China says ‘positive changes’ as COVID cases ease in Xi’an

New cases in the locked-down city fall to lowest in a week as residents face 11th…

Sumas Prairie residents propose class action lawsuit over damage caused by B.C. floods

Two residents of the Sumas Prairie in B.C.’s Fraser Valley have proposed a class action lawsuit seeking…

Memorable Canada Stories in 2021

For those of us who report from Canada for The New York Times, it was again…

New York rings in 2022 with Times Square ball drop, but COVID-19 keeps crowd smaller

New York City welcomed the new year — and bid good riddance to 2021 — as…

Covid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022

“Narrow nationalism and vaccine hoarding by some countries have undermined equity and created the ideal conditions…

Taiwan urges China to curb its ‘military adventurism’

China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, and has increased military and diplomatic pressure…

Smaller long-term care units one lesson of COVID-19 pandemic

Rows of rooms line a long, narrow hallway where a tall aluminum cart stacked with food…