead of a key vote, Thailand’s third wave, and tense diplomacy before the G7 summit. Fears over Israel’s coalition Israel’s internal security director issued a rare public warning on Saturday night about what he called rising levels of incitement.... The social tensions come ahead of a vote on a political coalition designed to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Far-right Jewish activists announced plans for a provocative march through Palestinian neighborh