It featured a rancorous, barb-filled first act, but the two-day summit of top U.S. and Chinese officials played to surprisingly positive reviews in China’s state-controlled press Saturday. Commentators praised the Chinese delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Communist Party foreign policy chief Yang Jiechi, for refusing to back … View original article
BERGAMO, Italy — Promises to vaccinate all Italians over 80 by the end of March have fallen woefully short, amid well-documented interruptions of vaccine supplies and organizational shortfalls. Just one third of Italy’s 7.3 million vaccine doses administered so far have gone to people in that age group. The new government of Premier Mario Draghi …
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Fencing installed around the U.S. Capitol following the violent breach of the building on Jan. 6 is being scaled back more than two months later, the acting House sergeant at arms said Friday. In a memo cited by several news outlets, Timothy P. Blodgett said the outer perimeter fencing surrounding … View original article
A look at pandemic-related news around New England on Saturday: ___ MASSACHUSETTS Twenty-nine organizations are asking Gov. Charlie Baker to delay the reopening steps taking effect Monday, by at least at month. Massachusetts moves into the next phase of reopening starting Monday, with large sports venues allowed to open … View original article
A day after Chinese diplomats traded angry barbs with their U.S. counterparts in face-to-face meetings in Alaska, new Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Friday lashed out at Beijing during a virtual speech at the National War College in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Hicks, the No. 2 official at the … View original article
