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Brazil is seeing a record number of deaths, and the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant that may cause reinfection.

In the United States, new efforts to address state-backed racial violence and discrimination tap into a long global history of transitional justice. Case studies in Brazil, South Africa, and Northern Ireland shed light on which types of transitional justice programs are likely to be most effective in the United States.

On this Indigenous Peoples Day, find time to learn about their rich connection and contributions to our planets wellbeing.

A Nun’s Reminder of Mortality, a Hard-Won Love Story and America’s First Black Female Jockey: The Week in Narrated Articles Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you. Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble’s mission is to revive the practice of memento mori, intentionally thinking about your own death as a means of appreciating the present.Credit...Tony Luong for The New York Times May 28, 2021, 5:15 a.m. ET This weekend, listen to a collection of narrated articles from a...

Falling Transit Ridership Disastrous for Greenhouse Gas Reductions James Brasuell James Brasuell Sara Maffey John Stout View Jobs See a full list of jobs in planning and related fields: urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, development, engineering, and more. View all jobs Post a Job Research thousands of planners, designers, architects, developers, and other professionals and academics who are w...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Brazils Covid crisis is a warning to the whole world, scientists say 3 Mar, 2021 06:46 PM 8 minutes to read Brazil is facing a spike in Covid-19 deaths and an overwhelmed health care system. A more contagious variant of the virus may be part of the problem. Photo / Dado Galdieri, The New York Times Brazil is facing a spike in Covid-19 deaths and an overwhelmed health care system. A more contagious variant of the virus may be part of the problem. Photo / Dado Galdieri, The ...

As Infections Dip, Governors Across U.S. Start Easing Restrictions Last Updated March 7, 2021, 9:26 a.m. ETMarch 7, 2021, 9:26 a.m. ET China approved two more Covid-19 vaccines for general use. In the U.S., vaccinations, stalled by heavy storms across the country, are accelerating again. Here’s what you need to know: With the coronavirus slowly receding, governors around the United States are beginning to relax pandemic restrictions. But the rules are being eased much in the same way as they ...

Vale Mining Company to Pay $7 Billion in Compensation for Brazil Dam Collapse The disaster in the city of Brumadinho killed 270 people, and 11 others are still missing. It also led to murder charges for company officials. An aerial view of mud and waste from the 2019 disaster caused by a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. Credit...Antonio Lacerda/EPA, via Shutterstock By Manuela Andreoni and Letícia Casado Feb. 4, 2021 RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian mining giant Vale signed an agreement on...

Covid-19: Brazil Begins Vaccinations as It Battles Virus Variants Last Updated March 26, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ETMarch 26, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ET The United States is hurtling toward 400,000 total deaths. A W.H.O. panel says the world failed in its initial pandemic response. This briefing has ended. Follow our Video Health officials in Brazil recently began giving the first Covid-19 vaccinations after the country’s health regulator approved two vaccines for emergency use.CreditCredit...Victor Moriyama...

The U.K. Locks Down Further as Alarm About Virus Variant Grows Last Updated Jan. 4, 2021, 5:18 a.m. ETJan. 4, 2021, 5:18 a.m. ET Salt Lake City said all schools will reopen after teachers are vaccinated. The U.S. reached a deal with Pfizer on additional vaccine doses. Here’s the latest on the pandemic. This briefing has ended. Follow our Here’s what you need to know: Police officers patrolling London on Monday.Credit...Andrew Testa for The New York Times Struggling to limit the spread of a...