Gov. Greg Abbott bars mandates for vaccinations and masks in Texas.

By BY DAVE MONTGOMERY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3yhAqvo New York Times

Demonstrations against France’s vaccine pass surge for a third weekend, even as cases rise.

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

Scientific journal explains why coronavirus data from China went missing.

By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ld2Zqa New York Times

Demand for shots is increasing in less-vaccinated states under siege from the Delta variant.

By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WIM6JJ New York Times

Protests against France’s vaccine pass surge for a third weekend, even as cases rise.

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

Delta Variant Drives Global Virus Surge, W.H.O. Warns

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3C1QXWA New York Times

Police in China Detain Canadian Pop Star on Suspicion of Rape

By BY AMY QIN AND ELSIE CHEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3jbqSvs New York Times

Covid bereavements have plunged millions of Americans into ‘grief purgatory.’

By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WHvCBC New York Times

In the U.S., the collision of the Delta variant and low vaccination rates is raising death rates.

By BY LAUREN LEATHERBY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3igV6yc New York Times

Brisbane, Australia’s third largest city, finds six cases and begins a three-day lockdown.

By BY SHASHANK BENGALI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WB4p3n New York Times

Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban

By BY THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF AND TAIMOOR SHAH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3BWYMNn New York Times

Here’s what scientists know at this moment about the Delta variant.

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

‘The war has changed.’ In just days, the U.S. shifts tactics against the virus.

By BY LAUREN MCCARTHY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rSrWbO New York Times

The Long Kiss Goodbye: Will Covid End the French Bise Forever?

By BY GAËLLE FOURNIER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ifpOYs New York Times

In Missouri, some people are trying to get vaccinated in secret, a doctor says.

By BY ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3jonSwb New York Times

As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee

By BY CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM AND FATIMA FAIZI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3j9YgCL New York Times

In South Africa, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants

By BY TOMMY TRENCHARD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2V8S9Xp New York Times

Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say

By BY MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3jbzVgd New York Times

‘It Feels Like We’re Just Waiting to Die’: Hong Kong Targets Student Unions

By BY VIVIAN WANG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3xexyhE New York Times

Missing genetic data on the early coronavirus from China has re-emerged.

By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3lg8rbW New York Times

Delta Variant Forces Japan to Extend State of Emergency

By BY REUTERS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3igvHEN New York Times

Three Members of the Olympic Refugee Team Will Soon Call Canada Home

By BY VJOSA ISAI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3jcayee New York Times

Wildfires Continue to Rage Across Turkey

By BY REUTERS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3zRZcT3 New York Times

Here’s who is hospitalized for Covid in New York City.

By BY SHARON OTTERMAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3lgjbae New York Times

U.S. restaurants scramble to reimpose rules.

By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3C1iU0M New York Times

U.S. restaurants scramble to reimpose rules.

By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3zVG72j New York Times

Turkey is the latest Mediterranean country to be stricken by wildfires.

By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND ASMAA AL-OMAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ifv7H2 New York Times

Turkey Is Next as Wildfires Afflict Mediterranean Countries

By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND ASMAA AL-OMAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3lbjlj5 New York Times

Tanker Managed by Israeli-Led Firm Attacked Off Oman, Killing 2

By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rGzHBo New York Times

Los Angeles schools order weekly virus tests for everyone, vaccinated or not.

By BY LAUREN MCCARTHY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/377crTR New York Times

How Criminals Traffic Drugs, Goods, & Humans By Boat

'Bad Goods' is a documentary series for Vice News looking at the worldwide illicit trade market, from wildlife trafficking, counterfeit item selling and sand mining. It will follow key people, from enforcement to traffickers, at the heart of the trade and explore what is behind the demand for illicit products. In this episode, we explores illegal shipping and the risk of shipping containers being exploited for illicit trafficking.  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

Remains of Esther Dingley, Missing British Hiker, Are Found

By BY DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3zOkgKn New York Times

Los Angeles schools order weekly Covid tests for everyone, vaccinated or not.

By BY LAUREN MCCARTHY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3j7ayvI New York Times

‘They Thought I Was Dead’: Haitian President’s Widow Recounts Assassination

By BY FRANCES ROBLES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2TJGCNL New York Times

How Europe, after a fumbling start, overtook the U.S. in vaccinations.

By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND JOSH HOLDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3iYDKVM New York Times

The Delta variant is a ‘serious threat’ as contagious as chickenpox, the C.D.C. finds.

By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ic2RFq New York Times

‘They Thought I Was Dead’: Haitian President’s Widow Recounts Assassination

By BY FRANCES ROBLES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UYmyIa New York Times

An outbreak of the Delta variant tests China’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus.

By BY PAUL MOZUR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3fd4uRo New York Times

The Indigenous Archaeologist Tracking Down the Missing Residential Children

By BY IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3xeh891 New York Times

Hong Kong Protester Is Sentenced to 9 Years in First Security Law Case

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

Don’t Let the Pandemic Tear Australia Apart

By BY YAN ZHUANG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3xbrSF6 New York Times

A flash flood in Afghanistan killed at least 80 people.

By BY CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM, FAHIM ABED AND ZABIHULLAH GHAZI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3BTRn13 New York Times

U.S. military personnel will be asked their vaccination status or will face testing.

By BY LAUREN MCCARTHY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3j0YkVE New York Times

简报：金牌背后的中国体育举国体制；南京疫情持续扩散，张家界景区关闭

By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ydC8ht New York Times

The C.D.C.’s decision on masks rests on new data showing the Delta variant thrives in the nose and throat.

By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3j4fcLa New York Times

Here are the details from Biden’s latest push to spur vaccinations.

By BY LAUREN MCCARTHY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3lcBsVU New York Times

The Olympics may be less safe from the coronavirus than officials hoped.

By BY MOTOKO RICH AND HIKARI HIDA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/379FQwA New York Times

How Europe, After a Fumbling Start, Overtook the U.S. in Vaccination

By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND JOSH HOLDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WoO5mb New York Times

As Covid Cases Hit Record High in Tokyo, Can the Olympic Bubble Hold?

By BY MOTOKO RICH AND HIKARI HIDA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3y7Hb2N New York Times

Covid Vaccine Effort in Europe Confronts Anger, Disinformation and Suspicion

By BY MONIKA PRONCZUK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3iXTicw New York Times

Duterte says vaccine refusers in the Philippines should be detained at home.

By BY JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3j6X6bw New York Times