List of daily viral news

The N.H.L. team lost its first game at the new $1.1-billion UBS Arena but they lost in style. The seats are comfy, the concourses spacious and the bathrooms big and numerous enough that fans won’t miss any goals. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3nCVsBI via IFTTT

A blackout within China on discussion of the tennis star’s #MeToo allegations has not been able to silence a global chorus of concern for her safety. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3HDLeJp via IFTTT

The third-ranked Ducks fell on the road, the second loss for the Pac-12’s best team. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oM6K6a via IFTTT

The world No. 1 is increasingly under threat on hardcourts from younger, taller players — like the two men who will play in the finals on Sunday. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kRgNWg via IFTTT

The only Division I league to not play football last season because of the pandemic, the Ivy League endured an unusual journey of virus disruptions in its return. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3x7QvUu via IFTTT

The editor of a state-run newspaper on Saturday shared two clips said to be of the Chinese tennis star on Twitter. But they are unverified, and the head of the WTA called them “insufficient.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3nARvNM via IFTTT

The police fired warning shots and used water cannons against hundreds of demonstrators who set fires on the streets of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in protest of the country’s partial lockdown and its plans to introduce a law allowing businesses to exclude unvaccinated people. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oPFfZ8 via IFTTT

Thousands in Vienna demonstrated against the measures, which includes a nationwide lockdown that the government said would begin on Monday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3HFUQ6b via IFTTT

Much of South Sudan is under water from flooding induced by climate change and deforestation. Crops and livestock are lost, hunger and malaria are spreading. With so many worries, coronavirus vaccines are a tough sell. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qSDUU7 via IFTTT

Police officers were out in force to prevent violence and protect shops, with some store owners lamenting that the protests disrupt business. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FvOh4v via IFTTT

The kickoff to the World Cup in Qatar is a year away, and most of the favorites have already booked their places. The winner, in fact, may already be there. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3HB0CX3 via IFTTT

The Southeast Asian city state is recovering from a recent surge of hospitalizations. An official said its reopening would proceed in a “step-by-step manner.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cNdPhj via IFTTT

The police in Vienna said that 10 of 11 demonstrations registered for Saturday involved protests over rules including a newly announced lockdown and vaccine requirement. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30FrUdG via IFTTT

A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3nAF9Wc via IFTTT

The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cD9mxf via IFTTT

The police in Vienna said that 10 of 11 demonstrations registered for Saturday involved protests over rules including a newly announced lockdown and vaccine requirement. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3CAubEi via IFTTT

The Southeast Asian city state is recovering from a recent surge of hospitalizations. An official said its reopening would proceed in a “step-by-step manner.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oIKcDm via IFTTT

Demonstrators gathered in cities around the country to protest vaccine mandates and other rules. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Cytviz via IFTTT

A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kPc8nR via IFTTT

The quest for Congo’s cobalt, which is vital for electric vehicles and the worldwide push against climate change, is caught in a cycle of exploitation, greed and gamesmanship. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30MqcaP via IFTTT

Blamed for flooded fields, damaged roads and the occasional death, the beaver, which has played a seminal role in Canadian history, is now viewed by many as a problem, not a point of national pride. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/32jHD2Z via IFTTT

The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Z9Bl4O via IFTTT

The worldwide shift to electric vehicles is critical in the fight against climate change. Here's how the most important part of these cars is made. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DBclm3 via IFTTT

The rule casts doubt on the participation of Novak Djokovic and others. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3CAwOWz via IFTTT

The case of Peng Shuai has prompted the women’s tennis tour to rethink its heavy focus in China, where it has threatened to pull events if it cannot verify that she is safe and that her allegations are investigated. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Z67Wbz via IFTTT

The Canadian men’s team, which has not been in the World Cup since 1986, is now leading the regional qualifying competition. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DAwubP via IFTTT

A lengthy process landed Billy Eppler, formerly of the Angels and the Yankees. Steven Cohen says the deal received “universal praise” from his fellow owners. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30JA5G1 via IFTTT

The case of Peng Shuai has prompted the women’s tennis tour to rethink its heavy focus in China, where it has threatened to pull events if it cannot verify that she is safe and that her allegations are investigated. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3x5tYrA via IFTTT

Rival promoters like Top Rank and Premier Boxing Champions have shown more willingness recently to match up their big fighters against one another. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Z5nyw5 via IFTTT

With little hope of a fair vote, opposition candidates take a desperate risk to gain any edge against Venezuela’s entrenched autocrat, Nicolás Maduro. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30Cy527 via IFTTT

A turnaround early this season has come with Curry reasserting why he is the best 3-point shooter in basketball history. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30IcAwL via IFTTT

On a stop in Nigeria, the secretary of state said the U.S. would no longer treat African countries as pawns in a global game. But American competition with Beijing was hard to overlook. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DCyLmW via IFTTT

The remarks came in response to a reporter’s question as neighboring Austria prepares to lock down and cases continue to reach record levels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3nxZ8Vn via IFTTT

The U.S. may soon offer booster shots to every adult. Here’s why. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FqbULE via IFTTT

The move, announced on Friday, is an attempt by the country’s newish prime minister to revive an economy battered by Covid restrictions and a supply chain crunch. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30HPfv6 via IFTTT

Maria Butina, convicted of serving as an unregistered foreign agent before and after the 2016 election, insists she “wasn’t a spy” and that her Duma seat is “not a reward.” Her critics call her a Kremlin “trophy.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30A9dIm via IFTTT

Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced a fund-raising drive to erect a statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt opposite the American embassy in London. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DA7ZLF via IFTTT

The nationwide lockdown is Europe’s first since spring. And the national vaccine mandate is a first for the continent. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30DWdkW via IFTTT

It’s a complicated, often-contested word that has evolved along with Australia’s values. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cpclJQ via IFTTT

Tourism-dependent businesses have struggled to make ends meet without visitors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DBgE0o via IFTTT

The prince and his wife, Camilla, made Egypt their first foreign destination since the pandemic. Vestiges of British colonialism aside, they saw something new. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cqzjjE via IFTTT

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai went missing after publicly accusing a former government official of sexual assault. Tennis stars, led by Naomi Osaka, and the WTA have all asked #whereispengshuai? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ntrQXt via IFTTT

Tensions ease at the Poland-Belarus border. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3HwVtzf via IFTTT

Tourism-dependent businesses have struggled to make ends meet without visitors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FxVhO3 via IFTTT

A flight, which was arranged by the Iraqi government, ferried back hundreds of migrants who were trapped in an international standoff at the border of Belarus and unable to reach the European Union. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ct6Ute via IFTTT

The Angels’ two-way star inspires extreme devotion from his most ardent supporters. Baseball writers agreed, unanimously giving him the A.L.’s Most Valuable Player Award. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FtDbgb via IFTTT

A boycott would mean that government officials would not attend the Winter Games in February, though it would not prevent U.S. athletes from competing. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oJtyTP via IFTTT

Snubbed at the All-Star Game, Harper exploded in the second half, earning his second career M.V.P. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oEEqCB via IFTTT

Iran has not acknowledged the attack, but U.S. and Israeli officials said it was retaliation for Israeli airstrikes, drawing the U.S. into Iran’s shadow war with Israel. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oJpa7y via IFTTT

Remaining unvaccinated could cost soldiers promotions, bonuses or even their jobs. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cssZbs via IFTTT

Throngs of people, mainly from the Mideast, who had been living in freezing conditions on the border, have been moved to a giant warehouse. Their fate is uncertain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oKFFQA via IFTTT

Germany restricts access to public transportation, Austria will impose full lockdowns in two states, and the Netherlands recently restored mask mandates in some public indoor places. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kRAmO9 via IFTTT

The annual Boxing Day cricket test match in Melbourne will also be allowed to take place before a full-capacity crowd. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DtyhiP via IFTTT

The annual Boxing Day cricket test match in Melbourne will also be allowed to take place before a full-capacity crowd. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oIOMkM via IFTTT

The annual Boxing Day cricket test match in Melbourne will also be allowed to take place before a full-capacity crowd. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oIOMkM via IFTTT

The measures include a rule that only those who are vaccinated, have recovered from an infection or test negative can ride public transit or attend work in person. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kIVjuL via IFTTT

Afghanistan’s national soccer team played a rare match this week. But what, and whom, does the team represent? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/327sBgx via IFTTT

Josiah Johnson can find humor in almost any sports or pop culture moment, earning him fans from the N.B.A. to Hollywood. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DsJjF6 via IFTTT

We’re looking at the ways Biden’s social policy bill will change health care. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30GhIlA via IFTTT

The South Asian country is a major producer of the type of syringe used for coronavirus inoculations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30ApPQK via IFTTT

Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies. They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3CqIafW via IFTTT

Some testers gently swab the front of your nostril and send you on your way. Others dig deep, bringing the pain. What’s the gold standard? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cnWAmf via IFTTT

After a five-year hiatus, the meeting of North American leaders will also provide a forum to discuss trade disagreements and vaccine sharing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3HxDlVN via IFTTT

Munich’s is the largest German Christmas market to be canceled as the events struggle to survive the country’s fourth virus surge. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cpeLbk via IFTTT

The sport’s final tournament, an elite event for the best in the game, produced a veteran champion, and a glimpse of where women’s tennis is headed in 2022. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3CmdI6A via IFTTT

Recovering from his fourth knee operation, Federer, at 40, has no illusions about winning a 21st major title. He wants to return for different reasons. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3qOHheH via IFTTT

Mac Jones will try to push the Patriots to top of the A.F.C. East, Cam Newton and the Panthers can muck up the N.F.C. South, and Patrick Mahomes will try to prove Kansas City’s troubles are over. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30IHzJv via IFTTT

Lukashenko’s risky border actions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Z0VslE via IFTTT

Munich’s is the largest German Christmas market to be canceled so far, as the events struggle to survive the country’s fourth virus surge. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qRBJQL via IFTTT

The Biden administration will spend billions of dollars on a new plan to combat the pandemic, investing in antiviral pills, rapid tests and manufacturing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/321wSlA via IFTTT

The WTA Tour chairman cast doubt over a reassuring email that state media claimed had been sent by Peng Shuai, who had accused a former top party official of sexual assault. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3CltMWc via IFTTT

Crowds rallied in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to demonstrate against the Oct. 25 military takeover. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qOoa4M via IFTTT

The Biden administration will spend billions of dollars on a new plan to combat the pandemic, investing in antiviral pills, rapid tests and manufacturing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kHvZ8r via IFTTT

Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes and Toronto’s Robbie Ray had hit rock bottom before they worked their way up to stardom. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3nst1GK via IFTTT

Beginning with the competition in March 2022, the women’s bracket will include 68 teams, up from 64, as the N.C.A.A. continues to try to rectify gender disparities. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kIK8Sz via IFTTT

Rodriguez gives Detroit a veteran left-hander to anchor the rotation. Noah Syndergaard, meanwhile, heads to the Angels. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3chYOUm via IFTTT

The authorities named the man they believe to be behind an explosion in a taxi outside a hospital, who was also the only person killed, as Emad Al Swealmeen, 32. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kLjs3D via IFTTT

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A new report accuses the league of using its N.H.L. Green program to promote refrigerants that will contribute to global warming. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3HtNqD6 via IFTTT

Soaring demand and a shortage of workers have made appointments almost impossible to find. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qQV9W9 via IFTTT

A Polish luger, Mateusz Sochowicz, was told that coronavirus restrictions prevented him from boarding a commercial flight for another two weeks. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FpJ4Lr via IFTTT

A Polish luger, Mateusz Sochowicz, was told that coronavirus restrictions prevented him from boarding a commercial flight for another two weeks. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FpJ4Lr via IFTTT

More than half of Americans, young and old, say children today will be less economically successful than their parents, a global survey shows. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3CjODcx via IFTTT

The situation at the Belarus-Poland border is unlike recent immigration crises. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kMfQ1n via IFTTT

Over 100 people were arrested in Italy as members of a mafia ring that smuggled drugs from Latin America and infiltrated businesses in southern and northern Italy. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wQ9z9G via IFTTT

The incident in October 2020 could be “equated with a massacre,” a government panel said, refuting the army’s claim that soldiers only fired blanks. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Fj2LVh via IFTTT

They are all among the leaders in the Race to Dubai, and a victory in this tournament could put one of them on top. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3CoGvYa via IFTTT

It’s never happened before, and the sport is wondering what it means if a golfer from the United States wins the European championship. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oU0r0v via IFTTT

A Mayan team from a small community on the Yucatán Peninsula has caused a sensation by excelling as its athletes play barefoot and wear traditional dresses, breaking barriers with every game. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DwINpG via IFTTT

He has won the BMW PGA Championship and is now close to winning the European Tour’s Race to Dubai. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FpP8DS via IFTTT

A clash at the Belarusian-Polish border. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Fm9ZI3 via IFTTT

Inspired by his great-grandfather’s repeated escapes from an Indigenous boarding school, Ku Stevens, 18, retraced the route. Then he set his sights on winning a Nevada state title. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3nkYoTu via IFTTT

Green Bay’s defense has become one of the N.F.L.’s toughest despite missing two of its biggest stars. Curiously, the unit’s role in the team’s success has been overshadowed. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kIUHp1 via IFTTT

The oft-injured starter will try to re-establish himself in Los Angeles after a deal that netted the Mets a draft pick. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30BWFR5 via IFTTT

Before a sparse Kingston crowd limited by pandemic regulations, the United States could not sustain the momentum from its victory against Mexico last week in front of raucous home fans. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3Cj7LqR via IFTTT

The antiviral drugs have helped inspire hope among senior administration officials that the United States will be able to curb the devastating toll from the Delta variant. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DnqliY via IFTTT

The deal tones down a diplomatic confrontation that led Beijing to expel some American reporters during the last year of the Trump administration. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FlQUFL via IFTTT

The exemption for Jamie Dimon, who was in town to meet with employees and regulators, was “justified to facilitate a short visit” of about 30 hours, a government spokesman said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Dlg6fe via IFTTT

The authorities in Italy are investigating dozens of transfers involving top clubs. In doing so, they might pull back the curtain on accounting practices that defy easy explanation. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3nif7qy via IFTTT

Western leaders have accused President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus of using migrants as weapons in an effort to pressure the European Union. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qE0TCp via IFTTT

Why do so many things seem to cost more now? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ni2VWM via IFTTT

In a chilly relationship of mutual mistrust, staving off the prospect of a broader conflict between two superpowers counts as progress. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ni2Jqw via IFTTT

An Indigenous clan fears it will lose its place in the world as the government pursues a quest to open a spaceport and lure the billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kHpsdU via IFTTT

All around the world the remnants of a global pandemic are testing the resolve of governments and private firms to rid the planet of its waste. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FoUwaj via IFTTT

Zalmay Khalilzad, who stepped down as the envoy for Afghanistan after the U.S. exit, has defended the deal he negotiated with the Taliban during the Trump administration. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3cj5ZeN via IFTTT

Washington-aligned countries backslid at nearly double the rate of non-allies, data shows, complicating long-held assumptions about American influence. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FnYuzE via IFTTT

The latest example is Face Pay, which replaces a Metro card with facial recognition. It may be advanced, but activists are sounding the alarm on privacy issues. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30rUlw8 via IFTTT

Here’s a sampling of centers that offer a seamless introduction to cross-country skiing, with lessons, meticulously groomed trails and other activities nearby. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30v2XSh via IFTTT

An effort to conserve the state’s 100 Mile Wilderness has created one of the best lodge-to-lodge cross-country ski routes in the United States. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/31Utfhh via IFTTT

With fewer Covid protocols at many resorts, guests can expect shorter lift lines and less outdoor masking. But policies differ, depending on the area, so know before you go. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3CxnFON via IFTTT

Witnesses said there was a blast near a police station and another near Parliament. At least 24 people have been hospitalized. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qI99Bq via IFTTT

Big goals at Xi-Biden meeting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DoDWGI via IFTTT

The conflict between rebels and the country’s government has already featured numerous alleged atrocities, and experts say it threatens the stability of all of East Africa. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Hq25PF via IFTTT

The state joins a growing list that are eager to get more adults eligible for an additional vaccine dose. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Hu2pgy via IFTTT

A Times investigation found that dozens of women and children were killed in the bombing, which the military sought to conceal. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wMqz0I via IFTTT

Dozens of drivers were trapped by landslides, and the city of Merritt warned of a “mass sewage backup.” The rainfall was part of a system that also pummeled Washington State. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3HsrZCe via IFTTT

Minnie Miñoso was a pioneering Black Latino star in the 1950s whose greatness and impact have been overlooked by Hall of Famer voters. That may finally change. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3owGz37 via IFTTT

Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena and Cincinnati’s Jonathan India stood out in a deep rookie class for both leagues. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YNioVc via IFTTT