World News (NYT)

by Andrew Testa and Stephen Castle on 2021-05-07 in Referendums, Scottish National Party, Johnson, Boris, Salmond, Alex, Sturgeon, Nicola, Scotland, Secession and Independence Movements, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit)

If the pro-independence vote surges in Thursday’s elections for the Scottish Parliament, momentum for an another referendum on independence may become unstoppable.

by Max Fisher on 2021-05-07 in Rumors and Misinformation, Social Media, Twitter

Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution.

by Ceylan Yeginsu on 2021-05-07 in Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Pilots, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Airlines and Airplanes, Travel and Vacations

As airlines ramp up service, pilots who have been furloughed or laid off need to be retrained in everything from dealing with the control tower to ‘volcanic ash’ scenarios.

by Makiko Inoue on 2021-05-07 in internal-essential, Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Osaka (Japan), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

The expanded restrictions come 11 weeks before the scheduled start of Tokyo’s Summer Games, as a fourth wave of coronavirus infections continues.

by Maria Cramer on 2021-05-07 in Butterflies and Moths, Indigenous Australians, Museums, Australia, Queensland (Australia)

A giant wood moth, the heaviest of all known moths, appeared on the side of a school building in Queensland, Australia, enthralling students who are used to diverse wildlife.

by Yan Zhuang on 2021-05-07 in Australia, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Travel Warnings, New South Wales (Australia), Vaccination and Immunization

These outbreaks should be getting less significant as more Australians get vaccinated. But that has been a slow, ungainly process.

by Stephen Castle on 2021-05-07 in Politics and Government, Elections, Voting and Voters, Legislatures and Parliaments, Conservative Party (Great Britain), Hartlepool (England), England, Johnson, Boris

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent troubles didn’t seem to bother voters in Hartlepool, a struggling town in the northeast of England.

by Austin Ramzy on 2021-05-07 in Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Rumors and Misinformation, Hong Kong Protests (2019), Political Prisoners, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, News and News Media, Apple Daily, Radio Television Hong Kong, Lai, Jimmy, Wong, Joshua (1996- ), Choy Yuk-ling, Hong Kong

The police distributed a magazine denouncing “rumors and lies,” and have warned news outlets against undermining national security.

by Mark Landler and Stephen Castle on 2021-05-07 in Politics and Government, International Trade and World Market, Fishing, Commercial, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit), Johnson, Boris, Channel Islands, Great Britain

French fishing crews dropped their threat to blockade a port on the island of Jersey, but a standoff over post-Brexit fishing rights augured a future of similar disputes.

by Matina Stevis-Gridneff on 2021-05-07 in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, von der Leyen, Ursula, Brussels (Belgium)

The European Union said it was considering the proposal but did not endorse it. Germany said that the move could undermine the production of vaccines, deterring E.U. consideration of the plan.

by Abdi Latif Dahir on 2021-05-07 in Somalia, Kenya, Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates, Mohamed, Mohamed Abdullahi, Qatar, Kenyatta, Uhuru Muigai, Territorial Disputes

The Somali leader dropped his divisive bid to extend his term, and the country moved to mend fences with its neighbor Kenya, restoring diplomatic relations.

by Flávia Milhorance and Ernesto Londoño on 2021-05-07 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Deaths (Fatalities), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Brazil, Comando Vermelho (Red Command)

Police officials and human rights activists called Thursday’s operation in a district controlled by drug traffickers the deadliest in the city’s history.

by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz on 2021-05-07 in United States International Relations, Classified Information and State Secrets, Espionage and Intelligence Services, United States Defense and Military Forces, Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States Politics and Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Department, GRU (Russia), Unit 29155 (Russian intelligence Group), Taliban, Afghanistan, Russia

But the U.S. lacked “evidence that the Kremlin directed this operation,” newly declassified information about the Russian team showed.

by Katie Van Syckle on 2021-05-07 in Journalism Schools, News and News Media, Newspapers, Archives and Records, Cold War Era, Books and Literature, Book Trade and Publishing, Freedom of Information Act, Federal Bureau of Investigation, NBC News, New York Times, State Department, Instagram Inc, University of Oregon, Las Vegas (Nev), Moscow (Russia), Nevada, Oregon, Roseburg (Ore), Russia

Sixty years ago, a Times article described one girl’s wish to find a pen pal. A journalism class investigated how the story ended.

by Natasha Frost on 2021-05-07

America’s next phase of the pandemic.

by Mike Ives on 2021-05-07 in China, Education, Foreign Students (in US), United States International Relations, Social Media, Visas, State Department

In a social media post about visa applications, the consular section in Beijing posed a question that some critics called racist.

by Remy Tumin on 2021-05-07 in internal-essential, Elmo (Fictional Character), Vaccination and Immunization, Advertising Council, Sesame Street (TV Program)

The ads are part of a promotional effort to combat Covid-19 vaccine skepticism.

by Sameer Yasir and Suhasini Raj on 2021-05-06 in internal-essential, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), India

by Julie Turkewitz and Sofía Villamil on 2021-05-06 in Colombia, Deaths (Fatalities), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Duque, Ivan, Politics and Government, Income Inequality, Bogota (Colombia), Latin America, Economic Conditions and Trends, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

The eruption of anger in Colombia, where at least 24 have died as the government cracks down on the protests, could spread to other countries in the region that share the same combustible conditions.

by Hannah Beech on 2021-05-06 in Defense and Military Forces, Politics and Government, Coups D’Etat and Attempted Coups D’Etat, Desertion (Military), Elections, Interrogations, Civilian Casualties, Prisons and Prisoners, Censorship, Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing, Kachin Independence Army, Tatmadaw (Myanmar), Telenor Communications SA, United Nations, Myanmar

Police are now stopping random people on the streets. A group of secret informers has reappeared. The killings continue, but so does the resistance.

by Daniel Victor on 2021-05-06 in Fishing, Commercial, Jersey, Isle of, France, Great Britain, International Relations, Politics and Government, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit), European Union

A dispute over fishing rights ballooned, leading the countries to send ships to the island of Jersey in the English Channel. By day’s end, both sides had pledged to work it out.

by Fahim Abed and Najim Rahim on 2021-05-06 in Civilian Casualties, Taliban, Afghanistan, Afghan National Security Forces, Kabul (Afghanistan)

At least 139 pro-government forces and 44 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.

by Emma Bubola on 2021-05-06 in Milva (1939-2021), Deaths (Obituaries), Music, Theater, Italy

One of Italy’s best-known singers, she song pop songs and political anthems, and appeared at festivals and on theater stages.

by Melina Delkic on 2021-05-06

A hopeful moment for the U.S. in the pandemic.

by Christopher F. Schuetze on 2021-05-06 in internal-essential, Germany, Europe, AstraZeneca PLC, Pfizer Inc, Moderna Inc, Viruses, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

The government is also recommending that doctors be allowed to give a second dose before the recommended 12 weeks in order to speed up vaccinations.