Our states sometimes seem to be at war with each other as outbreaks flare. But this virus knows no boundaries.

Infections in vaccinated Americans also may be as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people, the document said, and lead more often to severe illness.

Europe’s vaccine campaigns speed ahead.

In his first meeting with a foreign journalist in a decade, Seif al-Islam described his years in captivity — and hinted at a bid for Libya’s presidency.

News reports that workers in Sri Lanka dug up a cluster of sapphires worth up to $100 million were a welcome distraction for a pandemic-weary public.

Manila to be under tightest quarantine curbs from 6-20 August; Japan set to expand state of emergency; Israel will be first country to give third Pfizer shotJapan urges young people to get jabs and stay in amid Tokyo Covid surgeIsrael to offer Pfizer Covid booster shots to people over 60City of Nanjing isolated as China […]

Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageLee steps up in Biles’s absence to take gymnastics glorySign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Emma, tweet or comment below the line 7.01am BST Thanks Scott! I’m in canoe slalom land, which is a very happy place indeed. France’s Boris Neveu has usurped American […]

Black Suffolk is a series of portraits by photographer John Ferguson of people from Suffolk’s African-Caribbean community. The pictures will be on display in an outdoor exhibition in central Ipswich from 30 July and throughout August. Ferguson said: ‘I have produced a new collection of portraits which explore the concept of home for a diversity […]

Hard-hit suburbs are home to many Indigenous Australians, refugees and migrantsFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesNSW restrictions; NSW hotspots; border restrictionsVaccine rollout tracker; get our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe deployment of troops to enforce Sydney’s lockdown could alienate the community and fuel vaccine hesitancy, particularly in the hard-hit […]

In an ‘absolute win’ for the endangered species, 14 dogs were transported by road and air to a ‘safe space’ in a country they have not populated in large numbers for decadesUnder cover of night, a pack of African wild dogs swarms around an impala carcass. Awake and hungry after a 27-hour transcontinental journey, this […]

Will the performative confrontation of the former President and his congressional allies overwhelm Joe Biden’s Senate style?

Republicans face an internal divide over the assault on the U.S. Capitol, the need for vaccination against COVID-19, and on a bipartisan infrastructure deal.

Without Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics seemed likely to end its gold-medal streak in the all-around competition. Instead, a new champion had her moment.

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