As the pandemic strikes Mexico, some patients are dying from neglect or mistakes that could be easily prevented because doctors and nurses are overwhelmed in an underfunded system and are themselves being infected and dying from Covid-19  https://t.co/23o2dly9Ql

He drives an old car and pays for his own coffee and all other costs. Prime-Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands is a sober politician in times when many others aren't https://t.co/AZUOikQs5S

Hong Kong’s protest movement — which last year cowed the local government, humiliated Beijing and riveted the world — is in crisis https://t.co/iaKkaFFldR

Lacking equipment, expertise and authority, a divided, war-torn Yemen is spectacularly ill-equipped to manage the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/ZOYcK26Wpg

“It’s an important find,” said an archaeologist of the rediscovery. The ancient inhabitants of Verona, Italy, “had unique tastes in flooring,” and “few villas have been found with such well-preserved and well-executed examples.” https://t.co/qF6DjWQxiK

For one bird-watcher in London, there is something symbolic about watching them fly while humans are in lockdown. “They represent the ultimate freedom of movement,” she said. https://t.co/218uKlwbgk

Instead of testing for the coronavirus, Japan has focused on containing small outbreaks and educating people on social distancing https://t.co/CGm4eRo0Wj

The coronavirus pandemic has led many Italians to center their anxieties — unfairly, some experts say — on the public gatherings of the country’s teenagers and young adults, fearing they could bring the virus to the older population https://t.co/pcI2q2jVmA

Hong Kong’s protest movement — which last year cowed the local government, humiliated Beijing and riveted the world — is in crisis https://t.co/mdYWX00i5W

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain defended which top adviser, who broke virus-related restrictions? Try this week’s news quiz.
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High in the Himalayas, an enormous fistfight erupted in early May between the soldiers of China and India. Brawls at 14,000 feet along their inhospitable and disputed frontier are not terribly unusual, but what happened next was. https://t.co/ixe0TTVwNh

When cities and states started urging people to wear masks to reduce transmission of the coronavirus, some made exceptions for exercising  https://t.co/PJaTVsQzZt

RT @PatrickKingsley: (You can read the rest of the series so far here: https://t.co/fpZxThPFIZ)

RT @PatrickKingsley: In Geneva, one of the world's richest cities, thousands are queuing for miles each week to receive a food handout

Covid cost them their jobs

The third part of our @nytimes roadtrip through a re-opening Europe

Photos, as ever, by @laetitiavancon

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RT @PatrickKingsley: The masks added another challenge: They made it harder for the chefs to taste their food, and for the sommelier to smell the wine.

And the waiters worried: How would the diners see their smiles?

Read the whole piece here: 

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RT @PatrickKingsley: For the chefs at this restaurant, re-opening was a huge challenge. They had just a day to prepare a new summer menu

It was winter when they closed, still truffle season. They missed the wild garlic season.

Now they were reopening during the asparagus and strawberry harvests.

RT @PatrickKingsley: At this restaurant, Pauly Saal, you could look at the menu by scanning a QR code with your phone, to avoid touching shared surfaces. https://t.co/EGUK8JFXiG

RT @PatrickKingsley: In Germany, you're also supposed to leave your contact details, so that you can be traced and contacted if it turns out you were there at the same time as someone who later fell ill from covid. https://t.co/9XsO60Dxfo

Mr. Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic has come under intensifying criticism, amplifying the sense that he is a leader under siege, who is finding it increasingly difficult to govern. https://t.co/oC4NS3jt8s

A pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong on Trump’s latest move: “There are 85,000 American citizens in Hong Kong who have been living here happily. I don’t think the U.S. would easily punish Hong Kong to rock the boat.” https://t.co/orYA1ZTwmd