Whatsuptoday Worldnews: June 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

45 years on, Mao is still the iconic symbol of a Communist-controlled China.

By BY AMY QIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Th8ZTm New York Times

In Hong Kong, a leadership shuffle elevates the security apparatus.

By BY KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y9oxXL New York Times

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, warns Beijing will not be ‘bullied’ by foreign forces.

By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y9ZDr5 New York Times

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, warns Beijing will not be ‘bullied’ by foreign forces.

By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3dxoUn9 New York Times

Pictures From a Revolution: China’s Communists Mark a Centennial

By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3AfCzsJ New York Times

The pandemic, driven by new variants, is surging in many parts of the world.

By BY HANNAH BEECH AND LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/365x16w New York Times

China’s leader Xi Jinping has ruled with an iron fist, imposing harsh crackdowns to quash dissent.

By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3h7FDj9 New York Times

France ends most capacity limits in restaurants and other venues, plus other news from around the world.

By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3yc8VD6 New York Times

How the party parties in a pandemic: Covid tests and isolation.

By BY KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3qDppBp New York Times

A poll reveals another U.S. vaccine divide, this one by household.

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3qDHcIS New York Times

‘Listen to the party,’ thousands of performers shouted as the ceremony opened with a 100-gun salute.

By BY KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2SFcimX New York Times

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, says his party has ‘profoundly transformed’ the country.

By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y9tOPd New York Times

The U.S. runs a dizzying bureaucratic obstacle course to share vaccines with countries in need.

By BY NOAH WEILAND from NYT World https://nyti.ms/36bco8J New York Times

Crowds gather in Tiananmen Square for an elaborately choreographed ceremony.

By BY KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3w6BqRe New York Times

Around the world, negative views of China are at historic highs.

By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3jJdnp1 New York Times

A Communist theme park and other ‘red tourism’ sites are drawing visitors.

By BY SUI-LEE WEE AND ELSIE CHEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3AfiK4N New York Times

South Korea delays relaxing restrictions in Seoul as cases spike.

By BY YU YOUNG JIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3xaVFyi New York Times

Pope Agrees to Meet With Indigenous Groups From Canada About Schools

By BY IAN AUSTEN AND VJOSA ISAI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3A8W4TQ New York Times

Pandemic Surges Again in Many Parts of the World, Fueled by Variants

By BY HANNAH BEECH AND LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3qDpLrU New York Times

Ethiopia Leader, Stung by World Condemnation, Denies Troops Were Defeated

By BY SIMON MARKS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3654CgU New York Times

The party is remaking Hong Kong, imposing ever more signs of its authoritarian will.

By BY VIVIAN WANG AND ALEXANDRA STEVENSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Tr6tcW New York Times

Hong Kong marks two other anniversaries under a vast security bubble.

By BY AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3qAsrGO New York Times

‘Hamilton,’ the biggest Broadway hit in years, gets $30 million in federal aid. How did that happen?

By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3w7KXYi New York Times

Weed May Be the Answer to the War On Drugs

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Dead Animals Wash Ashore in Sri Lanka After Ship Spills Chemicals

By BY AANYA WIPULASENA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3jrD6BV New York Times

The C.D.C. director reaffirms that vaccinated people in the U.S. don’t need masks in most situations.

By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK AND DAN LEVIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3Acs21z New York Times

Deaths Spike as Heat Wave Broils Western Canada

By BY VJOSA ISAI AND DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/365bZVm New York Times

Britain and the E.U. Defer Action on Northern Ireland

By BY MARK LANDLER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y3vMk2 New York Times

South Korea delays the plan to relax restrictions in Seoul as cases spike.

By BY YU YOUNG JIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3w8rkiK New York Times

Tribunal Convicts Former Serbian Officials of Crimes in the Balkans

By BY MARLISE SIMONS AND MARC SANTORA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3hjUV3o New York Times

Putin promotes vaccines as a new virus wave darkens his propaganda picture.

By BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3jur4aY New York Times

Australian officials are divided over the AstraZeneca vaccine.

By BY YAN ZHUANG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3h6o2Z9 New York Times

Latin America’s Deadliest Place to Be a Woman

In Honduras, gang violence, poverty and corruption are waging a bloody war against women. In the past year alone, a woman has been murdered every 36 hours, making the country one of the deadliest in the world to be female. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: https://bit.ly/2HR9kGq Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://bit.ly/36oafb0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: https://bit.ly/33xksQy Instagram: https://bit.ly/2VvVaxT More videos from the VICE network: https://bit.ly/3fWNVrZ #VICENews #News

As the Virus Rages, Putin Pushes Russians to Get a (Russian) Vaccine

By BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Ubd4Z9 New York Times

Here’s what scientists know about the Delta variant.

By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2U8LPOW New York Times

W.H.O. Says China Has Eliminated Malaria

By BY SUI-LEE WEE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3AbXnS7 New York Times

‘Hamilton,’ the biggest Broadway hit in years, gets $30 million in federal aid. How did that happen?

By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3w7zzLN New York Times

What scientists know about the Delta variant.

By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y66npY New York Times

Expected to Be Demure, Japan’s Girls Face Steep Hurdles to Athletic Dreams

By BY MOTOKO RICH AND HIKARI HIDA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3x9RwL3 New York Times

The Supreme Court keeps in place the moratorium on evictions.

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y6BEcn New York Times

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

North Korea reports a ‘great crisis’ in its Covid response.

By BY CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y6f2IX New York Times

简报：国安法一周年，中共如何改造香港；亚洲多地进入新一轮封锁

By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3hgPF0s New York Times

A strong opening for the latest ‘Fast & Furious’ suggests the movie crowd is back.

By BY NICOLE SPERLING from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3dsu43O New York Times

The U.S. Supreme Court sides with a government request to leave moratorium on evictions in place.

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3joADs4 New York Times

Covid-19 caused a significant decline in life expectancy in Brazil.

By BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3qAeetf New York Times

Jubilant Tigray Capital Greets Insurgents After Ethiopian Retreat

By BY DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3hgrejD New York Times

N.Y.C. landlords are enticing office tenants with lower rents, and even a speakeasy.

By BY KATE KELLY AND PETER EAVIS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3AcHgDG New York Times

Inside Europe’s Illegal Dog Fighting Rings | Investigators

What happens when a journalist and ex-detective infiltrate an illegal dog fighting network? Over a million dogs across the world are thought to be involved in illegal dog fighting. Many of these dogs are bred, bought and sold purely to go head to head with other dogs in a fight that usually ends with death. Dog fighting is inextricably linked to organized crime, with gangs thought to smuggle guns and drugs during the week, and watch dog fights at the weekend. In order to expose the criminals behind this abuse of animals, BBC journalist Tom Symonds and ex-detective Mark Randell teamed up with an undercover operative to infiltrate a network that smuggles dogs across Europe and America. Watch more like this: How Drugs and Mobile Phones Get Into British Prisons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWeVTq3pFrA The Fake Jihadi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTp8iO0Dr6g I Exposed How Child Slaves Grow Weed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6cmy9S-KUw Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: https://bit.ly/2HR9kGq Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://bit.ly/36oafb0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: https://bit.ly/33xksQy Instagram: https://bit.ly/2VvVaxT More videos from the VICE network: https://bit.ly/3fWNVrZ #VICENews #News