World roundup: April 28 2021

Stories from Iran, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and more

INTERNATIONAL

Worldometer’s coronavirus figures for April 28:

• 150,212,051 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide (+885,604 since yesterday)

• 3,163,498 reported fatalities (+15,284 since yesterday)

• For vaccine data the New York Times has created a tracker here

In today’s global news:

• A new study in the journal Nature finds that, leaving aside the Antarctic and G…