Economy and business

US Gymnast Simone Biles Withdraws From Teams Finals in Day of Olympic Upsets, Setbacks and Surprises

Weightlifter Guryeva Wins Turkmenistan’s 1st Olympic medal

EU: 70% of Adults in Bloc Now Have at Least One COVID Vaccination

WHO: E-Cigarettes Threaten Fight Against Global Tobacco Use

First Person Charged Under Hong Kong Security Law Found Guilty

Former US Senator Enzi of Wyoming Dies After Bicycle Accident

Upset Victories in Swimming, Women’s Tennis Mark Day 7 of Tokyo Olympics  

Chinese Pair Outduels Russians to Win Mixed Team Pistol Gold

British, Russian Men Triumph in Olympic Pool as Aussie Women Shine Again

Major Chinese Companies Caught in Squeeze Play Between Beijing, US

Pakistan Repatriates Afghan Soldiers Who Crossed Border in Face of Taliban Attack

Haiti: S Korean TV Channel Apology Over Olympics Stereotypes ‘Didn’t Go Far Enough’

Biden Announces End to US Combat Mission in Iraq

Somali Elections Delayed Again; No New Date Set

At Tokyo Olympics, Skateboarding Teens Blaze Trail for Women

US Stage Late Comeback Over Japan in Tune-up Before Gold Match

Epidemics Don’t Have to Happen, Expert Says

Europe Makes New Vaccination Push to Counter Rising COVID Cases

Tunisia’s President Suspends Parliament

Australian Police Warn of Mass Arrests if Anti-Lockdown Protesters Return to Sydney

July 25, 2021

Madrid’s Retiro Park, Prado Avenue Join World Heritage List

UNESCO Leaves Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Off Endangered List

Fauci Sounds New Virus Warnings

Zimbabwe Receives COVID-19 Vaccines from China Amid Fears of Third Wave

Most Deaths from Drowning Are Preventable

Marsupial Resurgence in Outback Australia

Haiti Update

Jackie Mason, Comic Who Perfected Amused Outrage, Dies at 93

Thousands Around Globe Protest COVID-19 Shots, Lockdowns

Smoke From Nearby Wildfires Helps Crews Gain on Biggest US Blaze

US, Spain Set Scoring Records in Water Polo

US Infrastructure Proposal May Move Forward Despite Senate Stall

45% of Unvaccinated Americans Say They Will Definitely Not Get the Vaccine

Algerian Judoka Refuses Potential Olympic Bout with Israeli

US Buys 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

South Africa Turmoil

Funeral for Haiti’s Assassinated President Disrupted by Protests, Gunfire

Somali-American Designer Debuts Hijabs at Nordstrom 

Cleveland’s Major League Baseball Team Goes from Indians to Guardians

UN Chief Calls on Warring Parties to Observe Olympic Truce

Unvaccinated US Swimmer Sparks Debate as Olympics Start

US Ships Moderna Vaccine to Pakistan Amid Delta Variant Surge

Malawi Begins Classes in World’s First 3D-Printed School

Italy Extends Its COVID-19 State of Emergency to Dec. 31

Interior Secretary: Drought Demands Investment, Conservation

Over 600,000 Notified to Quarantine in British ‘Pingdemic’

Myanmar Military Accused of Arresting Doctors While COVID Infections Rise

Bezos, Mars Rover, Wildfires Headline Week in Space

Flagbearers to Send Messages of Equality and Justice at Olympic Opening Ceremony

Reviving ‘Conscious’ Hip-Hop in Indian-administered Kashmir

US Jobless Benefit Claims Increase

China Rejects Second Probe Into Coronavirus Origin

Several Suspects in Custody in Plot to Assassinate Madagascar’s President

Why COVID-19 Is Rising Around Asia This Year After a Mild 2020

Delta Variant Doubles US COVID-19 Cases Since Last Month

China ‘Shocked’ by WHO Plan for COVID Origins Study

Midler, Gordy Among New Kennedy Center Honorees

California Utility to Bury 16,000 Kilometers of Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires

Olympic Games an Afterthought for Some Americans