SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — President Nayib Bukele’s government has freed three Salvadoran women who were sentenced to 30 years in prison under the nation’s strict anti-abortion laws after suffering obstetric emergencies, according to abortion rights groups. Morena Herrera of the Citizen’s Group for the Depenalization of Abortion said late Friday that the group was […]
He started by exploring the sauna, built into the palatial bathroom of the hotel’s presidential suite. Then the video blogger moved on to the dining room, where a chef waited with a glistening steak. The next morning, he awoke to a lobster breakfast, which he ate cross-legged in bed. “Today’s bill: 108,876 kuai,” or more […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The lights had been strung, the guest list was set and the Santa hats were ready to go. For the first Christmas party they would openly throw in Saudi Arabia, Umniah Alzahery and Mike Bounacklie had even bought an ugly (but, of course, adorable) Christmas sweater for their Bernese mountain dog, […]
ImageA United Airlines gate agent this week in Denver. United joined many other airlines in canceling flights over Christmas.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times Thousands of would-be travelers received the same troubling message on Thursday: a last-minute cancellation of their Christmas Eve flight because of the recent spike of Omicron cases, including among airline workers. The […]
SEOUL, South Korea — The government of President Moon Jae-in said on Friday that it would pardon former President Park Geun-hye, who is serving a 20-year prison term after she was convicted on bribery and other criminal charges. Ms. Park, 69, who was impeached and ousted from office in a historic decision, will be freed […]
Olympic workers on Tuesday near the National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou, China. During the Games, waiters, cleaners and other support staff will not be allowed to leave venues to visit their families.Credit…Kevin Frayer/Getty Images ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Spectators at the Winter Olympics next February should clap but not shout in support of athletes. Waiters, […]
Facing pressure to prevent a humanitarian and economic catastrophe in Afghanistan, the Biden administration on Wednesday took steps to allow more aid to flow into the Taliban-led country. The measures exempt aid groups from stringent economic sanctions that were imposed against the Taliban before they seized control of the government and have been strangling Afghanistan’s […]
ImageOutside the Royal London Hospital on Monday. The latest wave of coronavirus cases is putting severe pressure on Britain’s health care system.Credit…Tolga Akmen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images England said on Wednesday that it was reducing the number of days that people are required to isolate after showing Covid-19 symptoms to seven days from 10 days […]
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials said Tuesday that the country will administer a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, in a bid to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Israel is believed to be the first country to offer a fourth round of doses. Naftali Bennett, the Israeli prime minister, said medical teams would […]
Officials at a checkpoint for people leaving the Auckland area in New Zealand last week.Credit…Fiona Goodall/Getty Images New Zealand said on Tuesday that it was pushing back a phased opening of its borders to the end of February, in another indication of how countries throughout the Asia Pacific region are scrambling to respond to the […]
