The lockdown in Melbourne lasted more than 110 days. It ended Wednesday with champagne, shopping, caution and the virus nearly gone.  https://t.co/G4meN5vyYc

Known as “the Bulldozer” and elected on an anti-corruption platform, Mr. Magufuli has been lauded for his efforts to strengthen the economy. But he has also been accused of cracking down on dissent and passing legislation reinforcing the party’s power. https://t.co/QhAEZQONGD

A lawsuit in China over psychology textbooks that describe being gay as a mental disorder has renewed the national conversation about homosexuality, tolerance and human rights https://t.co/Rfm24BM6xS

After such a long haul, the people of Melbourne emerged as if from a coma — both traumatized and euphoric. They had suppressed the virus through shared sacrifice. They re-entered their city a bit disoriented and unsure of how tense or loose to be. https://t.co/MIJsyqqK9j

With opposition figures harassed and arrested, news coverage severely restricted and social media mysteriously slowing down, many have come to 2 predictions about Tanzania’s election on Wednesday: The president will win. And the country will lose https://t.co/CdBjdXGiGU

“The Trump administration does not have a policy toward Latin America,” said a former State Department and White House official who is helping shape Joe Biden’s plans for the region. “It has a South Florida electoral strategy." https://t.co/AqqXc2MEJ9

“As a father of daughters, I could only shudder at the thought that any woman, Australian or otherwise, would be subjected to that.” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said of the strip-searches of female passengers at the Doha airport https://t.co/1b7KzlhDAI

On Sunday, in what seemed to mark a major turning point in a relationship marred by years of strife, scandal, legal battles and paternity tests, the newest Belgian princess formally met with her father and his wife https://t.co/A9jSHqhtKx

At least seven sharks have washed up on Mediterranean coasts, each impaled with the same murder weapon, and almost always in the head https://t.co/EFZQ60IB1J

Now that the pandemic has all but cut off the steady flow of tourists, many European cities are seizing an opportunity to push short-term rentals back onto the long-term housing market https://t.co/PVMe3EFy5F

“He would not pull any punches when it comes to challenging Bolsonaro on issues related to environmental degradation, issues related to corruption and other challenges that the president of Brazil is facing,” said a foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden. https://t.co/zsUbt6otn6

"It’s like a member of the family dying," said one resident of Dingle, Ireland, of the disappearance of its resident dolphin, Fungie. "He brought magic and he inspired us, this beautiful wild creature who lived at the mouth of the harbor.” https://t.co/Rk5x7y6VZX

Protesters in Poland are doing what used to be almost unthinkable, challenging the Catholic Church, after the high court imposed a near-total ban on abortions https://t.co/wvMaZoBg17

This spring, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia declared the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh indisputably Armenian. His remarks attracted little attention globally, but they may have helped tipped the region into war. https://t.co/DYtyRnkimw

While the French have supported a crackdown since the beheading of a teacher, the response has opened the country to criticism that its complicated relationship with its Muslim citizens has taken an ugly turn https://t.co/jvAuaE32mh

Qatar's government defended officials’ actions, calling the abandonment of the newborn an “egregious and life-threatening violation of the law” https://t.co/cVurHRsqBa

This spring, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia declared the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh indisputably Armenian. His remarks attracted little attention globally, but they may have helped tipped the region into war. https://t.co/zPp0ZladSG

If elected, Joe Biden would approach Latin America by seeking common ground. But there is one issue on which he's inclined to play hardball: climate change. https://t.co/PFYR8gW5VE

On Sunday, in what seemed to mark a major turning point in a relationship marred by years of strife, scandal, legal battles and paternity tests, the newest Belgian princess formally met with her father and his wife https://t.co/pdBgd3BX9q

The Afghan government has been unable to provide compensation, despite having the money to do so, for roughly 5,000 claims of civilian casualties in 2019 and 2020, according to Afghan officials. https://t.co/qDWfbtKxsd