Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies after contracting Covid-19
Zimbabwe's foreign minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died at a local hospital after catching Covid, said government spokesman George Charamba, on Wednesday. Read more...
Do Museums Need a Shopping Network for Art Donations?
A new venture suggests it will help art institutions find works of art that collectors have decided they want to give away as gifts. Read more...
New Hikes in Sonoma
A new trail in California will give hikers access to parts of Sonoma Mountain for the first time. Read more...
Amazing photos show how human vision compares with that of our pets
The photos -from US-based digital marketplaceHomeAdvisor - show not only life in different colours but through various strengths of vision and numbers of eyes. Read more...
Mandy Moore cradles her baby bump in a lovely black and white floral maternity dress
Her hit show has had to take a break from production due to an all-too-familiar reason. But Mandy Moore is clearly focused on other things, as she is due to give birth early this year. Read more...
DJ LeMahieu Returning to Yankees on Million Deal
LeMahieu got a six-year contract that lets the Yankees avoid the luxury tax for now. The team also agreed to a deal with Corey Kluber, an ace starter undone by injuries the past two seasons. Read more...
Twitter suspends fake account linked to Iran's Supreme Leader over Trump assassination post
Reuters revealed on Friday that the account it had attributed to Iran's Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei was fake. It posted an assassination attempt against Trump. Read more...
Pfizer Will Ship Fewer Covid-19 Vaccine Vials to Account for Extra Doses
After the surprise discovery of an extra dose in every vial, Pfizer executives successfully lobbied the F.D.A. to change the vaccines formal authorization language. The company charges by the dose. Read more...
Maya, the only female porter in Ludhiana, carries bags for a few rupees to pay for her son, 12
Maya Devi, 40, is the only woman railway porter in the Punjab city of Ludhiana. As the mother of a 12-year-old, she has no choice but to keep working. Read more...
N.F.L. Weighs Expanded Playoffs and N.B.A. Approves Shorter Schedule
As coronavirus cases surge, the N.B.A. approves a shortened schedule, the N.H.L. considers realignment and the N.F.L. prepares for the possibility of an expanded postseason. Read more...
California Governor Gavin Newsom faces blacklash for keeping lockdown formulas SECRET
Since early December, California has used projected regional ICU capacity as the metric used to assign lockdown tiers, issuing stay-at-home orders if capacity falls below 15 percent. Read more...
Review One Belfast Landmark Inspires Five Irish Monologues
The excellent program of short audioplays commissioned for Under the Albert Clock imagines the world in 2050. Read more...
How to Tell If Your Parents Are in Love
For one thing, you might notice how all their bickering melts away during a single moment, like during a slow dance or a sunset. Still, after 57 years. Read more...
One Night in Miami | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Regina King narrates a sequence from her film featuring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree and Aldis Hodge. Read more...
Hospital boss and Piers Morgan slam crackdown on raves of 15 or more for 'sending mixed message'
Priti Patel announced the penalty yesterday but Gloucestershire hospital chief Deborah Lee has said the fine for attending parties of 15 or more is confusing as celebrities also hit out at the measure Read more...
A judge declines to force Amazon to resume hosting Parler.
The judge said forcing Amazon to allow the social media app back onto its cloud computing platformwould not be in the public interest. Read more...
Charlene Gehm, Protean Dancer With the Joffrey, Dies at 69
She could be combative in one duet, a picture of stillness in another and witty in still another role. On Broadway, she danced in West Side Story. Read more...
Major Covid outbreak at care home in Worcester kills 15 residents as 33 staff also test positive
A coronavirus outbreak has killed 15 care home residents after staff had valiantly managed to keep the disease completely out of the premises until last month. Read more...
I.R.S. Pushes Back Start of 2020 Tax Filing Season
The agency will start accepting returns on Feb. 12, about two weeks later than usual. But you still have to file by April 15. Read more...
Klopp vows to pick strong Liverpool side to face Manchester United in bid to return to winning ways
Jurgen Klopp has vowed to pick a full-strength Liverpool team to face Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday as looks to cajole his side back into winning ways. Read more...
Senate Leaders Agree on Impeachment Trial Delay, Giving Biden Breathing Room
The plan would put off the historic proceeding until Feb. 9, giving former President Donald J. Trump time to prepare his defense and allowing President Biden to fill his cabinet and begin work on his agenda. Read more...