2021–2022 Social unrest in the French West Indies
Argentina reports a record for the second consecutive day of 95,159 new cases of COVID-19.
The Metro Manila Council passes a resolution imposing a lockdown on all unvaccinated and partially vaccinated residents and minors due to an increase in the number of cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
The three defendants convicted in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison. Travis and Greg McMichael are sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, while William Bryan is sentenced to life with the possibility of parole.
local government area in Western Australia
immunisation programme against COVID-19 in India
Tianjin begins city-wide COVID-19 testing for 14 million people after 20 children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, two of whom were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania)
Lithuanian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
Up to 70 Ukrainian government websites are affected by cyberattacks.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Greece
Australia reports a record 77 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Four victims of a shooting are found dead inside a home in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
High-risk establishments such as bars and gyms will be closed from January 7, while dining in restaurants will be banned after 6 p.m.
infight between far-left guerrillas in Colombia
The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for children between the ages of 12 and 15 years, becoming the world's first vaccine to be authorized as a booster shot for this age group.
The U.S. FDA issues a full approval for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in adults.
air warfare branch of Saudi Arabia's military
Flash flooding and landslides caused by torrential rains kill at least 19 people and leave hundreds more homeless in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. This brings the total death toll from flooding in the country to more than 50 people since the start of the wet season.
Ridgeback develops medications that have few therapeutic options for under served populations.
Poland surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the 15th nation to do so.
group of Chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Peru raises its pandemic Alert level in 24 provinces from "moderate" to "high", resulting in an extended curfew between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., as well as tightened capacity limits in shopping centers, banks and restaurants. This comes as the number of daily COVID-19 cases increased 25% from the previous week.
Rioters injure a police officer with live ammunition on the sidelines of unauthorized demonstrations. The administrative building of the Basse-Terre hospital is invaded by about forty people.
small mobile medical unit, or mini hospital, that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site
The U.S. State Department orders its diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, and authorizes voluntary departure of non-essential embassy staff in Kyiv. "Due to the continued threat" of a Russian invasion on Ukraine, American citizens are also urged to leave the country.
Two journalists are killed and their bodies burned during a gang attack in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Mexico
Romania reports a record 19,105 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,964,021.
Statutory Town in Boulder and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado
The Philippine Department of Tourism announces the lifting of quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated tourists from countries under its visa waiver program, effective February 10.
class of steroid hormones, including both natural and artificial compounds
Australia reports a record 98 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 35 deaths in New South Wales.
Millions of people are left without electricity after a major power outage affects Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan's energy ministry reports that the power outage had been triggered by an "energy imbalance" in Kazakhstan's power grid.
Vietnam reports its first three locally transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and his deputy Edgar Peña Parra both test positive for COVID-19.
Japan reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 49,854 new COVID-19 cases.
Argentina reports a record 81,210 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5.82 million.
Argentina imposes a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination certificate for people over the age of 13 years to participate in many types of activities, both indoors and outdoors.
Horn of Africa, Western Asia and South Asia
A car bombing kills at least eight people in Mogadishu.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
2022 European Men's Handball Championship
United States President Joe Biden blames former President Donald Trump squarely over his role in 2021 United States Capitol attack.
city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States
group of two double pipelines (i.e. 4 total) including Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2
An Azerbaijani State Border Service guard kills three fellow servicemen at his post and escapes. A manhunt is underway.
Turkey reports a record 94,783 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Iraq reports its first five cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the northern city of Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Bulgaria reports a record for the second consecutive day of 11,181 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 841,785.
Australia announces rapid antigen tests will be made free to concession card holders amid a nationwide shortage, but resists calls for universal free access.
An Israeli lawyer and the wife of the President of the State of Israel
At least 21 people are killed by a snowstorm on a highway in Murree, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan.
After seven inconclusive ballots, Sergio Mattarella is elected for a second term as President on the eighth ballot.
2021 Men's Singles champion Novak Djokovic is detained by the Australian Border Force for failing to provide a valid medical exemption to explain his not being vaccinated against COVID-19 under federal guidelines.
In American football, the Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Las Vegas Raiders, 26-19, ending their 31-year playoff drought and winning a playoff game for the first time since 1991.
In an extraordinary session, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo votes to ban Kosovo Serbs from voting in Serbia's upcoming constitutional referendum on Kosovan territory.
The executive of Ukraine, consisting of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces the extension of Operation Unifier for three years. Sixty more troops will also be deployed to Ukraine in the coming days. Trudeau's government also announces a shipment of non-lethal equipment and intelligence sharing.
Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 63,205 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.1 million.
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announces a travel ban from eight countries with high SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases from January 8 to January 21.
South Korean actor O Yeong-su wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Squid Game television series, becoming the first person from South Korea to win the honor.
Two police officers are shot dead during a routine traffic stop in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Sixteen people are killed and 10 others injured by a gas explosion in Chongqing, China.
The Grammy Awards is postponed amidst concerns of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Sweden reports a record 11,507 new cases of COVID-19 on December 30 due to delayed records of additional cases that were added in the previous days.
police force of Manchester, England and surroundings
New South Wales reports a record for the second consecutive day of 18 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the statewide death toll to 745.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex announces that a new COVID-19 vaccine pass will go into effect on January 24 pending approval from the Constitutional Council. The new pass will ban unvaccinated people from entering most public venues and travelling on domestic flights and inter-regional trains. Additionally, the mandate to work from home for more than 3 days per week will be lifted on February 2 and children between the ages of 12 and 17 years will be eligible to receive a booster dose beginning on Monday.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that Russian troops deployed to Kazakhstan have maintained control of the Almaty International Airport and secured critical government buildings in Nur-Sultan, including the Ak Orda Presidential Palace.
Six people are killed in a fire at a nursing home in Moncada, Valencia, Spain.
Mexico surpasses four million cases of COVID-19.
The Yemen-based Houthis claim responsibility, saying that they launched "five ballistic missiles and a large number of drones".
Malaysia grants conditional approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be used in children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
The United States Armed Forces order all personnel stationed in Japan to wear masks when traveling off-base amid criticism of their handling of the increase in COVID-19 cases in areas where they are based in large numbers, such as Okinawa and Iwakuni.
At least ten people are killed by floods in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Five people are killed and five more are injured in a mass shooting at a Yuzhmash production facility in Dnipro, Ukraine, after a member of the Ukrainian National Guard opens fire.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
US President Joe Biden says a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine will result in a more severe penalty than a "minor incursion" as he predicts that Russian President Vladimir Putin "will move in [on Ukraine]; he has to do something".
Poland reports a record 53,420 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,637,776.
men's national handball team representing Spain
South Korea reports its first confirmed deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two people in their 90s who died last week at a senior care hospital in Gwangju.
"Due to the continued threat" of a Russian invasion on Ukraine, American citizens are also urged to leave the country.
Qatar begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 to 11 years. It comes after the Ministry of Public Health approves the use of the vaccine for this age group.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Mauritania
overview of tennis in the United States of America
The Czech Republic reports a record 30,350 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
extensive and thorough search for a wanted fugitive
The Netherlands reports a record 42,472 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Italy reports a record for the third consecutive day of 219,441 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6.97 million.
President Tokayev requests military assistance from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, saying that "terrorist gangs are overrunning strategic facilities across the country."
Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
India begins administering COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of 15 and 18 years using the domestically produced Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech.
The UK Health Security Agency designates the recently discovered Omicron sub-lineage known as BA.2 as a "variant of investigation".
India reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 73-year-old man who died last week at a hospital in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex announces that a new COVID-19 vaccine pass will go into effect on January 24 pending approval from the Constitutional Council.
The French Senate votes 249–63, with 26 abstentions, to approve a bill that would ban unvaccinated people from entering bars, restaurants, and other public places and also from using long-distance public transport.
New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet announces that the state will suspend elective surgeries as well as ban singing and dancing in hospitality venues, entertainment facilities and major recreation facilities due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
most populous city in the United States of America
Authorities say that gunmen have killed more than 50 people, including two soldiers and a police officer, in a raid on a village in Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria. Security forces were forced to flee the area, leaving the militants to burn down shops and kidnap women and children.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan, China, injuring 22 people.
The number of new COVID-19 cases rises to 48, despite ongoing lockdowns in Ontong Java Atoll, Honiara, and Guadalcanal Province.
large natural elevation of the Earth's surface
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announces that the United Kingdom's state broadcaster BBC will be reformed, with the television licence fee being abolished in 2027.
artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles at high angles
South Korea authorizes the use of the protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults, making it the fifth vaccine to be approved for use in the country.
The Federal Communications Commission votes unanimously to revoke the authorisation of China Unicom to operate in the United States, citing national security and espionage concerns. The Chinese telecommunications operator must stop providing telecoms services in the U.S. within 60 days.
New South Wales reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant BA.2 sublineage.
The Philippines reports a record for the third consecutive day of 28,707 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,998,530.
Russia reports a record for the 11th consecutive day of 124,070 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.86 million.
France announces that it will deploy "several hundred" troops to Romania in order to support NATO's eastern flank amid tensions with Russia.
Denmark reports a record 28,780 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the country eases many of its pandemic restrictions.
The Northern Territory imposes a lockdown until Monday for people over the age of 16 years who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 after the territory reported a record 256 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The Philippines reports a record for the second consecutive day of 28,707 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,965,447.
Israeli Health ministry approves the second round of booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for people aged above 18 years who have underlying medical conditions.
American award for achievements in music
International Committee of the Red Cross
Prime minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19.
It is North Korea's first IRBM launch since 2017.
Russia reports a record for the seventh consecutive day of 88,816 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,404,617.
Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
an immunity passport used to prove that one has received a COVID-19 vaccination
Eight people are killed in a crowd crush at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
The monthly fine will initially be €50 this month and will be €100 per month thereafter.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
type of military offensive where armed forces of one polity forcibly enter another
Mj Rodriguez wins the Best Actress in the Pose television series, becoming the first trans actress to win a Golden Globe.
The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office says that, according to the available information, the Russian government is planning to "install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine."
Slovenia reports a record 5,164 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
A Parisian court fines far-right French television pundit and presidential candidate Éric Zemmour €10,000 for calling unaccompanied migrant children "rapists" and "murderers" during a September 2020 television broadcast.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announces it is officially investigating the standoff at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, U.S., on Saturday as a "federal hate crime" and an "act of terrorism".
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 from BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
application of technology for use in warfare
Eight people are killed, 14 more are injured and two are missing during flash floods in southern Iran, primarily in Fars Province.
A search continues for 14 people missing at sea in the Solomon Islands, after their boat failed to reach the Shortland Islands. Efforts were called off yesterday due to bad weather.
The government's Plan B restrictions, including mandatory usage of face masks on public transport and in shops, and usage of NHS COVID passports for large events are lifted in England.
In the first round of voting, two-thirds of electors cast blank ballots.
Microsoft announces that it will acquire gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
Kiribati reopened its borders on January 10th.
attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA)
The Greek government announces that fully vaccinated people who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose seven months after receiving their second dose will be banned from entering most indoor venues and participating in many types of activities beginning on February 1.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces that the "vaccine bubble" will be expanded to restaurants, leisure venues and schools beginning on February 24, which will require people over the age of 12 years to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination of at least one dose in order to enter those venues.
Russian-led CSTO forces enter Kazakhstan in order to help the government restore control of the country, according to a statement from Kremlin spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
2022 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake strikes Banten and Sumatera Island.
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
France begins to require children over the age of 6 years to wear masks while indoors and also reduces the self-isolation period for fully vaccinated people to seven days and five days if a person has received a negative PCR or antigen test due to a record number of COVID-19 cases driven by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
The WHO guideline development group of international experts recommends the use of rheumatoid arthritis drug Baricitinib for severe and critical COVID-19 patients in combination with corticosteroids.
Bangladesh bans all public gatherings, restricts the capacity of public transportation to 50%, and mandates that face masks be worn in all public places in an attempt to reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
The United States Mint announces that they have started shipping the first coins of the American Women quarters program. American poet Maya Angelou will become the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung reports that Mossad was responsible for three bombings of German and Swiss firms in 1981 to try to halt Iranian and Pakistani development of nuclear weapons.
Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach resigns as Inspector of the German Navy following comments at a think tank in New Delhi, in which he called Russia's intention to attack Ukraine "nonsense", saying that Russian president Vladimir Putin "deserves respect" and dismissing the prospects of Ukraine ever regaining Crimea and joining NATO.
Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 57,212 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.04 million.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in England, United Kingdom
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases places 14 more provinces and cities under Alert Level 3 from January 9 to January 15.
Vaccination program for COVID-19 in the Province of Quebec
The French National Assembly votes 215–58 to give a final approval of mandatory vaccine pass that will require people aged above 16 years to be fully vaccinated in order to enter public places and long-distance public transport.
spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Poland in during the 2020 pandemic
Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Yolanda Díaz and Minister of Science and Innovation Diana Morant both test positive for COVID-19.
lower house of the French Parliament under the Fifth Republic
Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights
South Korea signs an agreement to buy an additional 400,000 doses of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 drug.
Western Australia indefinitely suspends the reopening of its borders to fully vaccinated international and inter-state travellers in order to allow people to receive a booster dose due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian resigns on the grounds that the Constitution does not give him enough influence in the country's decision-making process.
The Northern Territory reports a record for the third consecutive day of 412 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the territory-wide total of confirmed cases to 1,686.
Finland reports its first ten cases of the Omicron sub-lineage named BA.2 sublineage in Southwest Finland.
Administrative division of the Philippines
Argentina surpasses 6 million cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record for the third consecutive day of 109,608 new cases of COVID-19.
Russia reports a record for the tenth consecutive day of 121,288 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.37 million.
2021 Men's Singles champion Novak Djokovic is detained by the Australian Border Force for failing to provide a valid medical exemption to explain his not being vaccinated against COVID-19 under federal guidelines. The Victoria State Government and Tennis Australia had previously approved Djokovic's exemption under their own guidelines, which was not endorsed by the federal Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation.
2019–2024 Sudanese transition to democracy
COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Territory
Italy reports a record 220,532 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 7.77 million.
Bahrain authorizes the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-viral oral drug Paxlovid for adults over the age of 18 years.
American poet Maya Angelou will become the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
Seventeen people are killed and 44 others are injured after a fire spreads through a 19-story apartment building in the Bronx, New York City, United States.
Senegal authorizes the use of COVID-19 vaccines for children over the age of 12 years and also authorizes the use of booster doses for adults.
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Romania
Pakistani president Arif Alvi tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Solomon Islands
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Solomon Islands
Médecins Sans Frontières reports over 200 casualties.
Twelve people are killed and two others are injured in a fire at a row house converted into apartments in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
South Korea reports a record for the third consecutive day of 16,096 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 793,582.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Bolivian vice president David Choquehuanca tests positive for COVID-19 for the third time. Six government ministers also test positive for COVID-19.
city in Clark County, Nevada, United States
Five areas including Metro Manila were already placed into Alert Level 3 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Millions of people are left without electricity after a major power outage affects Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Department of the Canadian Government that oversees public health
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney announces that the Russian Minister of Defence has agreed to his request that the exercises would be moved outside the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone.
ISIL militants attack Al-Sina'a prison in the city of Al-Hasakah, freeing prisoners and leading to clashes that kill 67 people.
Australia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 47,738 new cases of COVID-19 and surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19.
Turkey reports a record for the second consecutive day of 68,413 new cases of COVID-19.
South Korea reports a record 8,571 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 749,979.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation gives the final approval for use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years. The rollout of the vaccine will begin on February 21.
city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States
Health Canada approves the use of Pfizer's anti-COVID-19 viral drug Paxlovid for people over the age of 18 years who are at risk of severe disease and death.
Trudeau's government also announces a shipment of non-lethal equipment and intelligence sharing.
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte signs into law a bill outlawing child marriage, with violators facing up to 12 months in prison. Some portions of the law will not go into effect for one year in order to allow Muslim and indigenous communities to prepare.
The United States cuts off Ethiopia, Guinea and Mali from the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade preference program citing their human rights abuses and anti-democratic actions.
men's national handball team representing Sweden
Satellite imagery of Hunga Tonga shows that most of the volcanic island was destroyed by the eruption.
A series of small roadblocks and fires are set up by protesters in the municipality of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe.
Russia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 65,109 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,173,300.
Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer tests positive for COVID-19 and begins a period of self-isolation.
Djokovic is deported from Australia, and disqualified from the Australian Open.
The Draghi Cabinet signs a decree that makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people over the age of 50 years and also mandates that public and private sector workers of this age group need to show proof of vaccination or recovery or face fines of between €600 and €1,500 beginning on February 15.
Six men are killed by suspected al-Shabaab militants in a village in Lamu County, Kenya, near the border with Somalia.
The Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia, Canada, discovers 93 potential unmarked graves around the former Saint Joseph's Mission residential school near Williams Lake, British Columbia.
Date: 17 November 2021-31 March 2022 (4 months and 2 weeks)
Samoa Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa announces a three day lockdown in response to ten positive COVID-19 passengers from repatriation flight.
Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights suspects former Regent of Langkat, a regency in Sumatra, Indonesia, of practicing modern slavery after KPK, in a sting operation, finds a jail-like facility to house the workers.
The Philippines reports a record for the second consecutive day of 37,207 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,129,512.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
petroleum-derived liquid used primarily as a fuel
Russia reports a record for the eighth consecutive day of 98,040 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.5 million.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Singapore
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind announces that 90% of adults in India have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
overview of homelessness in South Africa
Kuwait reports a record 2,999 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 433,919.
The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization of five COVID-19 vaccines as booster dose, namely Pfizer–BioNTech, AstraZeneca, CoronaVac, and Zifivax's ZF2001 for one dose, and half dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Spain reports its first two cases of the Omicron sub-lineage named BA.2 sublineage in Catalonia.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration grants provisional approval for Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 drug and Merck & Co.'s Molnupiravir COVID-19 drug.
France reports a record 368,149 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
There was no immediate reports of casualties though.
The UAE government says that the vessel was carrying equipment from a closed coalition field hospital on Socotra while the Houthis say that the vessel was carrying military equipment.
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani tests positive for COVID-19 and is displaying mild symptoms.
county in Virginia, United States; part of Washington metropolitan area
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte signs into law a bill outlawing child marriage, with violators facing up to 12 months in prison.
The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States agree to suspend Burkina Faso's membership in the bloc in response to the coup d'état.
South Africa scraps the mandatory self-quarantine period for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and cuts the mandatory self-quarantine period for symptomatic patients to seven days because 60% to 80% of its population now had COVID-19.
South Korea reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 17,542 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 811,122.
transplantation of cells or tissue across species
Indonesia reports its first confirmed deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in an unvaccinated 64-year-old man and a vaccinated 54-year-old woman who both had underlying health conditions.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
An independent investigation team identifies Arnold van den Bergh, a member of Amsterdam's Jewish Council, as the most likely person responsible for reporting The Diary of a Young Girl author Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis in 1944, leading to their deaths in a concentration camp.
This is the highest reported number of cases in a day since the start of the pandemic.
Ten Pakistan Army soldiers are killed in an insurgent attack in Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan. The separatist Baluch Liberation Front claims responsibility for the attack. The army says that it has killed one of the attackers and arrested three others in a clearance operation.
The government implements self-testing in order to avoid queues at testing centers.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Financial crisis that began affecting Puerto Rico in 2014
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases announces that the National Capital Region and seven other provinces will be downgraded to Alert Level 2, which will allow for resumption of in-person classes and usage of contact sports venues.
New South Wales reports a record 16 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the statewide death toll to 727.
Greece begins to introduce monthly fines for people over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 amid an increase in the number of new cases in the country. The monthly fine will initially be €50 this month and will be €100 per month thereafter.
Two people are killed and 26 others injured by a bombing in Anarkali, Lahore, Punjab.
New South Wales, Victoria and other states report record numbers of new cases.
overarching divisions of authority in Australia
At least 56 people are killed by an airstrike on an IDP camp in Dedebit, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
The Japanese government announces that it will place Tokyo and 12 other prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency from January 21 to February 13 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, with the country reporting a record for the second consecutive day of 41,487 new cases of COVID-19.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage
description of a socio-cultural aspect of the pandemic
advisory body to the President of Bolivia
deceptive operation to catch a person committing a crime
The Philippines reports a record for the third consecutive day of 39,004 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,168,379.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
North Korea launches a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from its Chagang Province. The missile reached an altitude of 2,000 km before landing in the Sea of Japan. It is North Korea's first IRBM launch since 2017. South Korea's National Security Council holds an emergency meeting in response to the launch.
Twelve people are killed and 13 others injured during a stampede at the Vaishno Devi Temple in Indian-administered Kashmir, triggered by many people who were at the temple to celebrate the New Year.
Public school system of the municipal government of Chicago, Illinois
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
The presidential residence and offices of Äkim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev are set on fire by protesters.
A woman is killed and three other people are injured before the gunman commits suicide.
A COVID-19 vaccine pass that requires people over the age of 16 years to be fully vaccinated or show proof of recovery in order to enter bars, restaurants, and other public spaces, and to use inter-regional transport takes effect in France.
The Food and Drug Administration begins accepting requests for certification of COVID-19 antigen test kits for home use. Previously, antigen test kits were only available for professional use.
The second stage of the Falcon 9 v1.1 used to launch the Deep Space Climate Observatory in 2015 is projected to impact the Moon on March 4, 2022.
France begins to introduce free birth control to women aged 18 to 25 years to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. Up to three million women will receive enhanced access to contraceptive pills, intrauterine devices, patches and injectables.
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Austria in 2020
Alberta Minister of Health Jason Copping tests positive for COVID-19 as the province reports 1,007 total hospitalizations.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
A federal judge signs a plan to restructure Puerto Rico's economy, allowing it to start repaying debt to creditors and lifting it out of bankruptcy.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Houthi forces capture a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship, the Rwabee, off Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The UAE government says that the vessel was carrying equipment from a closed coalition field hospital on Socotra while the Houthis say that the vessel was carrying military equipment.
The deployment was originally expected to end in 2024.
infectious disease caused by an influenza virus
The earthquake hit 52 kilometres(32 miles) of a depth of 10 kilometres. There was no immediate reports of casualties though.
head of government of the United Kingdom
monarchy in Central Europe between 1804 and 1867
foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia
A 79-year-old man in Buckfastleigh, Devon, becomes the first person in the United Kingdom to test positive for bird flu.
Cyprus reports a record 5,457 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 183,178.
westernmost region of the African continent
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
playoff tournament for the 2021 NFL season
Australia reports a record for the twelfth consecutive day of 35,326 new cases of COVID-19. New South Wales, Victoria and other states report record numbers of new cases.
2022 College Football Playoff National Championship
The Czech government suspends plans to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for key workers and people over the age of 60, which was expected to come into effect in March.
The army says that it has killed one of the attackers and arrested three others in a clearance operation.
Israel reports a record for the second consecutive day of 16,115 new cases of COVID-19.
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
2011–2019 external impact of the Syrian Civil War
District street 22 between the towns of Mayweilerhof and Ulmet
community development block in West Bengal, India
Kiribati goes into lockdown for the first time during the pandemic after dozens of passengers onboard a January 14th charter flight from Fiji test positive for COVID-19.
Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 81,417 new cases of COVID-19.
Chile begins administering second booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people who are most vulnerable to COVID-19, including immunocompromised people, becoming the first country in Latin America to do so.
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium in 2020
Turkey reports a record 82,180 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Three children are killed when a missile strikes the port city of Al Hudaydah.
The United States rejects Russia's demand that Ukraine be barred from joining NATO.
Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
Unidentified militants launch several rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, injuring a woman and a child.
head of the United States Department of State
Israel and the Argentine foreign ministry separately issue condemnations against the presence of Iranian minister Mohsen Rezai at the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
No figures on civilian casualties have been released.
2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis
border crisis between Belarus and the European Union
The National Assembly votes to criminalize conversion therapy, with violators facing three years in prison and up to €45,000 in fines.
Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 133,536 new COVID-19 cases.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden test positive for COVID-19.
Russia reports a record 49,513 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 10,987,774.
The French National Assembly votes 215–58 to give a final approval of mandatory vaccine pass that will require people aged above 16 years to be fully vaccinated in order to enter public places and long-distance public transport. The new law regarding vaccine pass will take effect in coming days once the law gets approved from the Constitutional Council.
Indonesia begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for elderly and immunocompromised people amid fears of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Xiomara Castro is officially sworn in as the 56th President of Honduras, making her the country's first female president.
Egypt's drug regulator issues an emergency use authorization for Merck's Molnupiravir anti-COVID-19 drug.
The Austrian National Council votes 137–13 to approve a bill requiring people over 18 years to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning February 1, thereby becoming the first country in the European Union to do so.
The Philippine Department of Transportation issues a memorandum banning unvaccinated individuals from using all forms of public transportation in the National Capital Region beginning on January 17.
Russia and the U.S. begin a series of talks in Geneva in an effort to defuse tensions between both countries as well as tensions with Ukraine.
Greece reports a record 50,126 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,344,923.
Five soldiers are killed and 20 more are injured during an Islamic State rocket attack on a military transport bus in the Syrian Desert.
China orders 1.1 million people in Yuzhou, Henan to stay at home after three asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry survives an assassination attempt when shooters opened fire at a ceremony celebrating the country's independence anniversary in a church in the city of Gonaïves.
A South Korean citizen crosses the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone in a rare case of defection to North Korea from the South.
Ten members of the Sunni Islamist organization Muslim Brotherhood are sentenced to capital punishment by an Egyptian court for their involvement in a deadly attack against security personnel in 2015.
AIDAnova, a cruise ship operated by German cruise line AIDA Cruises and carrying 4,197 people, has docked in Lisbon, Portugal, after 52 crew members tested positive for COVID-19 and isolated at various hotels.
The country also surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19.
February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm
significant winter storm that affected large swaths of the United States
National Football League franchise in Kansas City, Missouri
The Rwandan foreign ministry announces the reopening of the country's border crossing with Uganda following political tensions between the two countries that led to the closure of the border crossing for three years.
U.S. President Joe Biden, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, says "the Russians could invade Ukraine in February".
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine, in a show of support for Ukraine. During a one-day visit, Blinken will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said yesterday that "Russia could at any point launch an attack on Ukraine" and that "No option is off the table".
The Singaporean Ministry of Health announces the extension of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 beginning on March 14.
Twenty-six anti-government protestors are killed during a military operation in Almaty. The death toll of security forces increases to 18 with two of the officers being beheaded.
At least 16 people are killed and eight others are injured in a fire caused by fireworks at a nightclub in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Researchers from the University of Bern announce the discovery of TOI-2257 b, an eccentric exoplanet that orbits near a red dwarf.
Argentine minister of economy Martín Guzmán warns that the International Monetary Fund will "lose legitimacy" if it fails in negotiations with the country, with Guzmán citing his country's growth of nearly 10 percent as an argument.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Belarus might go to war if they or Russia are attacked. Lukashenko also insists that his country does not want to go to war with Ukraine.
2021 conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
A traffic collision between two buses in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, kills 16 people and injures 18 others.
France surpasses 10 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the sixth country to reach the milestone.
Television licensing in the United Kingdom
The Chicago Public Schools announces that schools in Chicago, Illinois, has been canceled for a third consecutive day as teachers in the city go on a strike over COVID-19 protocols.
The U.S. Senate rejects a bill that would sanction the Nord Stream pipeline amidst fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
Talks between NATO and Russia over Ukraine hit a breaking point as Poland warns of possible war.
head of state and head of the national executive of Nigeria
Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan
Terrorism and counterterrorism in Kazakhstan
At an apartment construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, an outer wall of the building collapses, trapping six workers.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
Yemeni government militia in the Yemeni Civil War
France reports a record for the second consecutive day of 332,252 new cases of COVID-19, which is also the highest daily total recorded in any European nation since the beginning of the pandemic.
Germany reports a record 112,323 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
major river in Ontario and Quebec, Canada
The Medicines Patent Pool signs an agreement with 27 pharmaceutical companies in 11 countries to produce both raw ingredients and finished products of Merck & Co.'s Molnupiravir COVID-19 drug, which will be used in 105 low- and middle-income developing countries.
Japan reports a record 32,197 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
This brings the total death toll from flooding in the country to more than 50 people since the start of the wet season.
Merck & Co. and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics sign an agreement with UNICEF to distribute up to 3 million courses of their COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir to 100 low and middle-income countries in the first half of the year.
Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announces that COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be mandatory beginning on February 14 in order for people to maintain fully vaccinated status.
capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate in Syria Founder ottoman empair
state highway in Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Rwanda)
Performs the diplomatic relations of the Republic of Rwanda with other states
Date: 20–30 January 2022 (1 week and 3 days)
act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners
Bangladesh closes schools, universities, and other educational institutions until February 6 and bans social, political, religious, and state events of more than 100 people amid the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured by a landslide at a construction site in Bijie, Guizhou, China.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
Previously, antigen test kits were only available for professional use.
American football team in the National Football League
The plane landed in American Samoa on January 6, 2022.
Kiribati announces a curfew and mandatory face masks after 36 passengers on a charter flight from Fiji test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival. The plane was the first international commercial flight to land in the country since March 2020. Kiribati reopened its borders on January 10th.
Microsoft announces that it will acquire gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. If the acquisition is successful, Activision Blizzard will become part of Xbox Game Studios, which will become the world's third-largest gaming company behind Tencent and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
Three people are killed in a drone attack on petrol tanks at a major oil storage facility near Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates. The Yemen-based Houthis claim responsibility, saying that they launched "five ballistic missiles and a large number of drones".
Poland reports a record for the second consecutive day of 40,876 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,484,095.
At a special Pentagon press briefing, United States Army General Mark Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be "horrific" and could result in "significant casualties".
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Interim Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns in response to security forces killing three anti-coup protestors in Omdurman earlier that day.
The Philippines begins to ban people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 from riding public transport and entering commercial planes despite protests from labour and human rights groups.
Romania surpasses two million cases of COVID-19.
Doctors at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, successfully transplant a pig heart into a human patient for the first time.
Pakistan reports a record 7,678 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.35 million.
The Belgian government finalizes an agreement to buy 20,000 courses of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 drug and Merck & Co.'s Molnupiravir COVID-19 drug.
Eight police officers are killed and 317 others injured in clashes between protesters and security forces. No figures on civilian casualties have been released.
Brazil begins a COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 5 to 11 years old with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine despite objections from President Jair Bolsonaro.
sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean
Westminster lockdown parties controversy
Volcán Wolf, the tallest mountain and volcano in the Galápagos Islands, erupts.
India begins administering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for high-risk individuals, such as healthcare workers and people over the age of 60 with comorbidities.
Italy restricts the access of public transport, coffee shops, gyms, and many other activities to people who have been vaccinated or has been recovered from COVID-19 amid the surge of the COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.
In American football, Georgia defeats Alabama to win the national championship, its first since 1980.
transdermal patch applied to prevent pregnancy
France restricts the validity of health pass for fully vaccinated people to seven months after received their second dose and require them to receive booster dose.
Rio de Janeiro cancels the 2022 edition of its world-famous carnival street parade, which was scheduled to be held from February 25 to March 1, amid the surging COVID-19 cases and the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issues his security forces a shoot-to-kill without warning order in an attempt to end the ongoing protests.
The website of Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper is hacked by suspected Iranian hackers. The website's content was replaced with a threat targeting the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center and an apparent reference to Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated exactly two years earlier in Baghdad, Iraq.
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
global international and intergovernmental organization
Israel and the Argentine foreign ministry separately issue condemnations against the presence of Iranian minister Mohsen Rezai at the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Rezai is wanted by Argentina for his alleged connections to the 1994 AMIA bombing.
Russia reduces the mandatory isolation period for close-contact COVID-19 patients to seven days amid an unprecedented increase in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases with the country reporting a record for the fifth consecutive day of 67,509 new COVID-19 cases.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
The United Arab Emirates announces that unvaccinated citizens will be banned from travel and that vaccinated citizens will need to receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on January 10.
A seventh passenger from a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, tests positive for COVID-19.
Date: 1 August 2014 – 9 November 2022 (8 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Several other smugglers, who were "supported by other armed groups", were wounded, according to a statement from the military.
South Korea reports a record for the third consecutive day of 14,518 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 777,497.
home rule city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States
city and governorate capital of Idlib, Syria
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
Brazil reports a record for the second consecutive day of 228,954 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 24.7 million.
The rebel-held city of Idlib loses its supply of water after Russian Air Force jets bombed a nearby water station. Airstrikes have increased in the past 24 hours with attacks also reported on farms near the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing, and on IDP camps near Jisr al-Shughur which killed three people.
The United Kingdom begins supplying anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia, according to a statement from Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace.
and 5 a.m., as well as tightened capacity limits in shopping centers, banks and restaurants.
Italy imposes a six-month ban of hunting and other activities involving direct or indirect contact with infected boars in 114 rural areas in the north-western regions of Piedmont and Liguria, where the spread African swine fever has infected the animals.
electronic transmission of information between locations
Airstrikes have increased in the past 24 hours with attacks also reported on farms near the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing, and on IDP camps near Jisr al-Shughur which killed three people.
suicide committed by someone with assistance from another person or persons, typically in regard to people suffering from a severe physical illness
The death toll from the protests in Kazakhstan increases to 164, including 103 who were killed in Almaty. 5,135 people have also been detained.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in New South Wales, Australia
Peruvian Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez resigns in response to a reshuffle of the government by President Pedro Castillo.
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
Jordanian troops kill 27 "armed smugglers" after they tried to cross the border from Syria with a large quantity of amphetamines. Several other smugglers, who were "supported by other armed groups", were wounded, according to a statement from the military.
type of disaster that occurs due to overcrowding
Israel reports the world's first case of "florona," which is believed to be a double infection of COVID-19 and influenza, in an unvaccinated pregnant woman who was admitted to the Rabin Medical Center to give birth.
bilateral relations between Ukraine and Canada
Tropical Storm Ana kills 23 people in Madagascar.
Uganda reopens schools for the first time since March 2020 after a nearly two year closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
15th election of the President of the Italian Republic
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
Thailand decides to resume its quarantine-free travel for all vaccinated travellers beginning on February 1 due to low hospitalization and death rates despite the surging COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.
Midst of Somali sea–Arabian Sea-Gulf of Aden
Up to three million women will receive enhanced access to contraceptive pills, intrauterine devices, patches and injectables.
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez tests positive for COVID-19.
The International Committee of the Red Cross appeals to hackers who stole personal data from the organisation to come forward.
A blast hits a vehicle for the Sodicars Racing team as it leaves a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, two days prior to the Dakar Rally, critically injuring French driver Philippe Boutron, who is in a medically-induced coma.
Singapore reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in an unvaccinated 92-year-old woman.
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
Italy reports a record for the second consecutive day of 189,109 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,566,947.
Bulgaria reports a record 12,399 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 903,676.
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
Travis and Greg McMichael are sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, while William Bryan is sentenced to life with the possibility of parole.
At least nine people are killed and about 50 others injured when a train derails in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force continues flights to Ukraine delivering "thousands" of MBT LAW anti-tank missiles to the Ukrainian military. Russia accuses Britain of "fuelling the crisis" by sending lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
The European Medicines Agency conditionally approves the use of the Pfizer anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid for high-risk adult patients.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
sovereign state in West Africa and North Africa
France reports the first discovery of a new variant called the Lineage B.1.640.2 IHU variant in 12 patients near Marseille which contains 46 mutations.
Iran reports its first three confirmed deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in people from the cities of Tabriz, Yazd and Shahrekord.
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Belarus might go to war if they or Russia are attacked.
A truck carrying explosives to a gold mine explodes after crashing into a motorcycle in Apiate, Western Region, Ghana; the explosion destroyed nearby buildings and vehicles, killing 17 people and injuring 59 others.
airstrike occurred in Dedebit, Tigray Region on 8 January 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
train derailed near Mainaguri, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal
structure which protects against enemy attacks from the air
The Philippines reports a record 26,458 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,936,875.
Polish lawyer and politician, President of Poland (b. 1972)
The Philippines reports a record of 34,021 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,092,409.
Belarus–EU border (Belarus; Poland, Lithuania, Latvia)
Germany reports a record for the third consecutive day of 92,223 new cases of COVID-19.
Vladimir Putin warns that Russia will cut ties with the United States if sanctions are placed upon him.
first day of the year according to some calendar (e.g., January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar)
combined military forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Date: 7 July 2021 – present (1 year, 7 months and 6 days)
capital and most populous city of France
2020–2022 Chinese property sector crisis
Internet access has reportedly been disrupted in Tonga.
Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, Texas, United States
Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola becomes acting President of the European Parliament.
legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts
Two soldiers and 18 rebels are killed in a clash between Banyamulenge rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Twenty-nine people are killed during a stampede at an open-air Pentecostal church in Monrovia, Liberia.
The Republic of Ireland reports a record 23,281 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Europe surpasses 100 million cases of COVID-19.
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
Department of the Interior and Local Government
The Victoria State Government and Tennis Australia had previously approved Djokovic's exemption under their own guidelines, which was not endorsed by the federal Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the United States has given a written response to Russia, aimed at the de-escalation of tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
South Korea reports a record for the second consecutive day of 13,102 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 762,983.
U.S. legislation approved by Congress in 2000
force that a person knows would create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily harm or injury
formal change to the text of the written constitution of a nation or state
official currency of Australia; also officially used in Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake is felt in Java and neighbouring islands in Indonesia.
British health secretary Sajid Javid announces that the self-isolation period for positive COVID-19 patients in England will be reduced to five days in order to reduce the impact of absences caused by the Omicron variant on businesses and the health sector. This change will take effect on January 17.
Department of Transportation (Philippines)
executive department of the Philippine government
Additionally, the mandate to work from home for more than 3 days per week will be lifted on February 2 and children between the ages of 12 and 17 years will be eligible to receive a booster dose beginning on Monday.
Argentina reports a record 134,439 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,533,635.
Troops detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid reports of gunfire overnight in the capital Ouagadougou.
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
public health emergency of international concern
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tests positive for COVID-19.
site of the Canadian Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics sign an agreement with UNICEF to distribute up to 3 million courses of their COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir to 100 low and middle-income countries in the first half of the year.
Some hospital workers are also attacked.
It is announced that the upcoming Golden Globe Awards will be held without a live audience or celebrities due to COVID-19 concerns.
Protesters also seize control of Almaty International Airport with all flights to and from the airport being cancelled.
President of the European Parliament David Sassoli dies in Aviano, Italy.
earthquake with epicenter in Afghanistan
Morocco reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in an elderly woman who had not received the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
The pro-Yemeni government militia Giants Brigades say that they are in "full control" of the Shabwah Governorate after ten days of fighting Houthi forces.
Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate
Protesters in Baghdad, Iraq, hold a rally to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Qasem Soleimani.
European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic
separates the state territories of the two States
A French soldier is killed in a mortar attack on a military camp in Gao, northern Mali.
The Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, collapses, causing a gas leak. Ten people are injured, none of them seriously.
Uruguay opens its borders to citizens and residents who have been infected with COVID-19.
Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft arrive in Ukraine with "light anti-armour weapons" as part of British military support for Ukraine.
Date: 30 September 2015 – present (7 years, 3 months and 4 weeks)
Peru raises its pandemic Alert level in 24 provinces from "moderate" to "high", resulting in an extended curfew between 11 p.m.
surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease when other medical or surgical treatments have failed
A Royal Saudi Air Force airstrike on a prison in Saada, Yemen, kills at least 100 people and injures more than 200 others. Médecins Sans Frontières reports over 200 casualties. The United Nations condemns the attack.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant
Troops detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid reports of gunfire overnight in the capital Ouagadougou. Access to the internet has reportedly been disrupted nationwide.
The administrative building of the Basse-Terre hospital is invaded by about forty people.
Ukraine begins administering booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine for all adults who received their second dose at least six months prior.
Mexican health regulator COFEPRIS approves the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid.
Australia reports a record 88 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 46 deaths in New South Wales, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,976.
Mexico reports a record for the second consecutive day of 60,552 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,495,310.
Somali government spokesperson Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu is injured in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announces that the United Kingdom's state broadcaster BBC will be reformed, with the television licence fee being abolished in 2027. Funding of the BBC will also be frozen for the next two years.
begin a series of talks in Geneva in an effort to defuse tensions between both countries as well as tensions with Ukraine.
Head of state of the Republic of Armenia
capital city of Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine
Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas warns that the presence of Russian troops in Belarus poses a "direct threat" to Lithuania.
South Korea receives their first shipment of Pfizer's Paxlovid anti-COVID-19 oral drug.
Austria legalizes assisted suicide for people over the age of 18 years who are terminally ill or who suffer from a permanent, debilitating condition.
Israel reports a record 11,978 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,423,289.
land warfare branch of France's military
Polish President Andrzej Duda tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. He previously tested positive in October 2020.
honorific title for a holder of a doctoral degree
The death toll from a destructive winter storm that triggered statewide blackouts in Texas, U.S., last year is updated to 246.
Date: January 5, 2022 Time: c. 6:40 a.m. EST (UTC−05)
Nepal reports a record 10,258 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 972,198.
The number of new COVID-19 cases rises to 48, despite ongoing lockdowns in Ontong Java Atoll, Honiara, and Guadalcanal Province. The current outbreak began last week when 23 crew members onboard an illegal fishing vessel from Papua New Guinea tested positive after entering Ontong Java Atoll.
variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a different genetic sequence
geographic and cultural region of Mexico
The plane was the first international commercial flight to land in the country since March 2020.
Sri Lanka begins its COVID-19 vaccination rollout for children between the ages of 12 and 15 years using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet announces that the state will suspend elective surgeries as well as ban singing and dancing in hospitality venues, entertainment facilities and major recreation facilities due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. These restrictions will be in effect until January 27.
Finland rejects Russian demands that it never join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with President Sauli Niinistö saying that it is his country's right to join the military alliance if it wants to.
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time.
Mia Mottley and her Barbados Labour Party government are re-elected for a second term in a landslide, winning all 30 seats.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
Qatar reports a record 3,487 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 266,344.
Ukrainian authorities arrest an alleged Russian intelligence agent who they claim attempted to recruit others to launch attacks in the port city of Odessa.
Chinese property developer Evergrande Group suspends trading of its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ahead of a planned restructuring of the firm.
These restrictions will be in effect until January 27.
The Israeli Health ministry approves a reduction of the isolation period for asymptomatic positive COVID-19 patients from ten to seven days in order to keep the economy running despite an increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases. The changes will be in effect on January 13.
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
men's national association football team representing England
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates
Nepal bans mass public gatherings of more than 25 people, closes schools until January 29 and mandates proof of vaccination in order to enter hotels, parks, restaurants, cinema halls, and public office beginning on January 21 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
The Hunga Tonga, an undersea volcano, erupts, sending ash and steam 20 kilometers into the air.
NFL franchise in Inglewood, California, United States
Two men are arrested in Manchester and Birmingham, England, as part of an investigation into the standoff that occurred at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, United States, on Saturday.
bilateral relations between Russia and Finland
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
historic sovereign kingdom on the British Isles from the 9th century and up to 1707
sports stadium in Inglewood, California, home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers
American military officer and 28th US Secretary of Defense
France reports a record 271,686 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Austria reports a record 17,006 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,378,747.
intentional act of causing one's own death
Clashes between the revolutionary far-left armed groups ELN and FARC dissidents in Arauca Department leave 23 people dead near Colombia’s border with Venezuela.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases issues a resolution stating that all foreign nationals entering the Philippines must present proof of full vaccination.
Manchester United F.C. and England player Mason Greenwood is arrested by Greater Manchester Police on suspicion of rape and assault after videos and images of alleged abuse of his partner were posted on social media.
List of Grand Slam–related tennis records
Argentina formally requests that Russia arrest Iranian minister Mohsen Rezai, who is on a trip to Russia, based on the accusation by Argentina of Rezai's involvement in the 1994 AMIA bombing. Russia did not immediately respond to the request.
A fire at a nightclub in Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, following an armed clash between two groups, kills at least 18 people.
bilateral relations between Romania and France
A Cypriot scientist reportedly detects a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 called "Deltacron", which combines genomes found in the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant and genetic signatures found in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
military forces of the Russian Federation
2020 U.S. dronestrike killing of an Iranian major general
The Ontario government says that the province will resume in-person learning for students by January 17.
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
Spanish politician, prime Minister of Spain between 2011 and 2018
Finland reduces the quarantine period for positive COVID-19 patients to five days because the duration of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's virus cycle is shorter than other variants.
Bhutan reports its first 14 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in people who travelled abroad.
Brazil reports a record 224,567 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 24.5 million.
viral vector vaccine for prevention of COVID-19
Romanian political party with an anti-corruption platform
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
satellite specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit
Former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
Land (federal state) in southwestern Germany
overview of the Federal government of Nigeria
Storm Malik impacts the British Isles, killing two people, and causing widespread damage in Scotland and Northern England.
crime, motivated by prejudice and usually violent
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
46th patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church
2021 film and television awards ceremony
Mexico reports a record 30,671 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4.1 million. The country also surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Romania reintroduces mandatory face mask wearing in outdoor and indoor public spaces; reduces the operating hours and capacity of bars, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, and sporting events; and also reduces the quarantine period, amidst concern that the next wave of COVID-19 could overwhelm the health system.
The new pass will ban unvaccinated people from entering most public venues and travelling on domestic flights and inter-regional trains.
land warfare branch of Nigeria's military
Americans of ancestry from black ethnic groups of Africa
molecule capable of inducing an immune response (to produce an antibody) in the host organism
The Federal Court of Australia confirms the lawfulness and legality of the visa cancellation and deportation order against Novak Djokovic issued by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Alex Hawke.
Iloilo City reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a 46-year-old man who traveled from Kenya.
Taiwan reports its first two locally transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
changes in the constituent parts of an economy in a very general sense
The current outbreak began last week when 23 crew members onboard an illegal fishing vessel from Papua New Guinea tested positive after entering Ontong Java Atoll.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev imposes a two-week state of emergency in Almaty, the country's largest city, and in Mangystau District due to violent protests that have been occurring in the region over an increase in the price of gasoline.
The Ecuadoran environmental ministry reports that approximately 2 hectares (4.9 acres) of the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve have been contaminated following an oil spill attributed to a ruptured pipeline.
Other Pacific countries have also advised their citizens to seek higher ground.
Six people are missing and three others are hospitalized following an explosion and subsequent fire at a commercial building in Ottawa, Canada.
British politician, UK Defence Secretary
Thailand raises its COVID-19 Alert level to level four following a rapid increase in cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
T-shaped birth control device placed in the womb
Two people are killed by a small tsunami in Lambayeque, Peru.
American multinational pharmaceutical company
a medical test to know in less than a few hour a certain condition
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
Hong Kong orders the culling of 2,000 small animals, such as hamsters, chinchillas and rabbits, closes pet shops, and sends 100 people to a quarantine camp after nearly a dozen hamsters imported from the Netherlands and sold at Little Boss pet shop were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant which also spread to two people.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Sudanese public administrator and prime minister
Act of the Parliament of Australia, currently registered as C2018C00337
The Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 27–24, to win the AFC Championship, while the Los Angeles Rams defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 20–17, to win the NFC Championship.
capital and most populous city of the Netherlands
university with professional schools in the health sciences, social work and law in Baltimore, Maryland
The bill will now be sent to President Emmanuel Macron to be signed into law.
Argentina reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 110,553 new cases of COVID-19.
Rioters injure a police officer with live ammunition on the sidelines of unauthorized demonstrations.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announces that Nigeria is working on developing its own COVID-19 vaccine.
Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
A multiple-vehicle collision in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, kills nine people and injures six others.
2002 European Men's Handball Championship
2002 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
The Japanese government announces that the quasi-state of emergency measures will be expanded to 18 more prefectures including Hokkaido, Osaka, and Fukuoka from January 27 to February 20 amid the spread of the Omicron variant.
overview of the status of the Islam in the Philippines
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Western Australia
German chancellor Olaf Scholz and the leaders of 16 states agree to reduce the isolation period for people who have received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and also toughen the requirement to enter bars and restaurants to include a booster shot or a negative test result in addition to proof of vaccination or recovery as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the country.
Serbians vote in a referendum on whether to approve a constitutional reform that would bring the Serbian judicial system closer to the model required for the country to join the European Union.
district in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan
However, few additional details were revealed on a policy which would be a first in Canada.
President Tokayev dismisses former president and Security Council of Kazakhstan Chairman Nursultan Nazarbayev. Protesters also seize control of Almaty International Airport with all flights to and from the airport being cancelled.
Spain plans to introduce a similar law in 2023.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Bulgaria
North Korean mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile
The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that children between the ages of 12 and 17 years should receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least three months after having received their second dose, becoming one of the first countries to authorize booster doses for this age group.
The French Constitutional Council conditionally approves a new COVID-19 vaccine pass law that would require adults over the age of 16 years to be fully vaccinated in order to enter public venues and use intra-regional public transport but rejects the mandatory use of the vaccine pass for political rallies.
Romanian political activist, independent politician and mathematician
National Football League franchise in Cincinnati, Ohio
Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher ground. Major flooding is reported in the capital Nukuʻalofa. Shock waves from the eruption are detected as far away as Alaska, United States. Other Pacific countries have also advised their citizens to seek higher ground. Internet access has reportedly been disrupted in Tonga.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorses the use of booster shots of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
bilateral relations between United States and Guinea
Employees of the STB, Bucharest's largest public transport company, go on strike demanding the resignation of its chairman, Adrian Criț.
Denmark reopens cinemas, zoos, museums and theatres as well as allowing limited number of spectators in indoor and outdoor sports despite the rising number of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases in the country.
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
President of the European Parliament since 2022
media under financial and/or editorial control of a government
Poland reports a record 36,665 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,443,217.
Turkey reports a record 74,266 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The Rams will also become the second team after the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium.
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
second level administrative subdivision of Peru
Bulgaria reports a record 9,996 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 830,604.
The United Kingdom reports a record 218,724 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which includes backlog data from Northern Ireland for the past four days and from Wales for the past two days.
municipality and capital city of Belgium
The James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, successfully enters orbit at its target destination, located near the Sun–Earth L2 Lagrange point about 1.5 million kilometers (930,000 mi) from Earth.
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
A nationwide state of emergency is declared in Kazakhstan.
If the acquisition is successful, Activision Blizzard will become part of Xbox Game Studios, which will become the world's third-largest gaming company behind Tencent and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The shooting is believed to have happened the night before, and the victims are believed to have known each other.
The Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government issues an administrative order to all barangays in the Philippines to submit a list of unvaccinated residents in order to prevent their movement in response to the recent increase in cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
granted by the Food and Drug Administration in the US
Between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea
Three people are killed in a drone attack on petrol tanks at a major oil storage facility near Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates.
Chile reports a record 26,727 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.075 million.
At least three people are confirmed missing, and at least 988 homes are confirmed destroyed, after a wildfire struck Boulder County, Colorado, United States, since December 30.
Access to the internet has reportedly been disrupted nationwide.
The missile reached an altitude of 2,000 km before landing in the Sea of Japan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that Russia is not interested in starting a war after U.S. President Joe Biden warned Ukraine that Russia may invade Ukraine in February.
The French National Assembly votes 214−93 with 27 abstentions to approve a bill to transform the COVID-19 health pass into a vaccine pass, which would require people over the age of 12 years to show proof of vaccination in order to enter most public places and use inter-regional public transport.
pseudoscientific or religious attempt to convert gender or sexual orientation
famous diary of a 13-year old Dutch Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis to escape the Holocaust
At least 23 people are killed in and 47 injured in landslides in Quito, Ecuador.
Apiate near Bogoso, Western Region, Ghana
The death toll of security forces increases to 18 with two of the officers being beheaded.
The Lithuanian government announces that it will not extend the state of emergency at the border with Belarus.
media event where newsmakers meet journalists
2022 Russian military exercise in the Irish EEZ controversy
head of government for the state of New South Wales, Australia
Licensing to receive television broadcasts in the UK
This change will take effect on January 17.
As part of the fallout from his ongoing civil sexual assault trial, Prince Andrew hands back all of his royal patronages and military titles to his mother, the Queen, and drops the use of the title "His Royal Highness" in an official capacity.
Twitter announces that they have permanently suspended U.S. Rep.
Heidelberg University, Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Germany reports a record 164,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
Scotland reports a record 20,217 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
head of state and head of government of Nicaragua
constitutional semi-presidential republic
Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ground warfare branch of the Democratic Republic of Congo's military forces
List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
central business district, central area, and neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
municipality in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force continues flights to Ukraine delivering "thousands" of MBT LAW anti-tank missiles to the Ukrainian military.
The Food and Drug Administration begins accepting requests for certification of COVID-19 antigen test kits for home use.
China lifts its lockdown for 13 million people in Xi'an as the number of COVID-19 infections decreases in the city.
institution exercising executive power in the Czech Republic
The death toll from the civil unrest in Kazakhstan increases to 225, including 19 members of the security forces, according to a statement from the Prosecutor General's Office.
The Federal Court of Australia confirms the lawfulness and legality of the visa cancellation and deportation order against Novak Djokovic issued by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Alex Hawke. Djokovic's lawyers are considering legal recourse while Djokovic himself has said that he is disappointed with the decision but will cooperate with Australian authorities.
Prime Minister of Sweden from 2021 to 2022, Swedish politician and economist
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Ukraine
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
The Algerian government announces that all elementary and high schools will be closed for 10 days due to an increase in the number of Omicron variant cases in the country.
Quebec announces plans to impose a "significant" tax on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions for those who have legitimate medical exemptions from taking the vaccine.
A series of small roadblocks and fires are set up by protesters in the municipality of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe. Some hospital workers are also attacked.
The rollout of the vaccine will begin on February 21.
The Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force send aircraft to assess the damage in Tonga as communications continue to be disrupted in the Pacific islands.
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech begin a clinical trial to test the safety and immune response of their Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine for adults under the age of 55 years.
Marjorie Taylor Greene for allegedly violating the company's policies about COVID-19 misinformation.
series of protests in Kazakhstan that began on 2 January 2022 after an LPG price increase
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The African Union suspends Burkina Faso in response to last week's coup d'état.
institutions of slavery that continue to exist in the present day
Eight police officers are killed and 317 others injured in clashes between protesters and security forces.
deadly floods in East London, South Africa
It comes after the Ministry of Public Health approves the use of the vaccine for this age group.
Canada deploys a small contingent of special forces to Ukraine as part of a NATO response to deter Russian aggression.
Jordanian troops kill 27 "armed smugglers" after they tried to cross the border from Syria with a large quantity of amphetamines.
Russia did not immediately respond to the request.
an Indian Biotechnology company, headquartered in Hyderabad, India.
The Nigerian government lifts its Twitter ban, which was implemented in June 2021, after Twitter agreed to pay an "applicable tax" and also establish a legal entity within the country sometime in the first quarter of the year.
alliance between different states with the purpose to cooperate militarily
Canadian Indian residential school gravesites
2019–2026 Sudanese transition to democracy
political transition to democracy following the overthrow of Omar Bashir in 2019
The stampede was triggered by panic after gangsters entered the prayer ground after a collection.
state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious disease and cancer is compromised or absent
The Hunga Tonga, an undersea volcano, erupts, sending ash and steam 20 kilometers into the air. The government of Tonga issues a tsunami warning and advises people in all islands of Tonga to avoid the coasts.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
A small number of British military personnel will also be deployed to help train Ukrainian troops.
The Australian Government announces that it has purchased the intellectual property rights to the Australian Aboriginal Flag from its designer Harold Thomas for over $20 million (US$14m), allowing for the public use of the flag.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces recapture a prison in al-Hasakah from Islamic State.
Domohani, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
The initial findings of a report by senior civil servant Sue Gray into allegations of rule breaking at 10 Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns are published.
Sweden reports a record 25,215 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Density limits are reintroduced to hospitality and entertainment venues and non-urgent elective surgeries are paused as cases and hospitalisations rise in the state.
The website's content was replaced with a threat targeting the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center and an apparent reference to Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated exactly two years earlier in Baghdad, Iraq.
France reports a record 501,635 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
The National Assembly votes to criminalize conversion therapy, with violators facing three years in prison and up to €45,000 in fines. The bill will now be sent to President Emmanuel Macron to be signed into law.
Voters in Portugal head to the polls for a snap parliamentary election.
guided missile for combat against armored targets
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
industrial action relating to the emergency
Germany reports a record 80,430 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 7,661,811.
capital city of the United Arab Emirates
Richmond Hwy./VA 110 at I-395, Arlington County, Virginia
Romania reports a record 19,649 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
The Malian military junta orders the French ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours in response to "outrageous comments" made by the French authorities about Mali's transitional government.
Ten people are killed and hundreds more are left homeless due to floods in East London, South Africa, as poorly built homes are swept away, especially in Mdantsane just outside the city.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says that the company will develop a COVID-19 vaccine to target the Omicron variant by March.
American troops stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base near the capital take shelter in bunkers during the attack.
The U.S. State Department approves the delivery of U.S.-made weapons systems from the Baltic states to Ukraine, including FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles and FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
Murree, Murree District, Punjab, Pakistan
process following Argentina's Great Depression
Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola becomes acting President of the European Parliament. Metsola is the first Maltese person to hold this position.
overview about the suspension of accounts on Twitter and a list of notable ones
A fire breaks out in the South African parliament building in Cape Town, destroying its roof and the wing housing the National Council of Provinces. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
operation of the Canadian Armed Forces in Ukraine
illegal transportation of goods or people
Russia reports a record for the sixth consecutive day of 74,692 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.3 million.
Employees of the STB, Bucharest's largest public transport company, go on strike demanding the resignation of its chairman, Adrian Criț. The city authorities, led by the Save Romania Union-backed mayor Nicușor Dan, condemn the strike, blaming it on the Social Democratic Party-backed trade unionist Vasile Petrariu as an attempt to undermine his authority.
Bulgaria reports its first 12 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in five vaccinated people and seven unvaccinated people, most of whom had not travelled abroad.
American government official and diplomat (born 1962)
Barty is the first home player to win the title since Chris O'Neil in 1978.
Argentina surpasses 8 million cases of COVID-19.
provisional release from prison, with certain conditions such as probation in some states
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
Mumbai reports a record 15,166 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
lower house of the United States Congress
road traffic accident involving many vehicles
Pacific Northwest, Western United States, Southern United States, Eastern United States, Northern Mexico, Eastern Canada, British Isles, Iceland, Southern Greenland
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine, in a show of support for Ukraine.
false information about the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019
Gregory and Travis McMichael, two of the three people convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, have reached plea agreements with federal prosecutors on hate crimes charges. However, U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood rejects the plea deal.
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Brazilian drug regulator Anvisa approves the use of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years.
North Korea launches a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from its Chagang Province.
Participants in the convoy arrive at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to protest vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
A search continues for 14 people missing at sea in the Solomon Islands, after their boat failed to reach the Shortland Islands.
At least 31 ethnic Dinka people are killed in clashes with suspected Murle armed youth in Jonglei State, South Sudan.
reductions in the basic prices of goods or services
Japan reports a record for the fifth consecutive day of 54,576 new COVID-19 cases, including a record 11,227 new cases in Tokyo and a record 7,675 new cases in Osaka Prefecture.
Canada deploys a small contingent of special forces to Ukraine as part of a NATO response to deter Russian aggression. The unit is also being tasked with evacuating diplomatic personnel from the Canadian embassy in Kyiv in the event of a full-scale invasion.
president of the United States since 2021
The governing body for the sport of tennis in Australia.
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Serbia
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
city in and county seat of Marion County, Indiana, United States and the Indiana federated state capital city
city in and county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, that is also the capital city of Hawaii
Mexican health regulator COFEPRIS grants emergency use authorization for Merck & Co.'s anti-COVID-19 drug Molnupiravir for the treatment of severe disease.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpasses 10 million.
Conservative Party MP Christian Wakeford crosses the floor to the opposition Labour Party, stating that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's behaviour has been "disgraceful". There are growing calls within the ruling Conservative Party for Johnson to resign amid public outrage over "Partygate".
Chief Executive of Hong Kong (born 1957)
sovereign state in northern South America
Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev announces that 55% of the Kyrgyzstan population has received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
France reports a record 464,769 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
main island of Socotra Archipelago in the Guardafui Channel
region comprising the westernmost states of the United States
military operations and doctrine for defeating enemy tanks and armored forces
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Sweden announces that it will withdraw its troops from a French-led special forces mission in Mali later this year, in response to Mali's ruling military junta inviting private Russian military contractors to fight Islamist rebels. The deployment was originally expected to end in 2024.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Saudi Arabia
Brazil reports a record 137,102 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 23,211,894.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in the Czech Republic
path by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center
Japan reports a record for the third consecutive day of 46,199 new COVID-19 cases and surpasses two million cases of COVID-19.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
American multinational technology corporation
France officially bans the use of plastic packaging for large vegetables and fruits, such as cucumbers, carrots, and bananas. Spain plans to introduce a similar law in 2023.
The French Senate votes 249–63, with 26 abstentions, to approve a bill that would ban unvaccinated people from entering bars, restaurants, and other public places and also from using long-distance public transport. However, the modified bill would only apply to people over the age of 18 years and would only be in effect if the number of hospitalized patients exceeds 10,000 nationwide.
National Football Conference Championship Game
aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
Security forces were forced to flee the area, leaving the militants to burn down shops and kidnap women and children.
Thailand reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 86-year-old woman who died last month in Songkhla Province.
political and economic union of 27 European states
administrative division in the Philippines
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Slovenia
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
Military personnel from the Swedish Armed Forces are deployed to the island of Gotland in response to fears that Russia may attempt an invasion of Swedish territory amidst tensions between NATO and Russia over their intention to invade Ukraine.
fatal apartment fire in the Bronx in New York City, New York, USA
Two civilians are killed while 21 more people are wounded near the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan after troops from both countries engage in a battle.
The changes will be in effect on January 13.
Four victims of a shooting are found dead inside a home in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The shooting is believed to have happened the night before, and the victims are believed to have known each other.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Argentina
government led by a committee of military leaders
Bulgaria reports a record 7,062 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 794,240.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
and England player Mason Greenwood is arrested by Greater Manchester Police on suspicion of rape and assault after videos and images of alleged abuse of his partner were posted on social media.
incurable disease unable to be treated that will almost certainly result in the patient's death
At least 200 people were killed by a bandit group from January 4 to 6 in Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria.
collision of two celestial bodies of significant size
Thirteen people are killed after a bus hit a roadside bomb planted by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Mandera, Kenya, near the border with Somalia.
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
The Malian junta demands that Denmark withdraw its forces from the country, saying they were never given authorization to participate in the ongoing European-led peacekeeping operations.
wife and consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
capital city of Lambayeque, Lambayeque, Peru
Saudi Arabia reports a record 5,362 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 593,545.
Conservative Party MP Christian Wakeford crosses the floor to the opposition Labour Party, stating that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's behaviour has been "disgraceful".
complete separation of the head from the body
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
headquarters of His Majesty's Government
The Netherlands reports a record 24,590 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff say that North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile ballistic missile. No confirmation has been given.
Bulgaria imposes a rule that requires almost all travellers aged above 12 years from the European Union and the United Kingdom to have a negative PCR test in the previous 72 hours along with a valid COVID-19 certificate prior to arrival, in order to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Russia reports a record for the ninth consecutive day of 113,122 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.61 million.
The Philippines reports its first confirmed deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two unvaccinated people in their 60s who had underlying health conditions.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
in vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments from small amounts of short oligonucleotide primers
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
King Tupou VI is evacuated from the Royal Palace by His Majesty's Armed Forces.
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
There are growing calls within the ruling Conservative Party for Johnson to resign amid public outrage over "Partygate".
Explosions and heavy gunfire are reported near the main Republic Square in Almaty.
fire at the parliamentary precinct in Cape Town, South Africa
Polish President Andrzej Duda tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
immunisation programme against COVID-19 in Nepal
release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
Ten people are injured, none of them seriously.
Houthi forces capture a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship, the Rwabee, off Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
Economic Community of West African States
The French National Assembly votes 214−93 with 27 abstentions to approve a bill to transform the COVID-19 health pass into a vaccine pass, which would require people over the age of 12 years to show proof of vaccination in order to enter most public places and use inter-regional public transport. The bill will be debated in the Senate early next week and is expected to come into effect later this month.
Food and Drug Administration (Philippines)
The Federal Court of Australia orders that Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention and allowed to compete in the Australian Open in order to defend his Championship, and also orders the federal government to pay Djokovic's legal fees.
major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK
Cambodia begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for high-risk groups, including healthcare workers, government ministers, and members of the armed forces.
Qatar begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 to 11 years.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
Tunisia reimposes a nighttime curfew between 10 p.m.
award of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Victoria, Australia
The United States Mint announces that they have started shipping the first coins of the American Women quarters program.
controversy over Russian military exercises approx 240km of Irish coast.
American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)
Six government ministers also test positive for COVID-19.
Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty defeats American Danielle Collins in two sets, 6–3, 7–6,(7–2) to win the women's singles title at the Australian Open. Barty is the first home player to win the title since Chris O'Neil in 1978.
Argentina formally requests that Russia arrest Iranian minister Mohsen Rezai, who is on a trip to Russia, based on the accusation by Argentina of Rezai's involvement in the 1994 AMIA bombing.
"Jewish councils" in Nazi-occupied territories
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the United States has given a written response to Russia, aimed at the de-escalation of tensions between Ukraine and Russia. The response, coordinated with European allies and Ukraine, addresses Russia's demands and actions.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Nicaragua.
Vaishno Devi Temple, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia surpasses 100,000 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, with Victoria reporting a record 51,356 new cases in the past 24 hours after including rapid antigen tests as part of the total number of cases.
Date: 3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022 (2 years)
The World Health Organization recommends the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher ground.
latest presidential election held in France
The earthquake hit 52 kilometres(32 miles) of a depth of 10 kilometres.
Date: 8 January 2022 Time: c. 12:30 BRT (UTC−03)
sport that emphasizes or requires physical contact between practicers
neighborhood of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
2022 shooting of police officers in Germany
Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
Italy reports a record 170,844 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6.57 million.
At least seven people are killed and 32 others injured when a rock face collapses onto boats at Furnas Lake in Capitólio, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Titular Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Thélepte
Authorities say that gunmen have killed more than 50 people, including two soldiers and a police officer, in a raid on a village in Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria.
Spanish ministry responsible for science and innovation
yearly period of high rainfall, especially in the tropics
President Filipe Nyusi and his wife Isaura test positive for COVID-19.
The victory is Nadal's 21st Grand Slam title, which is an all-time record.
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
bilateral relations between Argentina and Iran
A seventh passenger from a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, tests positive for COVID-19. The plane landed in American Samoa on January 6, 2022.
detecting planets located outside the Solar System
executive department of the U.S. federal government
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany
Legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Greece
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal defeats Russian Daniil Medvedev in five sets to win the men's singles title at the Australian Open. The victory is Nadal's 21st Grand Slam title, which is an all-time record.
Series of massacres in Zamfara State, Nigeria
Nineteen-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford returns to Kortrijk, Belgium, to complete her five-month circumnavigation, becoming the youngest female pilot to fly solo around the world.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his First Lady Michal Herzog receive their fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as Israel launched the second booster dose vaccination campaign.
Tunisia reimposes a nighttime curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the next two weeks and also orders the suspension of all public gatherings due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
The Philippines reports a record of 34,021 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,092,409. This is the highest reported number of cases in a day since the start of the pandemic.
The Israeli Health ministry approves a reduction of the isolation period for asymptomatic positive COVID-19 patients from ten to seven days in order to keep the economy running despite an increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases.
aircraft designed to carry military cargo and personnel
Hungary reports a record 20,174 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,471,276.
The Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 27–24, to win the AFC Championship, while the Los Angeles Rams defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 20–17, to win the NFC Championship. The Bengals and Rams will meet in Super Bowl LVI, set to be played in SoFi Stadium on February 13. The Rams will also become the second team after the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium.
Rezai is wanted by Argentina for his alleged connections to the 1994 AMIA bombing.
The West African nations of the 15-member bloc ECOWAS suspend diplomatic relations with Mali and announce that they are closing their borders with and imposing economic sanctions on Mali in response to an "unacceptable delay" to the country's next general election.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Alex Hawke, invokes his ministerial powers under the Migration Act 1958 to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa on "health and good order grounds".
building designed and equipped for athletics and fitness
Brazil reports a record for the third consecutive day of 228,954 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 24.7 million.
regulatory body for therapeutic goods (including medicines, medical devices, gene technology, and blood products) in Australia
former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city
for the next two weeks and also orders the suspension of all public gatherings due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
A Royal Saudi Air Force airstrike on a prison in Saada, Yemen, kills at least 100 people and injures more than 200 others.
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
any chemical compound that is a substituted amphetamine (1-phenylpropane-2-amine)
The South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff say that North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile ballistic missile.
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929-1945)
overview of the politics of the United Arab Emirates
district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The response, coordinated with European allies and Ukraine, addresses Russia's demands and actions.
The unit is also being tasked with evacuating diplomatic personnel from the Canadian embassy in Kyiv in the event of a full-scale invasion.
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate
ballistic missile with a range of 3,000–5,500 km
A mass shooting occurs in a lecture hall at the New Campus of the University of Heidelberg in Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. A woman is killed and three other people are injured before the gunman commits suicide.
person forced to leave their home who remains within their country
The government of Kazakhstan resigns following the protests, with Alihan Smaiylov becoming acting Prime Minister. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also announces the reintroduction of the price cap on liquefied petroleum gas.
south-West Indian Ocean tropical storm in 2022
During a one-day visit, Blinken will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022 drone attack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
shared transportation service for use by the general public
District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood rejects the plea deal.
However, the modified bill would only apply to people over the age of 18 years and would only be in effect if the number of hospitalized patients exceeds 10,000 nationwide.
Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian preparation for the invasion since March 2021
Uruguay opens its borders to citizens and residents who have been infected with COVID-19. People will need to travel in private vehicles across the border and be in a family "bubble".
establishment that serves coffee and tea
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
An Azerbaijani State Border Service guard kills three fellow servicemen at his post and escapes.
capital of the Punjab province, Pakistan
Patriarch Porfirije, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, tests positive for COVID-19.
United States territory in the Pacific Ocean
October–November 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
Successful coup against the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Kuwait
British health secretary Sajid Javid announces that the self-isolation period for positive COVID-19 patients in England will be reduced to five days in order to reduce the impact of absences caused by the Omicron variant on businesses and the health sector.
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces the extension of Operation Unifier for three years.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
American man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile
bilateral relations of Russia and Sweden
Some portions of the law will not go into effect for one year in order to allow Muslim and indigenous communities to prepare.
smallest of the five main islands of Japan
establishment serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises
semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army
Canadian Indian residential school system
102nd season of the National Football League (NFL)
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
Sweden beat Spain 27–26 in the finals to be crowned champions, their first major title since 2002.
capital and most populous city of Russia
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
national constitutional ruling body of France
military transport aircraft series by Boeing
The three defendants convicted in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison.
method of preventing human pregnancy or birth
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
He is replaced with Salvatore Caruso from Italy.
Constitutional advisory body of the Kazakh Government
The quasi-emergency measures will take effect on January 9.
Military head of state of Nigeria, 1983–1985 and President of Nigeria since 2015
headquarters of the United States Department of Defense; named after the shape of the building, a polygon with five (greek: penta) sides
Australia surpasses one million cases of COVID-19.
influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds
Ottawa River / Wellington Street, Downtown Ottawa
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
sovereign state in Oceania, situated on an archipelago
branch of governmental service or employees of a government agency
combined military forces of the United Arab Emirates
state in the western and central peninsular region of India
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction
fascist, antisemitic, nationalist, anti-communist, totalitarian ideology of the regime that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces intercepts two ballistic missiles over the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.
The United Kingdom begins withdrawing staff and their dependants from its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, amid fears of a Russian invasion. Around half of all staff are being withdrawn, according to a statement from the Foreign Office.
outbreak of Avian influenza in poultry farms and wild birds
The United Kingdom begins withdrawing staff and their dependants from its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, amid fears of a Russian invasion.
Roadblocks are set up by demonstrators and stones are thrown at the police in Basse-Terre.
Jewish (or rarely Samaritan) house of prayer
The United Kingdom begins supplying anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia, according to a statement from Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace. A small number of British military personnel will also be deployed to help train Ukrainian troops.
Metsola is the first Maltese person to hold this position.
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
At least 26 people are killed by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in Qadis, Badghis Province.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization military alliance approves what it describes a peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan in response to an official request for military assistance from Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The Cyberspace Administration of China announces that, beginning on February 15, all companies with at least one million users will be required to undergo cybersecurity reviews before they can be listed on foreign stock exchanges. Companies that are deemed to have an impact on national security will be barred from being listed.
upper house of the Parliament of South Africa
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, or HKEX, operates a securities market and a derivatives market in Hong Kong and the clearing houses for those markets.
Voting for the election of the President of the Italian Republic begins, with the process expected to take multiple days.
ocean strait on the horn of Africa off Puntland coast
Pakistani development of nuclear weapons
produces circulating coinage for the United States
protest conducted by truck drivers in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine requirements to re-enter the country by land
Attack on computers used by Restoring Family Links programme
collapsed bridge carrying Forbes Avenue over Fern Hollow in Pittsburgh
2021–22 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
Russia accuses Britain of "fuelling the crisis" by sending lethal weapons to Ukraine.
An opposition group to the rule of the Assad family in Syria
2022 Russian military exercise controversy
overview of ongoing viral outbreak onboard cruise ships
head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France
The separatist Baluch Liberation Front claims responsibility for the attack.
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
The government of Kazakhstan resigns following the protests, with Alihan Smaiylov becoming acting Prime Minister.
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
France officially bans the use of plastic packaging for large vegetables and fruits, such as cucumbers, carrots, and bananas.
Quebec announces plans to impose a "significant" tax on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions for those who have legitimate medical exemptions from taking the vaccine. However, few additional details were revealed on a policy which would be a first in Canada.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also announces the reintroduction of the price cap on liquefied petroleum gas.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the Republic of Ireland
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Hungary
tennis term for winning all four major championships
Kiribati announces a curfew and mandatory face masks after 36 passengers on a charter flight from Fiji test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival.
national government of the Argentine Republic
chief spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States government
The new law regarding vaccine pass will take effect in coming days once the law gets approved from the Constitutional Council.
second version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle
2022 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
South Korea's National Security Council holds an emergency meeting in response to the launch.
county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
region of the Americas where Romance languages are primarily spoken
A prison riot in the Mexican state of Colima results in the deaths of nine inmates and seven others being injured.
President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
region of desert, semi-desert and steppe of the Middle East; in parts of Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia
German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)
The Yemen-based Houthis claim responsibility for the attack.
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty defeats American Danielle Collins in two sets, 6–3, 7–6,(7–2) to win the women's singles title at the Australian Open.
pyrokinetic engine used for propulsion; for the incendiary weapon, see Q2037215
Major flooding is reported in the capital Nukuʻalofa.
event in which the varieties of precipitation are formed that only occur at low temperatures
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
The Minister of National Development Planning Suharso Monoarfa reveals that the name of the new Indonesian capital will be Nusantara.
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
electronic warfare launched by Iranian military forces
natural disaster in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ecuador: Sucumbíos, Napo, Pichincha, Imbabura
The Chinese telecommunications operator must stop providing telecoms services in the U.S.
Gregory and Travis McMichael, two of the three people convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, have reached plea agreements with federal prosecutors on hate crimes charges.
German Branch of Carnival Corporation & plc
policy on permit required to enter the Philippines
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Turkey
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Rajasthan, India
Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 203,136 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 9.2 million.
Japan declares a quasi-state of emergency for Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima prefectures, which host U.S. military bases and are reporting an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Funding of the BBC will also be frozen for the next two years.
England reports a record 162,572 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Iloilo
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in France
A fire breaks out in the South African parliament building in Cape Town, destroying its roof and the wing housing the National Council of Provinces.
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces intercepts two ballistic missiles over the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi. The Yemen-based Houthis claim responsibility for the attack. American troops stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base near the capital take shelter in bunkers during the attack.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation gives the final approval for use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years.
Bolivian vice president David Choquehuanca tests positive for COVID-19 for the third time.
Onslow, Western Australia, reports the hottest day in recorded Australian history, reaching a high of 50.7°C (123.3°F).
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said yesterday that "Russia could at any point launch an attack on Ukraine" and that "No option is off the table".
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Metro Manila in the Philippines
Old Javanese term for the Indonesian archipelago region
activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace
President Tokayev dismisses former president and Security Council of Kazakhstan Chairman Nursultan Nazarbayev.
city in Switzerland and capital of its canton
city in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
United Arab Emirates Air Force base near Abu Dhabi, UAE
The Minister of National Development Planning Suharso Monoarfa reveals that the name of the new Indonesian capital will be Nusantara. Nusantara is a term that has been used to describe the Indonesian Archipelago.
Date: 18 January 2022 – present (1 year, 3 weeks and 5 days)
details of ongoing viral pandemic in the Northern Territory, Australia
representative of the voters to a parliament
Date: 2 June 2004 – 27 February 2009 (First phase) 4 April 2012 – 7 November 2013 (Second phase) 31 January 2015 – present (Third phase) (19 years)
total amount of debt owed to lenders by a government/state
The Cyberspace Administration of China announces that, beginning on February 15, all companies with at least one million users will be required to undergo cybersecurity reviews before they can be listed on foreign stock exchanges.
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Cyprus
The French Constitutional Council conditionally approves a new COVID-19 vaccine pass law that would require adults over the age of 16 years to be fully vaccinated in order to enter public venues and use intra-regional public transport but rejects the mandatory use of the vaccine pass for political rallies. The new vaccine pass will take effect on January 24.
major volcanic eruption in Tonga that occurred on 15 January 2022
COVID-19 vaccination programme in Canada
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Greece begins to introduce monthly fines for people over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 amid an increase in the number of new cases in the country.
bilateral relations between Belarus and Lithuania
heir apparent to the Swedish throne and eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Boulder County, Colorado, in the towns of Superior and Louisville
intergovernmental military alliance among post-Soviet states
Argentina confirms their first locally transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran
capital of Solomon Islands, on the tropical island Guadalcanal
unofficial title of wife of the President of Israel
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Around half of all staff are being withdrawn, according to a statement from the Foreign Office.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Bolivia
France begins to introduce free birth control to women aged 18 to 25 years to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases places 14 more provinces and cities under Alert Level 3 from January 9 to January 15. Five areas including Metro Manila were already placed into Alert Level 3 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
capital of southwest Papua province, Indonesia
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Sweden
Date(s): December 30, 2021–January 1, 2022 (2 days)
The Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, collapses, causing a gas leak.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Maharashtra, India
A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The death toll from the protests in Kazakhstan increases to 164, including 103 who were killed in Almaty.
public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
organization that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade securities
broad category of fields within the service industry
medication taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control
The rebel-held city of Idlib loses its supply of water after Russian Air Force jets bombed a nearby water station.
largest city in Pennsylvania, United States
Lukashenko also insists that his country does not want to go to war with Ukraine.
Satilla Shores unincorporated Glynn County, Georgia, U.S.
Mexico reports a record 30,671 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4.1 million.
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
domesticated omnivorous even-toed ungulate
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
Australia reports a record for the twelfth consecutive day of 35,326 new cases of COVID-19.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Algeria
The Peoples Gazette, a Nigerian online newspaper, claims that it has been raided by the National Intelligence Agency.
Companies that are deemed to have an impact on national security will be barred from being listed.
overview of the foreign relations of Rwanda
fatal apartment fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The city authorities, led by the Save Romania Union-backed mayor Nicușor Dan, condemn the strike, blaming it on the Social Democratic Party-backed trade unionist Vasile Petrariu as an attempt to undermine his authority.
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
Uzbekistan's energy ministry reports that the power outage had been triggered by an "energy imbalance" in Kazakhstan's power grid.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Efforts were called off yesterday due to bad weather.
largest airport serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Game played between the final 2 teams in the AFC conference. The winner of this game goes to the Super Bowl against the team who won the NFC Championship game.
multifaceted business encompassing activities related to buildings and land
Accession of Serbia to the European Union
overview about the accession of Serbia to the European Union
legal system of the Arab Republic of Egypt
performs the diplomatic relations of the Argentine Republic with other countries
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iraq
marriage or informal union entered into by an individual before reaching the age of 18
Responses to the ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the European Union
extra administration of vaccine after initial administration
body coordinating national security policy
4th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors of Eurasia House, physicist, diplomat, politician (born 1953)
former President of Burkina Faso ousted in a coup d'état on 23 Jan 2022
Flash flooding and landslides caused by torrential rains kill at least 19 people and leave hundreds more homeless in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
association football club in Manchester, England
A mass shooting occurs in a lecture hall at the New Campus of the University of Heidelberg in Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
system used to detect tsunamis and issue warnings, which typically is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communications infrastructure to issue timely evacuation alarms
He previously tested positive in October 2020.
Shock waves from the eruption are detected as far away as Alaska, United States.
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Japan declares a quasi-state of emergency for Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima prefectures, which host U.S. military bases and are reporting an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The quasi-emergency measures will take effect on January 9.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in South Africa
people defecting from South Korea to North Korea
Politician in Kazakhstan, mayor of Almaty
Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk
This comes as the number of daily COVID-19 cases increased 25% from the previous week.
Twenty-six anti-government protestors are killed during a military operation in Almaty.
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
neighbourhood in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
combined military forces of Burkina Faso
COVID-19 passports in the United Kingdom
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
the diplomatic mission of the United States in Ukraine
public transit operator in Bucharest, Romania
district capital in Western Region, Ghana
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
Nusantara is a term that has been used to describe the Indonesian Archipelago.
autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark on world's largest island by the same name
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
President of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022
The Bengals and Rams will meet in Super Bowl LVI, set to be played in SoFi Stadium on February 13.
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
human mortality as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Twenty-nine people are killed during a stampede at an open-air Pentecostal church in Monrovia, Liberia. The stampede was triggered by panic after gangsters entered the prayer ground after a collection.
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
overview of the government of Kazakhstan
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Vatican City
bilateral relations between United States and Mali
act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of an entity
The government of Tonga issues a tsunami warning and advises people in all islands of Tonga to avoid the coasts.
surgical procedure that is planned in advance
joint British and Swedish short-range fire-and-forget anti-tank missile system
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
The Federal Communications Commission votes unanimously to revoke the authorisation of China Unicom to operate in the United States, citing national security and espionage concerns.
FARC members continuing to fight since 2016
espionage against the United States of America committed by the People's Republic of China
Twitter announces that they have permanently suspended U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for allegedly violating the company's policies about COVID-19 misinformation.
autoimmune disease which attacks healthy cells and tissue located in joints
commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, the second largest city of France
Ten Pakistan Army soldiers are killed in an insurgent attack in Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
presides over Secretariat of State of the Holy See
Djokovic is deported from Australia, and disqualified from the Australian Open. He is replaced with Salvatore Caruso from Italy.
natural, surface vent or fissure usually in a mountainous form
The bill will be debated in the Senate early next week and is expected to come into effect later this month.
administrative division of the Federal Republic of Germany
Sixty more troops will also be deployed to Ukraine in the coming days.
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
The new vaccine pass will take effect on January 24.
preventative and therapeutic medications for COVID-19 infection
island and historical province in Sweden
policy and practice of government of Australia
top stair operator in advance of the armed forces navy of the armed forces
The U.S. State Department orders its diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, and authorizes voluntary departure of non-essential embassy staff in Kyiv.
The website of Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper is hacked by suspected Iranian hackers.
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
People will need to travel in private vehicles across the border and be in a family "bubble".
nature reserve in Ecuador located along the Equator about 38 km (24 mi) from Quito
one of five positions in an orbital configuration of two large bodies where a small object can maintain a stable relative position
American military command stationed in Japan
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Scotland, United Kingdom
First outbreak: Tanami Desert 27 June 2021
Date: 27 January 2020 – ongoing (3 years, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal defeats Russian Daniil Medvedev in five sets to win the men's singles title at the Australian Open.
head of state and head of government of Honduras
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
town and civil parish in Devon, United Kingdom
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Mauritanian former general and politician
Djokovic's lawyers are considering legal recourse while Djokovic himself has said that he is disappointed with the decision but will cooperate with Australian authorities.
Sweden announces that it will withdraw its troops from a French-led special forces mission in Mali later this year, in response to Mali's ruling military junta inviting private Russian military contractors to fight Islamist rebels.