List of daily viral news

Climbers posted firsthand accounts of being infected, but officials in Nepal, which relies on tourism revenue, dismissed them as rumors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3diyvyb via IFTTT

The Olympic team has a mix of personalities and experience. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3h4JvAi via IFTTT

The Americans played together in the third round at the Women’s P.G.A. Championship and are tied at 15 under par heading into Sunday’s final round. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jhc3Jz via IFTTT

A team that was told to have fun by its coach held its nerve in a tense, extra-time victory over Austria at Euro 2020. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3dhPy3z via IFTTT

Australian officials instituted a strict two-week lockdown for Sydney, and surrounding areas on Saturday, to fight an outbreak of the coronavirus Delta variant. It is Sydney’s first full lockdown since early 2020. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jhNNa8 via IFTTT

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Young, the Atlanta Hawks guard, isn’t the 3-point threat that you would think, considering how many deep shots he takes. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gYTVCG via IFTTT

Two gruesome discoveries of what Indigenous groups say are the remains of hundreds of children have strengthened the groups’ resolve to hold the country accountable for a long-hidden brutal history. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jbXDdM via IFTTT

The Sudanese deposed a dictator, but some fear true stability can never come until the truth is revealed about who killed more than a hundred protesters. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vXNuUL via IFTTT

A cluster that began with an airport limousine driver has jumped to nearly 100 cases, with dozens more expected over the coming days. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3A4orT5 via IFTTT

The classes, which will resume in July, come as crew members struggle with a surge in cases of unruly passengers. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3h5UxW5 via IFTTT

The events often feature future stars, like Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov. “I couldn’t believe the level of play,” one observer said. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jhFACL via IFTTT

He has been the head stringer at the tournament since 2014, and players turn to him to make their rackets sing. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xWGJUq via IFTTT

Given the depth of quality in Europe, a small expansion (and a simpler format) could make for a much better tournament. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3difKLf via IFTTT

The pandemic forced the tournament’s cancellation in 2020 and led to some changes this year, but much of its tradition is back. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/35TJ070 via IFTTT

In a nation wary of the growth of Islam, France’s military has embraced and integrated its Muslim soldiers by facilitating their religious practice. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2T16FzK via IFTTT

With economies reeling and millions cut off from the classroom, Latin America’s students are leaving school in alarming numbers, experts say. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2TZAe4G via IFTTT

The assailant was overpowered by the police, who did not immediately disclose a possible motive. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qqPMKQ via IFTTT

Seeking their first trip to the championship round since 1984, the Isles took just 18 shots on goal in a loss to Tampa Bay, the Cup’s current owners. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3zYsaSj via IFTTT

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President Iván Duque of Colombia was aboard a helicopter with several top ministers when he said it came under fire Friday afternoon. No one was killed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2TXJ3vP via IFTTT

On a day when Korda shot a record-tying nine-under-par 63 to take the lead at the Women’s P.G.A. Championship, Wie West made her first cut at a major since 2018. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/35QtSHF via IFTTT

After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, who says Europe should be less dependent on U.S. leadership, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Times they see eye to eye on key issues. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zTCgnv via IFTTT

Albert Solà says he is the son of Juan Carlos, Spain’s former king. He has spent much of his life investigating what sounds like a modern fairy tale. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qtWK1U via IFTTT

Pitchers are better than ever. Hitters seem worse than ever. With seven no-hitters, baseball has tied the modern record for a season and is two away from the overall record, which was set in 1884. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3v1ck6l via IFTTT

Several women had accused Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, a household name in France, of rape, sexual assault and harassment. But prosecutors cited a lack of evidence and an expired statute of limitations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2SYoKhS via IFTTT

The version of the virus has been found in several other countries, too. Officials say that they are gathering data about its strength and emphasize that vaccines still offer protection. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Srq2S1 via IFTTT

Yes, Simone Biles is a lock to be one of the six American women heading to Tokyo next month, but there is also quite a bit of suspense at the trials in St. Louis. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xVB94C via IFTTT

The Belarusian authorities released Roman Protasevich and his Russian girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, from prison after the E.U. imposed stiff sanctions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vTNKnO via IFTTT

President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached an infrastructure deal. We look at what’s next. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gUU1et via IFTTT

Officials warned of many more cases of the Delta variant as a hair salon and a child’s birthday party emerged as possible superspreader locations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3w01JrX via IFTTT

Facing increased cases and a deadly variant, the Indonesian health system is under strain, as doctors become patients. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2T4SGbZ via IFTTT

Carl Nassib, the N.F.L. player who made history this week when he came out as gay, has long yearned to make a difference in the world. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3vT3reH via IFTTT

Some digital opportunities didn’t exist even a few years ago, but now are part of what young athletes will be evaluating as they consider where, or whether, to go to college. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/35QutZN via IFTTT

New and improved attractions dedicated to the Communist Party’s history, or a sanitized version of it, are drawing crowds. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jctta5 via IFTTT

Erik and Martin Demaine, a father-and-son team of “algorithmic typographers,” have confected an entire suite of mathematically inspired fonts. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3harnVU via IFTTT

A new set of public artworks was supposed to pay tribute to the Italian capital, but a sculpture of a roasted pig has raised the hackles of animal rights groups and finnicky Romans. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jebFLJ via IFTTT

On a recent night raid, a Times photographer captured Afghanistan’s elite forces disrupting Taliban operations in one of the country’s most volatile provinces. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zZSlrw via IFTTT

Another issue the pandemic has thrown into sharp relief: our houses’ lack of insulation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gT5n2I via IFTTT

It’s a little bit “aggressive” and a little bit “light.” The theme song for TNT’s “Inside the N.B.A.” is as much a character as the show’s popular hosts. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2UqIFWP via IFTTT

The generals who seized power five months ago have shown no inclination to heed international pleas to reverse themselves, even as Myanmar slides into a failed state. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zVMYJX via IFTTT

Dozens missing after Florida building collapse. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zZfla6 via IFTTT

Leaders of an Indigenous group said on Thursday that they had discovered the remains of as many as 751 people, mainly Indigenous children, at the site of a former school in Saskatchewan. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2SVQbZF via IFTTT

Nizar Banat’s death comes amid a crackdown on the authorities’ opponents. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3deERyq via IFTTT

The leader after the opening round of the women’s major said talking about her anxiety had been more helpful than keeping it bottled up, and her game is starting to show it. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3qmBHya via IFTTT

When Euro 2020 organizers blocked a Pride display at a soccer stadium in Munich, arenas in other cities silently rallied to the cause. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3deC2NQ via IFTTT

Toshio Akagi told his wife that he had compiled a dossier detailing the pressure he had faced to alter documents at the center of a political scandal. This week, she won her fight to see them. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3h0nSBh via IFTTT

After giving up a 2-0 lead, New York scored three straight goals, including one by Anthony Beauvillier in overtime, to steal a must-win Game 6. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/35PwaXi via IFTTT

Apple Daily, a pro-democracy news outlet, is the biggest casualty yet in Beijing’s campaign against Hong Kong’s once freewheeling news media. Its million-copy final edition sold fast. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3d97Rb8 via IFTTT

Once on the verge of throwing away her trophies in frustration, the gymnast Jordan Chiles has found her happy place — with her pal Simone Biles. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3vSdNf8 via IFTTT

Two documentaries explore the flaws of the financial reward systems in elite sports and their effects on the athletes involved. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2StDwNi via IFTTT

They’re growing more apparent. But there are reasons to be hopeful. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jfbXCp via IFTTT

The attack was said to have been carried out by a small drone against a manufacturing center used in the production of centrifuges. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wTQv9Y via IFTTT

With 2.7 percent of the world’s population, Brazil has suffered 13 percent of the Covid-19 fatalities, and the pandemic there is not abating. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2UA1ya0 via IFTTT

Several countries are allowing mix-and-match inoculation, which scientists hope will have benefits, and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is among those to get it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zRuryD via IFTTT

As vaccination levels rise and Americans head back to the roads and skies, sober travel, a subset of vacations once relegated to 12-steppers and recovering addicts, is going mainstream. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3d4w8yX via IFTTT

The move is meant to place interpreters and others who worked with departing American forces somewhere safe until visas for them to enter the United States are processed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vT3V4K via IFTTT

On May 16, Israeli airstrikes destroyed three apartment buildings, decimating several families. We visited the scene, interviewed survivors and analyzed videos, photos and satellite images to find out what happened. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qlCoaV via IFTTT

A proposal advanced by the International Monetary Fund aims to supply the developing world with extra money to buy vaccines, pay down debt and expand relief programs. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qkQWHV via IFTTT

The city is one of the largest U.S. municipalities to impose a Covid vaccine mandate for public workers, who could lose their jobs if they decline. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qqJ1IX via IFTTT

This year, as in 2016, golf’s shallow roots in the Games are being exposed by the men’s limited interest. The women are a different story. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3j4neoV via IFTTT

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington criticized former President Trump for holding large campaign rallies that it said exposed agents to the virus. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/35NstBr via IFTTT

Europe’s vaccination push. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/35Llqt9 via IFTTT

A scion to the country’s most prominent pro-democracy political family, he was celebrated early in his administration for stabilizing the country’s faltering economy. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xMIgML via IFTTT

The shipment is part of President Biden’s pledge to deliver 80 million doses overseas by the end of June. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xMvcqH via IFTTT

“I think it's certainly consistent with an attempt to hide the sequences,” said the researcher, whose internet sleuthing has uncovered 13 genetic sequences from early in the outbreak in Wuhan, China. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/3x4QP5y via IFTTT

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, sharply criticized a proposed Hungarian law that targets the L.G.B.T. community, saying she would work to thwart it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gSSQMw via IFTTT

Despite a few notable incidents on day two of baseball’s enhanced enforcement for foreign substances, Rob Manfred believes things are going well. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3qtIkyM via IFTTT

A New York Times investigation found that poor work by Mr. Slim’s company led to the fatal accident. Mr. Slim may be willing to help fix it, but it is not clear if he would pay the costs. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3h18BA8 via IFTTT

Mattia Villardita is actually an everyday superhero making a difference in the world. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/3jcBtIt via IFTTT

Moscow said the Royal Navy destroyer was in its territorial waters. Britain said that no shots were aimed at the ship and that Russia had warned it was conducting a gunnery exercise. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zR2sz2 via IFTTT

Lloyd and the injured Julie Ertz and Tobin Heath had been among the few question marks for the scaled-down roster for the Tokyo Games. All three made the team. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/35Jt0EH via IFTTT

Philadelphia, Dallas, New Orleans and Boston have been generating a great deal of curiosity for the upcoming off-season. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3vWBAdW via IFTTT

The attack hit a busy market in Tigray, where there has been fierce fighting as Ethiopian forces pursue the region’s former leaders. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qkHyDV via IFTTT

The lighting plan was meant as a statement against a new law in Hungary, whose team is taking on Germany on Wednesday. UEFA said the request was too political. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3wQqngb via IFTTT

Vivian Wang, who covers Hong Kong for The Times, updates us on the situation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j9hfz4 via IFTTT

International trade was jammed for nearly a week when the Ever Given blocked the waterway in March. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3x36ulS via IFTTT

The fires come at a raw moment, just weeks after the discovery in British Columbia of the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xFszqP via IFTTT

About 200 of France’s top craftspeople collaborated to restore the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris to its original 18th-century splendor. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j5ASIn via IFTTT

The decision bowed to pressure from a Japanese public that is already deeply skeptical of hosting the Games amid the pandemic. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qidM2K via IFTTT

Hopes are high that the most popular theme park in Europe will kickstart a tourism recovery in France. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vPgmOX via IFTTT

After a four-year hiatus, two 15-year-old giant pandas at last found the mood and added a new draw for one of Tokyo’s biggest tourist attractions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gV3TUy via IFTTT

The lighting plan was meant as a statement against a new law in Hungary, whose team is taking on Germany on Wednesday. UEFA said the request was too political. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wQqngb via IFTTT

In the past month, cases have decreased and vaccination has ramped up dramatically — but with less than one-fifth of the country even partially vaccinated, many residents remain worried about hosting the Games. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gZQmea via IFTTT

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The threat of a deadly outbreak in Africa. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wOzU7i via IFTTT

Tong Ying-kit, who hit officers while riding a motorcycle with a protest flag, is accused of terrorism and inciting secession. He could be sentenced to life in prison. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/35IEKXZ via IFTTT

The move could provide tens of thousands of people enrolled in a program that sent applicants to wait in Mexico a way to return to the United States to pursue their claims again. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zPqY3y via IFTTT

Bryant, the widow of the N.B.A. star Kobe Bryant, had filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the company that operated the vehicle that crashed last year, killing nine. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gXUKdS via IFTTT

Officials seized the domains of about three dozen websites just days after Iran elected a new, hard-line president, and at a critical moment in nuclear negotiations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2SOj4Hb via IFTTT

The training, approved by the State Department, underscores the perils of military partnerships with repressive governments. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j0Y8Y0 via IFTTT

The number of publicly out L.G.B.T.Q. athletes in men’s biggest pro leagues lags far behind that in women’s sports. Will Carl Nassib’s announcement change that? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2TZqtDm via IFTTT

Spending three days camping at a muddy music festival is a British tradition. But event operators fear that few will go ahead this summer, despite a trial last weekend. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vPpmDw via IFTTT

A champion swimmer was suspended (again) for a violation of doping rules, but his four-year penalty will expire in only three. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3zJNbzY via IFTTT

“I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now,” the N.F.L. lineman said. He comes from a football family, was a standout at Penn State and has taught his teammates about personal finance. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2TYnPhy via IFTTT

A last-minute move to Mexico created “insurmountable” challenges for Australia, Taiwan and China, leaving only three teams to play for the final spot in Tokyo. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3j9Wvai via IFTTT

Fayçal Ziraoui caused an online uproar after saying he had cracked unsolved ciphers attributed to the Zodiac killer in California and identified him, potentially ending a 50-year-old quest. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j1lOeM via IFTTT

A shootout in Myanmar’s second-biggest city was the first time the military and a group of armed civilians known as the People’s Defense Force clashed in a major urban area. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gSmS3n via IFTTT

A major step toward defusing tensions in a conflict that has long divided Spain has prompted mixed reactions from an independence movement. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vOIq55 via IFTTT

The country’s president called the current severe outbreak “a national emergency” in a TV interview that included an expletive-laced rant against those who chose not to get a vaccine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2SROvQA via IFTTT

A Supreme Court ruling has opened the door to a new era in college sports. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zWL1x8 via IFTTT

A pilot project dubbed ‘Phuket Sandbox’ allows travelers from some countries to skip quarantine, offering hope for a battered tourism industry. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j2Xr07 via IFTTT

The country turned down an American offer to resume negotiations “without preconditions,” as President Biden’s envoy visited the region. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3d3jL65 via IFTTT

The total, the most administered in 24 hours in any country apart from China, comes as a second Covid wave recedes. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/35WFfhj via IFTTT

Last year, mountain resorts were overrun by travelers in search of space and fresh air. The visitors are expected back, but now the towns have expanded activities and plans in place to deal with the crowds. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qt9c1X via IFTTT

Above the Arctic Circle, in Greenland, a new building dramatizes the impact of climate change. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zM5XXu via IFTTT

UNESCO has called on the government to quickly mitigate the effects of climate change on the natural wonder and tourist destination, but officials say they are already doing plenty. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gLFLoz via IFTTT

With U.S. troops leaving, the Taliban advancing, and a steady collapse of security force bases and outposts, the Hazara and other ethnic groups in Afghanistan are raising militias. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wOGP0q via IFTTT

Jacob deGrom was the first pitcher inspected as part of baseball’s crackdown on foreign substances. It did not stop him from dominating Atlanta. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2SSaG9q via IFTTT

The Women’s P.G.A. Championship this week in Atlanta, just minutes from the fatal shootings of six Asian women this year, has surfaced fears and feelings about what it means to be Asian in the United States at a time of pervasive discrimination. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2TMCIDn via IFTTT

The police in Karachi, Pakistan, put 20 officers on in-line skates for counterterrorism patrols and to soften the force’s image. Critics call it a publicity stunt. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3qgcC7W via IFTTT

Eastern Europe’s troubled populist leaders. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gTT3hy via IFTTT

Colombia’s surge has been steadily worsening since spring and less than 10 percent of its population is fully vaccinated. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zF2iuB via IFTTT

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The narrow ruling was not quite the blow that the critics of college sports had hoped would bring the system crashing down. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3j0l2ib via IFTTT

The European Union, United States, Britain and Canada joined on Monday to expand sanctions on Belarus, in response to the forced landing of a flight and detention of an opposition journalist by Belarus last month. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gULZRC via IFTTT

Wondering why the Tokyo Games haven’t been canceled? The answer lies in billions of dollars, years of work and thousands of athletes who can’t wait any longer. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gPRMYD via IFTTT

Young, the Atlanta Hawks guard, has embraced the booing, cursing crowds and his opponents’ defensive pressure. What he hasn’t embraced? Low expectations. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3cZ19Ep via IFTTT