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The next major flashpoint over coronavirus response has already provoked cries of tyranny and discrimination in Britain, protests in Denmark, digital disinformation in the United States and geopolitical skirmishing within the European Union . The subject of debate: vaccine passports — government-issued cards or smartphone badges stating that the bearer has been inoculated against the coronavirus. The idea is to allow families to reunite, economies to restart and hundreds of millions of people who have received a shot to return to a degree of normalcy, all without spreading the virus. Some versions of the documentation might permit bearers to travel internationally. Others would allow entry to vaccinated-only spaces like gyms, concert venues and restaurants. While such passports are still hypothetical in most places, Israel became the first to roll out its own last week, capitalizing on its high vaccination rate. Several European countries are considering following. ... » Learn More about Vaccine passports, Covid’s next political flashpoint

After yet another cinema hiatus, going to a theater to catch a film is once again a possibility in Hong Kong. Given theaters are still off-limits in many places around the world, the pickings are slim. Then a small menu could be a good way to ease back into things. After shooting out of the gate in late-February with lingering blockbusters, this week screens are splashed with (among others) a minor gem which would otherwise have been overwhelmed by Soul or Wonder Woman 1984 , and a New Year rom-com that's either eight or three weeks late, depending on which calendar you follow. In Run , we meet Diane (Sarah Paulson) in the midst of a difficult premature labor - shot in hard, suitably harrowing, green light - that very nearly ends in death. Flash forward 17 years and Chloe (Kiera Allen) endures a battery of drugs and physiotherapy to manage her heart, respiratory and mobility issues, but other than reliance on a wheelchair, Chloe is a bright, balanced, college-bound teenager. ... » Learn More about Binge watch away your COVID blues

IMAGE: Roger Federer will make his long-awaited return to the court at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha next week. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Roger Federer will not compete at this month's Miami Open as the Swiss maestro continues to work his way back to fitness after two knee operations in the past 12 months, the Miami Herald reported on Monday. Federer will miss out on defending his Miami Open title at the March 22-April 4 Masters 1000 event, although Australian Open champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are expected to take part along with Serena Williams and Rafa Nadal. The 20-time Grand Slam winner Federer will make his long-awaited return to the court at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha next week and the 39-year-old may play an event in Dubai after that his agent, Tony Godsick, confirmed to the Miami Herald . But after those events, Federer will take a training break, the paper reported. He last played in the 2020 Australian Open, where ... » Learn More about Tennis round-up: Federer to miss this month’s Miami Open

Video Player Close A pedestrian wearing face mask walks past a German national flag in Berlin, Germany, March 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi) Merkel's governing CDU/CSU conservative union is currently looking at 33 percent of votes and would thus confirm its role as Germany's largest party after the upcoming federal election. Coalition partner SPD would only reach 16 percent, according to the latest Deutschlandtrend poll by Infratest dimap on behalf of public broadcaster ARD. A renewed CDU/CSU chancellorship seems inevitable at the moment, most likely in coalition with the Green party, which has repeatedly emphasized its claim to be part of the next government. The two parties together would receive a necessary majority of 53 percent. BERLIN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- German media has dubbed 2021 "the super election year," as politicians and voters in Germany are preparing for an election in September which might change the country's political landscape more than any of ... » Learn More about News Analysis: Germany awaits “super election year” in 2021