| Biden Went Big in First 100 Days, and Now Comes the Hard Part
By his 100th day in office, Biden will have surpassed his vaccination goals and be close to another on reopening schools. He's navigated fault lines between progressives and centrists in his party. But as Josh Wingrove and Nancy Cook explain, the next 100 days already look more turbulent.
Biden's Summit Shows How Far U.S. Leadership Has to Go
The U.S. president convened world leaders for a two-day virtual climate summit on Thursday to send a message that the U.S. is back and ready to lead. Leslie Kaufman and Eric Roston report how many of the 40 heads of state who participated had their own message for America: Prove it.
After Trial, Weary Minneapolis Must Reinvent Its Police Force
In the Minneapolis neighborhood where Floyd was murdered, post-verdict celebrations gave way to the civic challenge that remains: reimagining public safety. As Fola Akinnibi and Sarah Holder write, almost a year after Floyd's death ignited protests, few cities have changed police powers.  People react outside a court in Minneapolis on Tuesday after Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes last May, was convicted of second-degree murder. Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg The Greens Once Took On Germany, But Now They're Taking It Over
When Gerhard Schroeder formed a national government with the Greens in 1998, he made it clear that his Social Democratic Party was the "cook" and the junior partner the "waiter." Alan Crawford delves into why that's no longer the case. Europe Has Finally Turned a Corner on Covid-19 Vaccinations
The European Union's long-awaited Covid-19 inoculation surge is here. Tim Loh explains how it's raising hopes the continent can bring the pandemic under control and reopen economies faster than expected.  Putin warned rival nations not to cross Russia's "red line" at his annual state-of-the-nation speech on Wednesday. He later began withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border, easing some of the worst tensions with the U.S. and Europe since the Cold War. As Henry Meyer and Irina Reznik report, it was to force Biden to engage with the Kremlin. Xi's Next Target in Tech Crackdown Is China's Vast Reams of Data
As Xi targets China's massive tech giants, the big question now is how he'll get them to share data as part of a plan to transform the world's second-biggest economy. The bluntest way would be to seize their data outright, an approach some hardliners want.
Even Record Death Toll May Hide Extent of India's Covid Crisis
Bodies piling up across India are sparking concerns that the death toll from a new wave of Covid-19 may be much higher than official records, Upmanyu Trivedi and Sudhi Ranjan Sen report. The surge is also putting the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic at risk. China Suspicion, 'Foreign Plot' Fears Hamper Africa Vaccine Plan
As if the struggle to secure vaccines wasn't bad enough, Africa is also having a hard time getting people to take them. From worry over Chinese shots to conspiracy theories and warnings from Islamist militants, many Africans are steering clear, Antony Sguazzin and Katarina Hoije write.  Relatives prepare the shrouded body of a Covid-19 victim at the Nigambodh Ghat crematorium in New Delhi on Monday. Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg Where Covid Kills the Young: Brazil Shows What May Await Others
Like elsewhere, the pandemic in Brazil hit the elderly first. Now, as Andrew Rosati, Martha Viotti Beck and Simone Preissler Iglesias report, new cases and deaths have jumped to among the worst in the world, and there's evidence that the plague may now be headed for the young. What's Next for Chad After Long-Serving President Deby's Death
Chad has only had one ruler since Idriss Deby came to power in an uprising 30 years ago. Katarina Hoije and Yinka Ibukun look into how his battlefield death has cast the West African nation into political limbo, with a military junta planning to hold power until well into next year.
And finally ... The plan was simple: persuade a dozen of Europe's top soccer clubs to break away and upend the world's most popular sport into a new Super League. It backfired spectacularly. David Hellier, Kitty Donaldson and Rodrigo Orihuela take a deep dive into how backlash from fans, politicians, and eventually the teams themselves torpedoed a project that misread the emotional cauldron of European football.  Chelsea fans protest outside the club's stadium in London on Tuesday. Photographer: Rob Pinney/Getty Images | 
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