Some outdoor-oriented companies are starting new product lines or repurposing existing ones to capitalize on how the pandemic has changed the normal educational experience. Continue reading With Some Schools Moving Outdoors, Retailers Follow

The authorities sealed off streets in the capital to clamp down on demonstrations but mostly refrained from the heavy-handed violence. Continue reading Protesters Flood Streets in Belarus but Lukashenko Refuses to Bend

The “Fleabag” star Andrew Scott is the entire brilliant cast of a penetrating play about toxic fathers and sons. Continue reading Review: In ‘Three Kings,’ Hot Priest Sheds His Cassock

President Paul Kagame said that the arrested critic Paul Rusesabagina, now facing terrorism charges, was not kidnapped from Dubai but had been lured to Rwanda in a “flawless” operation. Continue reading Rwanda Hints It Tricked ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Dissident Into Coming Home

Marilyn Stasio recommends two recently reissued novels by Seishi Yokomizo, as well as the latest books from Denise Mina and T. Jefferson Parker. Continue reading The Impossible Case of a Japanese Locked-Room Mystery

Experts urge caution at Labor Day celebrations after cases spiked following other U.S. holidays. A university known for research on the virus warns its scientists against suspicious packages. Continue reading Covid-19 Live Updates: Kamala Harris Expresses Distrust of Trump on Vaccine Safety

The buzzy idea is impractical, critics said. And there isn’t yet real-world data to show it will work. Continue reading Daily Coronavirus Testing at Home? Many Experts Are Skeptical

As a United States senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade. As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a “dictatorship.” Continue reading Joe Biden’s China Journey

Sanctions and boycotts have failed to bring down president Nicolás Maduro. Now some opposition leaders are ready to shift strategy and take him on at the ballot box, despite concerns about the vote’s fairness. Continue reading Venezuela’s Opposition Splits Over Taking Part in Coming Elections

The authorities warned of record-breaking winds and rainfall from Typhoon Haishen, which has already brought down power lines and disrupted travel in the region. Continue reading Japan Urges Millions to Evacuate as Typhoon Looms