As Covid Death Toll Passes 3 Million, a Weary World Takes Stock
The New York Times
“It just never crossed your mind that there would be so many dead in so little time,” said one man in Mexico City.
Three million lives: That is roughly equivalent to losing the population of Berlin, Chicago or Taipei. The scale is so staggering that it sometimes begins to feel real only in places like graveyards. The world’s Covid-19 death toll surpassed three million on Saturday, according to a New York Times database. More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in France. The death rate is inching up in Michigan. Morgues in some Indian cities are overflowing with corpses. And as the United States and other rich nations race to vaccinate their populations, new hot spots have emerged in parts of Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
As President Trump begins to side with Russia, the Kremlin propaganda machine has changed its tune.
Global markets fell after stiff U.S. tariffs went into effect at midnight, and China and Canada immediately imposed retaliatory measures. Mexico said it would announce its response on Sunday.
“We are working on all possible scenarios to protect Ukraine,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country was looking to European allies for support.
Drones have changed the war in Ukraine, with soldiers adapting off-the-shelf models and swarming the front lines.
Drones have changed the war in Ukraine, with soldiers adapting off-the-shelf models and swarming the front lines.
The Canadian government has reinforced border operations to stop migrants going to the United States, a major Trump complaint.But early data shows people are, instead, starting to flee the United States for Canada.
Some said they felt the U.S. president was disrespectful and that they were proud of their leader for standing up to him.
