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Uyghurs living in Turkey protested China in March for the country's human rights abuses in its western Xinjiang province. A new Amnesty International report substantiates these abuses, calling them "crimes against humanity."

New Report Details Firsthand Accounts Of Torture From Uyghur Muslims In China

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jonathan Loeb, a senior crisis adviser and the lead author of Amnesty International's new report on the persecution of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

February 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the February 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Welsh Doctor On Getting Vaccinated Against The Coronavirus

The United Kingdom has begun mass vaccination against the coronavirus. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matthew Morgan, an intensive care unit doctor in Wales, who received his first dose Monday.

The 100 Best Songs Of 2020

The great songs of 2020 were as abundant as the rest of the year was a drag. Think of these 100 jams as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.

Mrs. Mallard returned to Steve Stuttard's ninth story balcony this year to lay her eggs. Stuttard kept watch and helped make sure that all 11 ducklings made it down to the water where they happily swam away with Mrs. Mallard.

Duck Tales: Man Uses Naval Skills To Get 11 Ducklings Down 9 Stories

Operation Mallard 2 is complete after Steve Stuttard helped Mrs. Mallard get her 11 ducklings down nine stories from his apartment balcony to a nearby canal.

President Biden gives his first news conference of his presidency Thursday at the White House.

200 Million Shots In 100 Days: Biden Issues New Vaccination Goal

President Biden is doubling his original COVID-19 vaccination goal to 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office.

BBC Launches Artificial Intelligence Tool To Read Its Articles To Listeners

The BBC is launching a new audio tool that uses artificial intelligence to read articles from its website aloud with a voice that speaks in a friendly, easy to understand northern British accent.

Politicians and world leaders celebrated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's release from the intensive care unit.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Leaves ICU Amid Treatment For COVID-19

"He is in extremely good spirits," his office said. Johnson's emergence from intensive care is good news for the leader, who remains in the hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

An empty pub in London. On Friday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country's bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes must close to curb the spread of COVID-19, which has killed more than 100 people in the U.K.

U.K. Shuts Pubs, Restaurants And Other Locales To Curb Coronavirus Spread

The government ordered establishments to close Friday night and announced wage relief for furloughed workers.

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sent potential jurors in Derek Chauvin's trial home on Monday. Here, a painting of Floyd is seen outside the Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial is taking place.

George Floyd Case: Jury Selection In Chauvin Trial Delayed Over Murder Charge Appeal

A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day.

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