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Six people are dead and ten others are missing after the ferry they were travelling on capsizes in Kinniya, Sri Lanka.
A fire inside a coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, traps 285 miners underground. Forty-six miners are killed and 49 others are being treated for smoke inhalation in hospital. Five rescuers later die while searching for trapped miners, bringing the total death toll to 51.
local government area in Western Australia
International aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Three people are seriously injured after being shot by police during protests against COVID-19 measures in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission publishes a report accusing the Tigray People's Liberation Front of killing more than 150 civilians in the Amhara Region between July and August.
United States federal judge Robert N. Scola Jr. of the Southern District of Florida dismisses seven of eight charges of money laundering against Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who is accused of moving $350 million out of Venezuela into accounts controlled in the U.S. and other countries.
number of children a woman is expected to have barring select circumstances
The Andorran government decrees to extend the access control with the immunity passport to restaurants, gyms, museums, hotels and hairdressers for those over 16 years of age.
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The parties discussed religious liberty and other human rights of minorities.
Two allies of Russian opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny leave Russia, becoming the latest people to do so after many of Navalny's allies left the country in September. The two people are identified as a woman who helped Navalny represent his organization and a lawyer who said that he was under pressure.
Gunmen attack a military outpost in the village of Anzourou, Tillabéri Region, Niger, killing fifteen soldiers.
Greece reports a record for the second consecutive day of 6,909 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 774,265.
A man is killed as police in the town of Aguereb, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, use tear gas against a protest outside a hospital where injured protesters are recovering. A police station is also set on fire.
Belarus declares the Polish free-to-air television channel Belsat TV an "extremist organisation", which could result in its employees and viewers facing up to seven years in prison. The network is banned in Belarus, though its viewers have continued to access it via the internet and VPNs.
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Germany reports a record 39,676 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan and Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina hold a bilateral meeting in Glasgow to discuss trafficking in the south of Seychelles and maritime security in the Indian Ocean.
bilateral relations between Ukraine and Belarus
Cambodia begins to allow fully vaccinated foreign travellers to visit the country without a quarantine if they show a negative test result from the previous 72 hours and test negative again upon arrival, as the country currently has the one of world's highest COVID-19 vaccination rates.
Sweden reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa.
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Greece reports a record 7,335 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 792,239.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
The United Kingdom surpasses 10 million cases of COVID-19.
Sixteen villages and thousands of homes are also set on fire.
diplomatic relations between the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria and the Kingdom of Spain
France reports a new strain of SARS-CoV-2, known as lineage B.1.X or B.1.640, which was first found on 15 October in a school in Bannalec in the north-western region of Brittany, where 24 people got infected; but it was only identified to be a separate strain until much later. The origin of the Bannalec outbreak seemed to be a man in Nantes who had come from abroad a few days before. No cases related to the strain were reported since October 26, but it remains under surveillance. (Jerusalem Post)
Date: 15 December 2020 – 1 December 2022 (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
A day after urging its citizens to leave Ethiopia, the U.S. government orders its embassy in Addis Ababa to evacuate non-emergency personnel due to armed conflict, civil unrest and potential supply shortages.
Maritime warfare branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and its surrounding countries
At least 69 people are killed as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara gunmen attack a delegation led by the mayor of Banibangou, in Niger. The mayor is among those killed.
Researchers at the American cybersecurity firm Mandiant report that the Belarusian government has ties to the hacker group Ghostwriter, which was accused of targeting various German politicians and ministries in September and has since been accused of launching misinformation campaigns against Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Ukraine.
Nine factions opposed to the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed form a political and military alliance "to reverse the harmful effects of the Abiy Ahmed rule on the peoples of Ethiopia and beyond".
Greece reports a record for the second consecutive day of 8,613 new casea of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 801,208.
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Greece tightens its guidelines by requiring that no more than one person per nine square meters of floor space be allowed to enter into supermarkets. This new policy was implemented after a proposed policy that would require unvaccinated people to provide a mandatory rapid COVID-19 test in order to enter supermarkets was deemed too difficult to implement.
Thousands of protesters associated with the right-wing United Australia Party march in Melbourne in opposition to vaccine mandates and newly introduced laws in the Victoria State Government which would transfer many pandemic-specific powers from the Chief Health Officer to the Premier and Health Minister.
Bahrain's National Health Regulatory Authority approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old.
Three people are killed and 15 others injured by a bombing during prayers at a mosque in Spin Ghar, Nangarhar Province.
Bulb Energy, which supplies 1.7 million customers in the United Kingdom, collapses into administration, becoming the largest energy supplier to have ever collapsed. The company will also be the first energy supplier to be placed under "special administration", which means that the company will be run by the government regulator Ofgem.
A Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning II jet crashes into the Mediterranean Sea during a routine operation.
Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan and Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina hold a bilateral meeting in Glasgow to discuss trafficking in the south of Seychelles and maritime security in the Indian Ocean. The two leaders also discuss ways to stop gold smuggling.
Fifteen Armenian soldiers are killed and twelve more are captured by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during border clashes, amid mutual recriminations before a Russian-brokered ceasefire is agreed at 19:00 local time.
Belgian police fire tear gas and water cannons after violence broke out at the end of a mass demonstration in Brussels that involved 35,000 people against tougher COVID-19-related measures.
Latvia ends its 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and allows companies to fire employees who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. Unvaccinated people are also banned from taking their duties for parliament and entering shopping malls with a size greater than 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft).
Winsome Sears will become the first woman of color to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Prime Minister Jean Castex tests positive for COVID-19.
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elected politician who is responsible for the external executive policy of the country of Mali
Opposition leader Matthew Wale calls on the prime minister and his government to resign.
Head of state and chief executive of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Belgium begins to implement mandatory face masks in indoor places and outdoor events. The country is also enforcing teleworking four days a week for all companies until 12 December.
Ukraine warns of "combat preparedness" of separatist forces in eastern Ukraine as the Russian military presence on the border increases, warning of a potential new conflict.
maritime warfare branch of Iran's regular military
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Vietnam surpasses one million cases of COVID-19.
first-level administrative division in the Netherlands
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The Slovak government declares a 90-day state of emergency and will impose a two-week lockdown for the entire country beginning tomorrow, which will close all non-essential shops and restaurants and limit a person's movement to specific reasons only as the country reports a record 10,315 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in Colombia to commemorate the fifth year of the signing of the peace deal between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Slovakia reports a record 6,713 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
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Lithuania announces a state of emergency for the first time since its independence as neighbouring Poland sees attacks on its border.
The Kenyan government approves a measure requiring people to present proof of vaccination in order to enter businesses, restaurants and government offices. This is also to encourage vaccination in a country where only 5% of the population is vaccinated.
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Argentina receives a shipment of 800,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.
Austria restricts access to restaurants, bars, hotels and social and cultural events to only those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 due to an increase in the number of new cases and hospitalizations.
Austria enters its fourth full nationwide lockdown that prohibits people from leaving their home except for specific reasons, while allowing schools to remain open, in order to reduce the number of new COVID-19 cases.
The process of impeachment against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera moves to the Senate after passing the lower-chamber overnight. In order to remove Piñera from power, the impeachment will need to pass the Senate with a two-thirds vote.
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The death toll from yesterday's mass shooting at a military post near a gold mine in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, increases to 32, including 28 gendarmes and four civilians, making the attack the deadliest against security forces in the country.
The French Minister of Social Affairs and Health announces a nationalized plan to provide a third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to all adults beginning on 27 November, instead of enacting another nationwide state of lockdown in order to reduce the currently record-breaking spread of COVID-19.
Some activists are critical of the agreement, as it leaves unresolved the question of how much and how quickly each nation should cut its carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, and it still leaves many developing countries short of the funds that they would need in order to cope with increasing weather disasters.
Bulgarians go to the polls to elect the President and the National Assembly.
Beijing imposes new restrictions on conferences and events, recommending that both be held remotely and also recommending that in-person conferences be managed as a "closed loop" after the city reported six new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Germany reports a record 52,826 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Three people are killed in the United Kingdom as Storm Arwen hits the British Isles. Widespread damage and travel disruptions are reported in Scotland and North East England, with 100,000 people losing power.
South Korea reports a record 4,116 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 425,065.
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Four students are killed and seven others injured in a mass shooting at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, United States.
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The European Commission announces its intention to bring the government of Portugal to the European Court of Justice over persistent violations of Directive 2008/50/EC, which limits the amount of certain emissions a country can produce in order to regulate air pollution.
Two hyenas at Denver Zoo test positive for COVID-19, marking the first time the virus has infected that animal worldwide.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Kyle Larson wins the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship. It is Larson's first career championship in NASCAR Cup competition.
China reports the first cases of COVID-19 among foreign athletes who will participate in the Winter Olympics, with two lugers from an unidentified nation testing positive.
No cases related to the strain were reported since October 26, but it remains under surveillance.
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Yesterday's taxi explosion in Liverpool, England, that killed the bomber and injured the driver outside the Liverpool Women's Hospital, is declared a terrorist incident by police. Mayor Joanne Anderson says that the driver locked the bomber inside the vehicle after noticing that the bomber was wearing an explosive device.
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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
intergovernmental organization based in Hamburg, Germany
worldwide crisis affected by shortage of energy supplies
Germany surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 and also reports a record 75,961 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
According to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, nearly 1,000 hate crimes against Europe’s Christians were recorded in 2020. The organization documented 980 incidents against Christians, including arson attacks on Catholic churches, desecration and robbery of Eucharistic hosts, assaults on priests, and anti-Catholic graffiti on Church property by abortion activists.
No casualties are reported but minimal damage to buildings is reported.
Russia reports a record 1,241 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 254,167. The country also surpasses nine million cases of COVID-19.
Ukraine's oldest English language newspaper the Kyiv Post suspends publication after 26 years in print following a dispute between its owner and journalists.
The Biden administration announces the delisting of the former FARC rebel group from the United States Department of State list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations where it had been listed since 1997.
Amerindian people, who inhabit the historical territory of the Araucanía in the current states of Chile and Argentina
Price gouging at retail gas stations and the resale of fuel is prohibited.
Israel reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who travelled from Malawi.
Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 50,196 new cases of COVID-19.
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Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 1,195 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 243,255.
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The Canadian government sends the Air Force to the Pacific coast to assist with supplies after torrential rains affected regions of British Columbia near Vancouver, causing damage to highways. Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair says that landslides and floods have blocked the town of Agassiz and residents are now being assisted by the military.
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
The United States urges its citizens to leave Ethiopia "as soon as possible", as rebels advance on the capital Addis Ababa.
Turkey offers to mediate between Ukraine and Russia over the conflict between the two nations.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
A passenger is killed and his driver injured when a taxi explodes in front of the Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England. Three men are subsequently arrested under the Terrorism Act.
Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Esbern Snare opens fire and kills four pirates in the Gulf of Guinea after being fired upon. Four other pirates are detained and taken aboard by Frogman Corps. The incident took place 25 to 30 nautical miles south of the territorial boundary of Nigeria.
Migrants at a temporarily closed checkpoint in Kuźnica, Poland, throw stones at Polish border guards, while attempting to destroy the border fence in order to break through the Belarus–Poland border.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
The death toll from the attack at a military post in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, three days ago, increases to 53, including 49 gendarmes and four civilians.
Sri Lanka approves the use of the COVID-19 oral drug molnupiravir in the country.
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At COP26, diplomats from countries around the world reach a major agreement aimed at intensifying global efforts to fight climate change by calling on governments to return next year with stronger plans to curb planet-warming emissions and urging wealthy nations to "at least double" their funding in order to protect poorer nations from the hazards of a warming planet. Some activists are critical of the agreement, as it leaves unresolved the question of how much and how quickly each nation should cut its carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, and it still leaves many developing countries short of the funds that they would need in order to cope with increasing weather disasters. However, the agreement makes reference to fossil fuels and their role in the climate crisis for the first time in the conference's history.
The death toll from the fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone, which occurred four days ago, increases to 115.
Singapore and Malaysia agree to the opening of a second quarantine-free vaccinated travel lane through the Johor–Singapore Causeway beginning on November 29 using designated bus lanes, which will mark the reopening of the land border between the two countries.
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Swissmedic approves the extension of booster doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to people over the age of 16 years as well as high-risk people over the age of 12 years.
Sixty-eight inmates are killed and 25 others injured in a prison riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
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most populous city in the United States of America
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The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases places the National Capital Region into the lesser restriction of Alert Level 2 beginning today due to a decrease in the number of cases in the area. This will allow for the resumption of limited face-to-face classes, nightlife, and increased operations of government departments and agencies.
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The Saudi Food and Drug Authority approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old.
The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that people under the age of 30 should only receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine due to a higher risk of heart inflammation with the Moderna vaccine among younger people.
Hong Kong authorises the usage of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children between the ages of 3 and 17 years.
Vladimiro Montesinos, adviser to former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, is sentenced to 17-years in prison for the kidnapping of left-wing journalist Gustavo Gorriti.
At the Birmingham Crown Court in England, Zephaniah McLeod is sentenced to at least 21 years imprisonment for manslaughter and four counts of attempted murder after killing one person and wounding seven others during a 90-minute stabbing spree in September 2020.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission also said that it had received many reports of arrests of Tigrayans in the city, including elders and mothers with children.
Singapore partially eases its social gathering restrictions and will allow up to five vaccinated people to dine in at food and drink establishments, hawker centres, and coffee shops as the country moves to the endemic phase due to a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
The Executive Council of Andorra announces the closure of nightlife after midnight, the reintroduction of the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors for those over 6 years of age, and the reduction of capacity at sporting events, gyms, stores, spas, churches, recreational sites and public transport.
Lithuania announces a state of emergency for the first time since its independence as neighbouring Poland sees attacks on its border. LRT
Two indigenous Mapuche people are killed and three more are injured in clashes with Chilean soldiers in Arauco Province.
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Katherine enters a lockdown after the Northern Territory records its first locally-transmitted infection since the beginning of the pandemic. In Greater Darwin, unvaccinated residents are told to lockdown while fully vaccinated residents are exempt with the exception of being required to wear a mask.
Five Peshmerga fighters are killed and four more are wounded during a shooting and bombing attack by the Islamic State in Diyala.
France reinstates a mandatory face mask policy for primary schoolchildren in many departments and administrative areas across the country as authorities try to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases.
Hungary reports a record 12,637 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.045 million.
Miss Universe France 2021, Clémence Botino, a contestant at the Miss Universe contest in Eilat, Israel, tests positive for COVID-19.
An eight-year-old boy, injured during the attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, dies, bringing the death toll to six.
Health secretary Sajid Javid urges citizens to get a booster dose and continue to follow COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas, amid an increase in the number of cases in the country.
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that his government will postpone the imposition of "tighter controls" on British imports initially scheduled for Tuesday midnight as negotiations between France, the UK, and the European Commission over the rights of French fishermen to fish in Jersey's territorial waters continue.
Thousands of people gather at the Khaju Bridge in Isfahan to protest the government's water and energy policies.
Gunmen ambush a convoy of paramilitary soldiers in Churachandpur, Manipur, India, killing five soldiers and two civilians.
American rapper Young Dolph is shot and killed at a bakery in Memphis, Tennessee, by an unidentified gunman.
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Russia reports a record 41,335 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 8,755,930.
Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
an immunity passport used to prove that one has received a COVID-19 vaccination
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
landmass comprising the continents of North America and South America
person involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime
largest city in British Columbia, Canada
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team's matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Nottingham reports its second case of the Omicron variant in a student who attends the University of Nottingham.
President Aleksandar Vucic receives a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Belgrade Fair.
Belgium imposes new anti-COVID-19 measures that close nightclubs, discos and dance halls, require businesses in the hospitality sector to close at 11 p.m., ban organised private parties, and limit the number of people at tables at bars and restaurants to six people unless they are from the same household, amid a fourth wave of the pandemic.
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United States federal district court in Florida
Protests continue nationwide and an intensive civil disobedience movement begins in cities across the country, as pressure mounts on the military to transfer power back to civilian leaders. Police use tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Voters head to the polls to replace Steve Stivers and Marcia Fudge.
A Belarusian-owned Antonov An-12 cargo plane crash-lands in Siberia, killing all nine people on board.
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
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strictest vaccine mandate that required people to show their proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results in the previous 72 hours in order to enter most indoor venues and large outdoor events of more than 5,000 attendes.
Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for 48 days, is in critical condition.
organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
Argentina receives a shipment of 896,200 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
The ruling centre-right National Party concedes victory to leftist Xiomara Castro, marking a return for the left to power after Castro's husband Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a 2009 coup.
The Israeli Health ministry approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, two weeks after the U.S.
mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 from BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer
city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Slovakia closes hotels, bars, fitness centers, and restaurants, as well as limiting gatherings to 100 fully vaccinated people in 36 counties amid a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Maine voters approve three questions on ballot in 2021, which ban the construction of Hydro Québec's high-voltage line to Massachusetts that passes through the state, authorize issuing $100 million in infrastructure bonds and amend the Constitution of Maine to declare a right to produce and consume food of their choice for personal usage.
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
During a high-level state visit to Israel, Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano declares Iran to be an enemy of Colombia despite both nations continuing to maintain diplomatic relations.
The change was met with near universal opposition.
Egypt begins to ban unvaccinated public sector employees and university students from entering workplaces and universities unless they show a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours.
The New York Supreme Court vacates the convictions of Muhammad Abdul Aziz (formerly Norman 3X Butler) and the late Khalil Islam (formerly Thomas 15X Johnson) for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X.
Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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This comes as 75% of the South Korean population has been fully vaccinated.
Yesterday, Justice Minister Rati Bregadze denied Saakashvili transfer to a civilian clinic, from a prison hospital where he is being treated.
violent public disturbance against authority, property or people
U.S. government list of designated entities
political alignment favoring traditional politics
ocean between Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antartica
military personnel in a reserve capacity (not employed on full-time active duty)
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
Princess Charlene of Monaco cancels all upcoming activities, including those of Monaco's national celebrations, due to ill health, according to a statement from the royal palace.
Austria reports a record 13,152 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 948,100.
The network is banned in Belarus, though its viewers have continued to access it via the internet and VPNs.
Ukraine reports a record 838 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 77,895.
Iranian state media reports that the United States Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reveals his intentions to rebuild his country's ties with Egypt and Israel.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in England, United Kingdom
The Egyptian government announces the start of clinical trials for COVI-VAX, which is the country’s first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine.
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lower house of the French Parliament under the Fifth Republic
Bulgaria reports a record 334 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 25,408.
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The Northern Ireland Executive votes to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport beginning next month, which will contain a person's vaccination status or negative COVID-19 test result, and will be used to enter bars, restaurants and pubs.
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United States federal executive department
The United Kingdom outlaws Hamas, the Palestinian militant group which serves as the ruling party of the Gaza Strip, and declares the party as a terrorist group.
Houthi forces storm the former United States embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, taking several Yemeni staffers hostage and removing "large quantities of equipment and materials" from the diplomatic facility.
October 2021 terrorist attacks in Uganda
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Princess Charlene of Monaco cancels all upcoming activities, including those of Monaco's national celebrations, due to ill health, according to a statement from the royal palace. The Princess is said to be suffering from "deep fatigue".
Israel begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Territory
The U.S. Commerce Department adds Israeli spyware firms Candiru and NSO Group to its trade blacklist for selling their services and tools to foreign governments to spy on government officials and journalists, and for trafficking tools used to hack computer networks respectively.
Protesters take to the streets in Honiara, Solomon Islands, calling for the resignation of incumbent prime minister Manasseh Sogavare. A building within the Parliament complex is set on fire as protesters engage in looting and arson while law enforcement personnel fire tear gas into crowds.
Argentines go to the polls to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
The government of New Zealand vows to help islanders in Banaba, Kiribati, to access fresh water, as the island suffers from frequent droughts and is dependent on rainfall.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mendoza Province, Argentina, near the border with Chile at 00:17 ART.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Romania
Malaysia surpasses 30,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Five people are dead after a small cargo plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Ltd. crashes shortly after take-off from the airport in Juba, South Sudan.
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir's second cabinet takes office after reaching an agreement with the Left-Green Movement, the Independence Party and the Progressive Party.
The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization for the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years.
The provincial government of British Columbia, Canada, declares a state of emergency in response to ongoing risks from floods and mudslides. Effective immediately until December 1, citizens in affected regions, including the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, are limited to 30 litres of diesel and gasoline purchased at fuel stations. Vehicles used for essential services, such as emergency response, commercial transport, and public transit, are exempt from this order and granted unlimited access to cardlock gas stations ordinarily used by the commercial trucking industry. Price gouging at retail gas stations and the resale of fuel is prohibited. Restrictions on non-essential travel along damaged highways are also set in place.
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A 9-year-old boy, injured during a crowd crush at the Astroworld Music Festival, who had been in a medically-induced coma, dies, bringing the death toll to 10.
Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 65,371 new cases of COVID-19.
Croatia reports a record 6,310 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 483,142.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
chief executive of the Mexican state of Baja California
movement of people into another country or region to which they are not native
Hondurans go to the polls to elect their next President.
Five people are killed and over 40 injured by a hit and run driver who drove through an early Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. A person of interest is in custody.
British foreign secretary Liz Truss warns Russia that any attack on Ukraine would be a "grave mistake", and that the UK is working closely with its NATO allies to provide support to Ukraine.
bilateral relations between Russia and Mali
Department of the Canadian Government that oversees public health
Two Russian paratroopers are killed during military drills near the Polish border in western Belarus. The Ministry of Defence says their parachutes failed to deploy properly "due to a sudden strong gust of wind" during their jumps.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces that beginning on November 22, unvaccinated people will be banned from entering all indoor venues for which they could previously present a negative test result, due to an increase in new COVID-19 cases. Mitsotakis also announces that vaccine passports will expire after seven months for people over the age of 60 years and urges people in this age group to receive a booster dose.
Twenty-five people in Sri Lanka and 16 people in India are killed by floods that have been affecting both countries in recent days.
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Russell Group public research university in Nottingham, England
The number of people who have received a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Victoria surpasses 90%.
Infrastructure policy of the Joe Biden administration
divides the territories of Chile and Argentina
U.S. President Joe Biden signs a bill into law, targeting sanctions "on the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, to restrict multilateral bank lending, and to target regime corruption".
military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organization
It is announced that France will deploy dozens of gendarmerie to Guadeloupe following occurrences of rioting and looting in the archipelago over COVID-19 measures. At least 31 people were arrested overnight. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says that "the first message is that the state will stand firm".
historical nation now a province in France
The Netherlands reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in 13 people who traveled from South Africa on November 26.
Tuvalu had not previously reported any COVID-19 cases in the country.
The Greens quit the coalition after the opposition budget was approved by the Riksdag.
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Twenty-seven people drown after a dinghy carrying migrants sinks in the English Channel near Calais, France.
A man is sentenced to death in Iraq for shooting two journalists dead while driving home in Basra in January. The court said that the man committed the murders "with the aim of destabilising security and stability and intimidating people for terrorist purposes".
The Italian government signs a decree that will ban people who are not vaccinated or who have not recovered from COVID-19 from entering indoor venues (not including workplaces) from December 6 until January 15 and will also extend the vaccine mandate to teachers, police, and the military beginning on December 15.
Belgium reports its first case of the Omicron variant in an unvaccinated person who travelled abroad.
The World Health Organization names the Lineage B.1.1.529 variant as "Omicron" and designates it as a "variant of concern" due to the variant's large number of mutations and an increased risk of reinfection.
The Kenyan government approves a measure requiring people to present proof of vaccination in order to enter businesses, restaurants and government offices.
Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S.
tall building; as opposed to a low-rise building
2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
26th UN Climate Change conference held in Glasgow, Scotland
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
New Zealand reports a record for the second consecutive day of 206 new cases of COVID-19, which is the first time that the country has reported more than 200 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
Bangladesh suspends the entry of travellers from South Africa amid fears of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant first detected in Botswana.
During his trial at Maidstone Crown Court in Kent, England, David Fuller admits two murders and the sexual abuse of at least 100 corpses.
Date: 17 November 2021-31 March 2022 (4 months and 2 weeks)
international court in Strasbourg, France, established by the European Convention on Human Rights
Voters head to the polls in Virginia to either re-elect former Governor Terry McAuliffe or elect former Carlyle Group CEO Glenn Youngkin. In New Jersey, voters head to the polls to either re-elect Governor Phil Murphy or elect former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli to replace him.
Gas prices for the United Kingdom and the European Union increase by 17% after the German energy regulator suspends the approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany. The regulator says that the pipeline needs to comply with German law before they can certify the €10 billion project.
island sovereign state off of Africa in the Indian Ocean
France issues a nationwide high alert that requires all poultry farms to keep their flocks indoors, requires daily clinical monitoring of all farms, and enhanced conditions for bird transport, due to the spread of the current bird flu outbreak.
Several highways throughout southern British Columbia were also washed out by heavy rain, leaving at least 10 people stranded.
2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
petroleum-derived liquid used primarily as a fuel
Slovakia imposes a lockdown for those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, which prevents them from entering non-essential shops. Slovakia is currently experiencing one of the world's highest infection rates.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Singapore
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the European Union
courthouse in Los Angeles, United States
The latest quinquennial National Family Health Survey in India finds that the population's total fertility rate has dropped to a point below the key replacement rate for the first time in the nation's history.
Head of the Government of the Czech Republic
when a seller increases prices of goods, services, or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a former soldier, announces that he will lead his country's army from the battlefront beginning tomorrow.
With nearly all votes counted, the ruling Peronist government loses control of both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. This is the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 that Peronists do not have a majority in either house.
The 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Colombian singer Camilo was the most awarded artist with four wins.
Germany reintroduces free COVID-19 testing for all adults amid a record number of new cases.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approves the entry of fully-vaccinated foreign nationals from green-list countries beginning on December 1.
Costa Rica issues a new mandate that would require children over the age of five years old to be vaccinated against COVID-19, making it one of the first countries to introduce such a mandate as part of its basic vaccination campaign.
rise in price level in an economy over time
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has fully implemented nationwide, the Alert Level System (ALS) formally replacing the previous community quarantine system that had been in place since March 2020.
global vaccine alliance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Uganda launches airstrikes against Allied Democratic Forces and Islamic State – Central Africa Province positions in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
Georgian-Ukrainian politician, former President of Georgia and former Governor of Odessa
health policy in relation to vaccination
Argentina begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years old and people with immunization problems.
land warfare branch of the Armed Forces of Belarus
President Pedro Castillo orders the deployment of relief and also viewed the area in a military aircraft.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency grants conditional authorisation to Merck's molnupiravir, which can be used to treat symptomatic COVID-19 patients, making the United Kingdom the first country to approve the world's first COVID-19 antiviral oral drug.
The Czech Republic reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a woman in Liberec who had been in Namibia. She had passed through South Africa and Dubai on her flight to the Czech Republic.
The Legislative Assembly begins to discuss president Nayib Bukele's proposal to regulate criticism of the government by civil organizations and media critics of the government.
Vanuatuan prime minister Bob Loughman confirms that two Vanuatuan citizens who were repatriated from New Caledonia have the Delta variant and urges residents to get vaccinated.
Three people are killed and four others injured during a mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki blames Russian President Vladimir Putin for orchestrating the migrant crisis on the Belarus–Poland border, saying that the crisis "has its mastermind in Moscow".
Police in Star Dojran, North Macedonia discover 42 migrants hiding in a truck.
FDA grants its own approval, with vaccination expected to begin next week.
Eight people are dead and hundreds more are injured during a stampede and crowd crush at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston, Texas, United States.
total fertility rate that (if sustained) leads to each new generation being less populous
Gunmen open fire at a school in Ekondo-Titi, Southwest Region, Cameroon, killing three children and a teacher.
Peru announces that people over the age of 18 years who want to enter indoor spaces must show a proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 beginning in December, either physical or virtual vaccination cards.
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised due to failure of components of the structure
The Polish ministry accuses the Belarusian military of aiding the attacks along Poland's borders.
Croatia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 6,932 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 490,074.
A plane crashes in Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing all five people on board, including singer Marília Mendonça.
Israel's pandemic advisory board approves the usage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mendoza Province, Argentina, near the border with Chile at 00:17 ART. No casualties are reported but minimal damage to buildings is reported.
fuel tank truck collision in Freetown, Sierra Leone
At the COP26 Conference, twenty-four nations and a number of leading car manufacturers, including Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, agree to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, and end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040.
Japan closes its border to all newly arrived foreigners and requires its citizens to quarantine on arrival from countries where cases of the Omicron variant have been detected due to fears of the variant.
directly elected mayor of the City of Liverpool, established in 2012
Russia reports a record 1,247 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 259,084.
Ukraine's oldest English language newspaper the Kyiv Post suspends publication after 26 years in print following a dispute between its owner and journalists. All of the newspaper's journalists have been fired with immediate effect.
Sixty-seven protesters are arrested in Isfahan during a protest against water shortages.
2020–2021 clashes between Sudan and Ethiopia
Italy reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from Mozambique.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Three al-Shabaab members escape from a maximum security prison in Kenya, including one of the perpetrators of the 2015 Garissa attack, in which 148 people were killed.
Austrian chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announces a full nationwide lockdown for the entire population starting on 22 November, amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals. Schallenberg also announces that COVID-19 vaccinations will become mandatory as of 1 February 2022.
Eleven people are killed and six others are injured in a fire at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Ahmednagar, India.
Denmark reintroduces its digital pass that must be used in nightclubs, cafés, indoor seating at restaurants, and at outdoor events with more than 2,000 people as it reclassifies COVID-19 as "a socially critical disease" amid an increase in new cases.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Austria in 2020
Hundreds of people march in Chicago, New York City and Portland to protest the verdict of the trial.
Effective immediately until December 1, citizens in affected regions, including the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, are limited to 30 litres of diesel and gasoline purchased at fuel stations.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism
warship type designed to fulfill several roles as a fast and maneuverable surface combatant
Incumbent New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy defeats Republican former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli, making him the first Democrat to be re-elected since Brendan Byrne in 1977.
US President Joe Biden holds a virtual bilateral meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping.
domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, meat, or feathers
head of government of the United Kingdom
monarchy in Central Europe between 1804 and 1867
Chief Administrative Officer; Head of the UN Secretariat
executive-level position focusing on scientific and technological issues
Hungary reports a record 11,289 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 998,488.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,239 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the national death toll to 250,454.
At least 25 people are killed and more than 50 others are wounded.
Russia authorizes Pfizer to conduct clinical trials for its experimental COVID-19 drug named Paxlovid, which will continue until March 2023.
A new moon of Saturn, S/2019 S 1, is announced, bringing the total number of known moons to 83.
Los Angeles begins to implement the U.S. strictest vaccine mandate that required people to show their proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results in the previous 72 hours in order to enter most indoor venues and large outdoor events of more than 5,000 attendes.
Belarus suspends electricity supplies to Ukraine, in "accordance with the established procedure for interaction within the framework of contractual relations", according to a statement from the Belarusian Ministry of Energy.
49th running of the World Rally Championship
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia approves the use of the COVID-19 immunity passport for restaurants, bars and fitness centers in the region.
The United Kingdom urges its citizens to leave Ethiopia and warns against all travel to the country amid fears that rebel forces will attack Addis Ababa and overthrow the Abiy Ahmed government.
Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 37,120 new cases of COVID-19.
Ukraine receives 2,930,300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine distributed through the COVAX initiative.
national government of the United States
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium in 2020
Gunmen open fire at a military post near a gold mine in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, killing 19 gendarmes and a civilian.
The World Trade Organization postpones its four-day Ministerial Conference, which was scheduled to be held on November 29 in Geneva, Switzerland, amid the emergence of the new Omicron variant that was declared a "variant of concern" by the WHO.
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
head of the United States Department of State
2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis
border crisis between Belarus and the European Union
Australia designates the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah and the neo-Nazi paramilitary group The Base as terrorist organisations.
Details of ongoing viral pandemic in Shanghai
New Zealand sends doctors to Papua New Guinea, after Papua New Guinea formally requested international help to combat the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country.
distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccinations
sliding sport where where an individual or a team of 2 propels a luge down a natural or artificial track
process for charging a public official with legal offenses by the legislature(s)
South Korea reports a new single-day record of 495 critical cases of COVID-19.
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
safe container for flammable fluids, e.g., for a vehicle or oil heater
Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Health Canada authorizes the use of booster doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
2021 financial document leak and scandal
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó calls for unity and to rebuild the opposition's fragmented strategy, after suffering a heavy loss at the regional elections and losing 20 gubernatorial races to the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
National Football League franchise in Kansas City, Missouri
Kyrgyzstan holds parliamentary elections after the annulment of the results of the October 2020 elections due to protests.
Radev has expressed his views of maintaining "pragmatic ties" with Russia.
England begins to implement mandatory mask wearing in shops, banks, post offices and hairdressers, as well as on public transport as part of targeted measures to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant.
Malian Foreign Affairs minister Abdoulaye Diop says that Mali "may ask Russia for help" due to the country's security situation, with Diop also saying that "the very existence of the Malian state is under threat".
suburb in Guadalcanal, Honiara Town, Solomon Islands
Five people are dead after a small cargo plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Ltd.
Attempted assassination of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
Three suicide bombers blow themselves up near a police station and the entrance of the Parliament in Kampala, killing three people and injuring 33 others. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attacks.
Iraq receives 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX initiative.
The Italian Medicines Agency recommends that anyone that received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines six months after they received their first dose due to a slow decline of efficacy against mild and moderate forms of the disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
Shanghai Disney Resort, Pudong, Shanghai, China
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2018
The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense announces that Rosalinda González Valencia, the wife of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera "El Mencho" Cervantes, is re-arrested. González was previously detained in 2018 for allegedly running the finances of the cartel, but was released on bail.
The U.S. CDC authorizes the booster dose of either Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the general public, which means that all adults are eligible to receive their booster dose.
town in the Northern Territory, Australia
separates territories of Ukraine and Russia
It is the first Islamist incident in Togo.
Germany reports a record for the third consecutive day of 76,414 new cases of COVID-19.
Réunion reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 53-year-old man who travelled from Mozambique on November 19.
verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime
Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announces a nationwide lockdown for those over the age of 12 years who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, which prohibits them from leaving their homes except for essential reasons beginning at midnight, amid a record increase in new COVID-19 cases.
Schallenberg also announces that COVID-19 vaccinations will become mandatory as of 1 February 2022.
Australia fully reopens its maritime border with New Zealand for fully vaccinated travelers, who will be able to visit Australia without needing an exemption or quarantine.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
A fire at a COVID-19 ward in Sliven, Bulgaria, kills three patients.
Singapore and Malaysia announce that they will establish a Vaccinated Travel Lane beginning on November 29 between Singapore's Changi Airport and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia for fully vaccinated international travellers.
Germany reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two people in Bavaria who entered the country at Munich Airport on November 24.
Security forces in Togo repel an attack at a security outpost in Kpendjal Prefecture in the far north of the country, pushing back the attackers to Burkina Faso. It is the first Islamist incident in Togo.
The impeachment against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera is defeated in the Senate, after the motion fails to meet the minimum two-thirds threshold in a vote.
second highest executive officer and deputy head of state and government of Virginia
overview of the foreign relations of Turkey
An outbreak of the H5 bird flu is reported at a small poultry unit near Alcester, Warwickshire, England.
The European Union says it will impose new sanctions on Belarus in response to the migrant crisis on the Belarus–Poland border.
Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister
arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
Bong Go withdraws his candidacy from the presidential election, stating that he is waiting for "a sign from God".
President Daniel Ortega tightens his grip ahead of upcoming elections. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States would increase sanctions on Nicaraguan officials, accusing Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo of staging a "sham election" in the second poorest country in the Americas.
act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners
In response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Xero Flor w Polsce sp. z o.o. v. Poland, which found that the business was denied the right to fair trial because a judge of the Tribunal was appointed illegally, the Constitutional Tribunal declares that it is not a court within the meaning of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and rules that the ECHR did not have the right to control the validity of appointments of the Tribunal's judges.
He also announces that people aged 50 to 64 years old will become eligible for the booster dose from early December.
Greece reports a record 5,449 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 747,595.
series of student-led protests across Chile
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
territorial police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England
Health Secretary Sajid Javid announces that frontline NHS workers in England will be required to be vaccinated beginning in April 2022 in order to keep their jobs or risk being fired.
A large crowd of migrants escorted by the Belarusian military attempts to break through the Belarus–Poland border near Bruzgi, Grodno Region. Several migrants are reported dead, with seven being found dead on the Polish side of the border, and a few more deaths are reported in Belarus.
The oil tanker was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a helicopter operation.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
This is also to encourage vaccination in a country where only 5% of the population is vaccinated.
The number of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses supplied worldwide surpasses two billion.
Indonesia becomes the first country in the world to approve the protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
The House of Commons votes to approve a government-sanctioned amendment to replace the Commons Select Committee on Standards.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles, California, United States
Islamic State gunmen ambush a group of soldiers in Masrib, Deir ez-Zor, Syria, killing 13 of them and wounding others.
largest city in the South Island of New Zealand
Bulgaria reports a record 6,007 new cases and 310 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 608,499 and the nationwide death toll to 24,309.
Thailand delays the reopening of nightlife entertainment venues to January 15 due to concerns about ventilation and inefficient prevention measures in pubs, bars and karaoke venues.
The Czech Republic reports a record 25,864 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Migrants at a temporarily closed checkpoint in Kuźnica, Poland, throw stones at Polish border guards, while attempting to destroy the border fence in order to break through the Belarus–Poland border. The guards respond with water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the mob. The Polish ministry accuses the Belarusian military of aiding the attacks along Poland's borders.
Spain’s panel of vaccine experts approves the extension of the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to people between the ages of 60 and 69 and healthcare workers.
Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego administers the first vaccines to children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old after Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in children by the U.S. CDC.
Romania reports a record 591 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 48,664.
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
The Israeli Health ministry approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, two weeks after the U.S. FDA grants its own approval, with vaccination expected to begin next week.
The Biden administration announces January 4, 2022 as a deadline for private companies to require their employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing in an effort to encourage private businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
The Austrian government announces that it will ban people who are unvaccinated and those who have not recovered from COVID-19 from entering cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, hotels, events with more than 25 people, and ski lifts beginning on 8 November due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election
election following resignation of Steve Stivers
President Emmanuel Macron announces that beginning from December 15, people aged above 65 years old will be required to receive the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to maintain their Health Pass. He also announces that people aged 50 to 64 years old will become eligible for the booster dose from early December.
global international and intergovernmental organization
headquarters for the police of a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought
South African scientists detect a new COVID-19 variant named Lineage B.1.1.529 that poses a "major threat" to efforts to reduce the spread of the virus, and blames the variant for the exponential rise of new cases in the country.
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
Youngkin defeats McAuliffe, making him the first Virginia Republican to win a statewide race since Bob McDonnell in 2009. Winsome Sears will become the first woman of color to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for the first time since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War ten years ago, to discuss "ways to develop cooperation in different sectors that are of common interest".
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
Russian politician, lawyer and anti-corruption activist
Date: 1 August 2014 – 9 November 2022 (8 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
A bomb explodes near a vehicle carrying troops in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, killing four soldiers and a general.
The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, increases to 22, as the search-and-rescue operations enter their third day.
Around 40 fighters storm the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, singing songs calling for the liberation of the country and opening fire against security forces, killing two soldiers and a police officer. Six attackers are killed and 36 others are arrested.
Date: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 2 months and 4 days)
Russia reports a record 1,178 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 240,871.
intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal
Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Birmingham
The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses five million.
24th edition of Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China
immunisation programme against COVID-19 in Africa
Fiji reopens its borders to travel partners, fully vaccinated tourists and diplomats, and people who pass a risk assessment.
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
Petr Fiala is designated as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic to form a majority government following the October election.
Magdalena Andersson is re-elected as Prime Minister of Sweden by the Riksdag after she resigned last week.
American human rights activist (1925-1965)
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Saad Hussain Rizvi, the leader of the far-right Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, is released from prison under a deal to end weeks of protests by his followers, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people.
The Catholic cathedral Sacred Heart at Pekon in the Diocese of Pekhon in Burma’s Shan state was among several structures that were reportedly hit by military artillery fire on Nov. 9 amid continuing armed clashes between government and rebel forces.
The Parliament of Romania votes the investiture of Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă's grand coalition cabinet, thereby ending nearly the political crisis.
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
The Netherlands reports an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among ducks at a poultry farm in the central province of Flevoland. To reduce the spread of the virus, the Dutch government will kill 10,000 animals.
Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three people during the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, in August 2020, is found not guilty on all counts.
During the COP26 conference, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua announce that the United States and China have reached an agreement on combating climate change.
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces that he is dissolving the Promised Day Brigade, the armed faction loyal to him.
Gunmen open fire at a security post in Sanmatenga, Burkina Faso, killing ten civilians and nine gendarmes.
The European Medicines Agency officially approves the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years, becoming the first vaccine to be approved for these age groups in Europe.
Tonga's main island of Tongatapu enters a seven-day lockdown that closes non-essential businesses and bans sales of alcohol and mass gatherings, except small funerals, after the country reports its first case of COVID-19 in a person who travelled from Christchurch, New Zealand on a repatriation flight last week.
It also imposes the use of the "green pass" to all types of public transport, including for people with negative COVID-19 tests.
Al-Kadhimi survives the assassination attempt.
Bulb Energy, which supplies 1.7 million customers in the United Kingdom, collapses into administration, becoming the largest energy supplier to have ever collapsed.
It is revealed that a Russian diplomat was found dead outside the country's embassy in Berlin, Germany, on October 19.
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru at 131 kilometres (81 mi) of depth, killing one person and injuring 12 others. 75 homes are destroyed and around 220 damaged. The earthquake is felt as far south as Lima. President Pedro Castillo orders the deployment of relief and also viewed the area in a military aircraft.
Russia lifts its nationwide week-long paid holiday in most regions, which aimed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, despite still reporting high numbers of new cases and deaths.
A United Nations report accuses all sides in the Tigray War of committing war crimes on civilians, including torture, extrajudicial killings, gang rapes and arrests based on ethnicity. The head of the Human Rights office, Michelle Bachelet, especially accused the forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea for most of the human rights violations.
Poland, which found that the business was denied the right to fair trial because a judge of the Tribunal was appointed illegally, the Constitutional Tribunal declares that it is not a court within the meaning of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and rules that the ECHR did not have the right to control the validity of appointments of the Tribunal's judges.
type of disaster that occurs due to overcrowding
Greece imposes new restrictions that require unvaccinated people to show a negative rapid or PCR test in order to enter retail stores, banks, public offices, mixed entertainment venues and hairdressers and also require unvaccinated children to show a negative self-test in order to enter any establishments that cater to a mixed clientele.
Restrictions are further eased for fully vaccinated Victorians as 90% of adults are now fully vaccinated. Mask wearing is still required in some indoor spaces and limits remain on daily visitor numbers to care facilities. Additionally, unvaccinated people continue to be banned from entering all non-essential businesses and also from employment in many industries.
North American professional baseball league
Lower house of Chile's National Congress
large biomolecules essential to known life
The government announces that anyone over the age of 60 who is not vaccinated will face a monthly fine of €100 beginning on January 16.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
However, the agreement makes reference to fossil fuels and their role in the climate crisis for the first time in the conference's history.
Establishments in Aragon, such as restaurants and nightclubs, begin requiring certificates of immunity for entry.
charter township in the U.S. state of Michigan
American white supremacist and far-right political activist
Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas
The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that a booster dose of an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine should be given to all adults over the age of 18 years.
A passenger is killed and his driver injured when a taxi explodes in front of the Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England.
As many as 57,000 care home workers are fired or resign as the government's new "no jab, no job" mandate enters into force in England, which requires care home workers in England, including cleaners and receptionists, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN department that promotes human rights under international law
Four women, including an activist, are killed by gunmen in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. Two suspects are arrested.
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
Date: 15 March 2020 – 5 December 2022 (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
The Netherlands tightens its partial lockdown restrictions that require non-essential shops, sports facilities, and hospitality and cultural venues to close at 5 p.m., and chemists, supermarkets, and wholesalers to close at 8 p.m., amid a record number of new COVID-19 cases as well as concerns about the Omicron variant.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
Description and list of states of emergency in Canada and Canadian Provinces
virtual network extending a single private network across a public network like the Internet, appearing to users as a private network
Estonia summons 1,700 reservists for a snap drill, which will include installing a 40-kilometer-long razor wire barrier along the border with Russia as the migrant crisis with Belarus intensifies.
The European Medicines Agency approves the two antibody cocktails named Ronapreve made by Roche and Regeneron, and Regkirona made by Celltrion to treat severe COVID-19 patients.
While U.S. President Joe Biden undergoes medical treatment, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is transferred presidential power for a short period of time, making her the first female acting president of the United States.
Maldives bans entry to flights from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi and Eswatini.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
sovereign state in West Africa and North Africa
city in and county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for refusing to testify before the January 6 select committee investigating the Capitol riot and also refusing to provide documents requested by the committee.
Additionally, unvaccinated people continue to be banned from entering all non-essential businesses and also from employment in many industries.
bilateral relations between Argentina and Brazil
or Northeastern Africa or Northern East Africa as it was known in the past
Collective financial capital of a shared corporation
South Korea reports a record 3,292 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 406,605.
American murderer, one of those who killed Malcolm X in 1965
Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair says that landslides and floods have blocked the town of Agassiz and residents are now being assisted by the military.
This marks the Braves' first World Series title since 1995.
The suspect, 39-year-old Darrell Brooks, has been charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, and the bail set at $5 million.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
The Greek foreign minstry urges Greek citizens to evacuate from Ethiopia.
Belarus–EU border (Belarus; Poland, Lithuania, Latvia)
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
healthcare organization in Liverpool, United Kingdom
The 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2021–2022 edition of the National Basketball Association season
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Twenty-six children are killed and 13 others injured by a fire at a school in Maradi, Niger.
border connection between Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore
Chileans go to the polls to elect their new president, who will succeed outgoing president Sebastián Piñera.
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Office of the Vice President of the Philippines
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company
National legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Kenya
Date: 7 July 2021 – present (1 year, 7 months and 6 days)
The Czech Republic reports a record 27,717 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Canadian politician, former police chief of Toronto
Four of the attackers are killed and a fifth is arrested by the Taliban.
Greece begins to implement measures that ban people who are unvaccinated or who have not recovered from COVID-19 from entering indoor public places and also mandates the wearing of masks in all workplaces in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of plotting a coup against him and says that Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov was being enlisted to help plan the coup.
administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the Catholic Church
President Emmanuel Macron announces that beginning from December 15, people aged above 65 years old will be required to receive the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to maintain their Health Pass.
The Taliban announces a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in transactions, threatening "legal action" against those who defy the ban.
state Senate elections of the U.S. state of New Jersey
open-air complex housing many stalls that sell a variety of inexpensive food
Thailand surpasses two million cases of COVID-19.
Despite opposition from the predominantly right-wing senate, the National Assembly votes 118 to 89 to extend public health measures related to COVID-19, including the extension of Health Pass with its tightened sanctions against fraud, until 31 July 2022.
head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia
New Zealand reports a record 222 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The motive behind the perpetrator's act is currently unknown, but is under investigation.
In Greater Darwin, unvaccinated residents are told to lockdown while fully vaccinated residents are exempt with the exception of being required to wear a mask.
vice president of the United States since 2021
The United Kingdom reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two people who travelled from southern Africa to Chelmsford and Nottingham.
The European Commission rejects an appeal from Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, regarding a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) fine charged against the corporation in 2017 for unfairly directing users to its own shopping services.
The three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, in February 2020 are found guilty of murder and aggravated assault.
denotes the link between a person and a state or an association of states
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
The House of Commons votes to approve a government-sanctioned amendment to replace the Commons Select Committee on Standards. The vote means that Tory MP Owen Paterson will avoid a 30-day suspension from parliament over an "egregious breach" of lobbying rules. The vote was widely condemned by opposition parties.
Sudanese politician, 1st and current President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
A man is sentenced to death in Iraq for shooting two journalists dead while driving home in Basra in January.
Argentina receives 2.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which includes 1.1 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and 1.3 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Researchers from James Cook University report that 98% of the Great Barrier Reef has been affected by coral bleaching as a result of climate change, which is more than was previously thought to have been affected.
Indian biotechnological company, vaccine manufacturer
city in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
The Czech Republic reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a woman in Liberec who had been in Namibia.
state of being legally responsible for the commission of an offense
Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
A passenger bus plunges down a ravine in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, killing at least 22 people.
A late-stage trial of the oral drug Paxlovid conducted by Pfizer shows an 89% reduction in hospitalizations and deaths.
British Labour Party politician, Mayor of Liverpool
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
public health emergency of international concern
China reports an outbreak of African swine fever at a pig farm that contains 1,063 animals in the island province of Hainan.
neo-Nazi, white supremacist paramilitary hate group
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune orders the termination of its natural gas exports to Spain through the Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline as a diplomatic measure against Morocco. The pipeline, which supplies most of Spain's gas, runs through Morocco.
The southern German state of Bavaria cancels all Christmas markets and imposes a lockdown in all districts that have a seven-day incidence rate of over 1,000 per 100,000 people amid a substantial increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue began a six-day journey to Russia on November 23.
Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,189 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 242,060.
At COP26, diplomats from countries around the world reach a major agreement aimed at intensifying global efforts to fight climate change by calling on governments to return next year with stronger plans to curb planet-warming emissions and urging wealthy nations to "at least double" their funding in order to protect poorer nations from the hazards of a warming planet.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommends that the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should be given to all adults aged above 18 years six months after received their second dose, with priority given to those aged above 40 years.
bilateral relations between United Arab Emirates and Turkey
federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
A man stabs passengers on an express train between the cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany, injuring three people.
aircraft configured specifically to transport cargo
American technological entrepreneur, Twitter co-founder
generally refers to an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters
A Cessna 172 crashes in Hampton Township, New Jersey, United States, killing two people, including businessman and space tourist Glen de Vries.
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
The process of impeachment against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera moves to the Senate after passing the lower-chamber overnight.
Iraq restricts direct flights to Belarus amid the migrant crisis in at the Belarus–Poland border.
international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe
The provincial government of British Columbia, Canada, declares a state of emergency in response to ongoing risks from floods and mudslides.
ban flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini due to the Omicron variant.
European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic
President Daniel Ortega tightens his grip ahead of upcoming elections.
Soldiers open fire on civilians in Khartoum, Sudan, protesting against last month's coup d'état, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more.
Widespread damage and travel disruptions are reported in Scotland and North East England, with 100,000 people losing power.
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia win the 2021 Championship, while Toyota secures the manufacturers' title.
bilateral relations between United States and Bulgaria
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Michigan reports 4,181 hospitalizations from COVID-19, a new single-day record.
former Head of Peruvian Intelligence Service
Germany reports a record 33,949 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 33,777 new cases reported on December 18, 2020.
Date: 2 February 2015 – present (7 years, 8 months and 1 day)
A protest is organized by Fridays for Future during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg delivering a speech.
Date: 4 November 2021 – 11 November 2021
91st edition of Major League Baseball's championship series
association football team from Lisbon, Portugal
Laos reports a record 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 58,798.
search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger
Indonesia bans foreigners who have travelled to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini and Nigeria in the past 14 days amid the emergence of the Omicron variant.
The WHO and UNICEF launch a four-day polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan backed by the Taliban, which aims to address the 3.3 million children who have not been vaccinated against polio since 2018.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission publishes a report accusing the Tigray People's Liberation Front of killing more than 150 civilians in the Amhara Region between July and August. The report states that they were killed for either supporting the federal government or sheltering soldiers.
The U.S. surpasses 46 million cases of COVID-19.
The pilot successfully ejects from the aircraft and has been rescued.
October–November 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the threat made by Belarus to cut their gas supply to Europe would be a breach of the contract with Russia and that such a threat may have been made in a fit of temper by Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko.
Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
India reopens its border to fully vaccinated foreign travellers on regular commercial flights after being closed for 18 months since March 2020 due to a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases. All travellers must follow COVID-19 protocols and show a negative test result from the previous 72 hours, except those from countries with mutual vaccine recognition.
current long-term trend for global sea levels to rise mainly in response to climate change
Shanghai Disney Resort suspends entry into Shanghai Disneyland and Disneytown and asks 33,863 visitors to take a nucleic acid test upon exiting, and another test after 24 hours, after a visitor from Hangzhou tested positive for COVID-19.
Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Latvia
A drone is launched against the Baghdad home of Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, injuring six members of his security personnel. Al-Kadhimi survives the assassination attempt.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko makes a public appearance at the Belarus–Poland border for the first time since the migrant crisis began. Lukashenko gives a speech to migrants, telling them that they are free to either return home or head west, saying, "If you want to go westwards, we won't detain you, choke you, beat you. It's up to you. Go through. Go."
Six more private energy providers collapse in the United Kingdom amid rising natural gas prices, including CNG Energy, affecting around 41,000 customers. There are now fears that Bulb Energy, which supplies around 1.7 million people, could be at risk of imminent collapse.
Belgium reinstates mandatory face mask policy for secondary schoolchildren and their teachers in Wallonia.
The Ministry of Defence says their parachutes failed to deploy properly "due to a sudden strong gust of wind" during their jumps.
Australia surpasses 200,000 cases of COVID-19.
Heavy rain causes flash floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with evacuations, power outages, water-submerged roads, and the closing of an oxygen facility used for COVID-19 patients.
A car bombing targeting a UN convoy explodes outside a school in Mogadishu, killing eight people and injuring 17 others. Jihadist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack.
Thailand reopens its international borders for the first time in 18 months to fully vaccinated travellers from 60 countries, where they are allowed to enter the country without quarantining, despite only 42% of the country's population being fully vaccinated.
First Lady and Vice President of Nicaragua
The Netherlands reimposes mandatory 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) social distancing measures in places where COVID passports are not required, amid an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
boundary between marine zones over which countries have rights, or between such zones and international waters
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
aircraft class designed or used for military duties
variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a different genetic sequence
2021 United States gubernatorial elections
It is revealed that a Russian diplomat was found dead outside the country's embassy in Berlin, Germany, on October 19. The diplomat had apparently fallen from an upper floor, but it was unclear how this occurred.
Turkey and the United Arab Emirates sign several investment accords during a high-level visit to Ankara by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, including a $10 billion investment fund to support the Turkish health and energy sectors.
Czech politician, current prime minister
executive of the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly
The earthquake is felt as far south as Lima.
aftermath of the violent disruption of the presidential election certification on January 6, 2021
According to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, nearly 1,000 hate crimes against Europe’s Christians were recorded in 2020.
2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches
Date: 23 October 25 October 29 October 16 November
Laos reports a record 1,504 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 67,322.
President Rodrigo Duterte orders the lifting of the mandate to use face shields in areas under Alert 3 and lower levels, which includes the National Capital Region.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
medical treatment in prisons, jails, and other penal institutions
head of state and of government of Turkey
The Czech Republic reports a record 22,936 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
A traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Auckland, New Zealand. Tuvalu had not previously reported any COVID-19 cases in the country.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses five million. The actual death toll is suspected to be higher as some countries may not have reported all deaths.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Fiji
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven resigns after seven years in office, although he will continue to remain in office ad interim until a new government is formed. Minister for Finance Magdalena Andersson, who succeeded Löfven as leader of the Social Democratic Party on November 4, is expected to become the first female prime minister in the country's history.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Hormozgan Province, Iran, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and is felt in many southern Iranian cities.
There are now fears that Bulb Energy, which supplies around 1.7 million people, could be at risk of imminent collapse.
global system of connected computer networks based on IP addressing and routing protocols
Brazil reports its first "preliminary" cases of the Omicron variant in two people who travelled from South Africa.
natural gas pipeline linking Africa and Europe
military forces of the Russian Federation
A magnetic bomb attached to a minivan explodes in Dasht-e-Barachi, a predominantly Hazara district of Kabul, killing six people and injuring seven others.
The European Commission issues recommendations that the issuance of the EU Digital COVID Certificate be shortened to nine months with a requirement to receive a booster dose. Furthermore, the commission recommends the acceptance of all COVID-19 vaccines listed under the Emergency Use Listing by the World Health Organization, including Chinese and Indian-produced vaccines.
United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
Queensland reopens its state border to fully vaccinated Australians travelling by plane, as 70% of the state's adult population are now fully vaccinated.
Five people are killed and over 40 injured by a hit and run driver who drove through an early Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States.
A drone is launched against the Baghdad home of Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, injuring six members of his security personnel.
viral vector vaccine for prevention of COVID-19
Tuvaluan Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe announces that the island nation will push to retain international recognition of its statehood and maritime borders in the event that rising sea levels completely submerge the country.
A convoy carrying French troops in Niger opens fire against locals in Téra, Tillabéri Region, who were protesting against the French presence in the country, killing two people and wounding 18 others.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Vanuatu
Japan reports an outbreak of the H5N8 bird flu strain at a farm with about 11,000 egg-laying chickens in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture.
The Moroccan government announces that it will suspend all incoming passenger flights for the next two weeks.
Two people are killed and 16 others are injured by an explosion at an EDePro rocket engine plant near Belgrade, Serbia.
Elizabeth and Goulburn Streets, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
type of ship travelling over short to medium distances between two places transporting people, cars or trains and acting like a replacement for a bridge
Two allies of Russian opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny leave Russia, becoming the latest people to do so after many of Navalny's allies left the country in September.
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces that he is dissolving the Promised Day Brigade, the armed faction loyal to him. Yesterday, al-Sadr said that non-governmental militias should hand in their weapons.
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Audrey Azoulay is re-elected for a second term as the Director-General of UNESCO.
extratropical hurricane that was part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season
Austria reports a record for the second consecutive day of 15,809 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,027,274.
A peer-reviewed study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine announces that an Argentinian woman has allegedly been "functionally cured" of HIV by her own immune system. If confirmed, the woman would be only the second individual in history whose own immune system successfully destroyed the disease without any form of stem-cell transplantation.
At least 15 people are killed and several others are trapped when a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, collapses.
At least 35 people are killed during an eight-day fight over a dispute about camel looting between herders in Jebel Moon, Darfur, Sudan. Sixteen villages and thousands of homes are also set on fire.
However, the court postponed the execution again after the man was diagnosed with COVID-19.
The Metro Manila Council approves the lifting of the unified curfew over the National Capital Region, which was instituted in March 2020, beginning tomorrow.
Argentina donates 780,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Angola, Kenya and Barbados, which have all detected cases of the Omicron variant.
2021 United States House of Representatives elections
special elections to the 117th United States Congress
continent on Earth, mainly on the Earth's northeastern quadrant
discovered that the FBI and the NYPD had withheld evidence that would have acquitted Aziz and Islam.
Maryland reports their first case of monkeypox in a resident who traveled from Nigeria.
International recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Zelensky says that his country "is prepared for any scenario" as tensions rise.
Canada reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in two people in Ontario who recently traveled to Nigeria.
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico discover two new antibiotic molecules inside the venom of a scorpion from the Diplocentrus genus, which may hold the properties to stop several different kinds of harmful bacteria and tumour cells.
airport serving the city of Munich, Germany
Abdalla Hamdok is reinstated as Prime Minister of Sudan following a political agreement with coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
The Philippines bans entry to flights from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Additionally, the entry of fully vaccinated foreign nationals from green-list countries that was expected to begin on December 1 is temporarily suspended.
American multinational pharmaceutical company
Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,251 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 260,335.
Three people are seriously injured after being shot by police during protests against COVID-19 measures in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Fifty-one people are also arrested, half of whom are less than 18 years old.
American multinational technology company
Greece builds two new ''Closed Controlled Access Centers" for migrants.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Rioters demanding the resignation of Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare set fire to buildings in Honiara's Chinatown neighborhood. Protesters have been defying a 36-hour lockdown imposed following unrest yesterday.
Slovakia is currently experiencing one of the world's highest infection rates.
Sudanese public administrator and prime minister
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation approves the extension of age eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in the United Kingdom to people between 40 and 49 years old and the second dose for teenagers between the ages of 16 and 17 years.
township in Sussex County, New Jersey, New Jersey
The southern German state of Bavaria cancels all Christmas markets and imposes a lockdown in all districts that have a seven-day incidence rate of over 1,000 per 100,000 people amid a substantial increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. However, schools and kindergartens will continue to remain open.
Greece reports a record 6,700 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 754,451.
The country is also enforcing teleworking four days a week for all companies until 12 December.
A lab in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, is placed on temporary lockdown by the CDC after several vials labeled "smallpox" are discovered in a freezer.
The organization documented 980 incidents against Christians, including arson attacks on Catholic churches, desecration and robbery of Eucharistic hosts, assaults on priests, and anti-Catholic graffiti on Church property by abortion activists.
American media executive, political strategist, and convicted criminal
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada is evacuated after severe flooding inundated the city of about 7,000. Several highways throughout southern British Columbia were also washed out by heavy rain, leaving at least 10 people stranded.
France says that it is willing to discuss greater autonomy for Guadeloupe if "it is in the interests of the people who live there". The Caribbean archipelago has experienced violent demonstrations in recent days, and Guadeloupean officials have raised the issue of autonomy with France.
overview of observance of human rights in Ethiopia
People's Front for Democracy and Justice
Iranian state media reports that the United States Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker. The oil tanker was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a helicopter operation. U.S. officials refute the report, saying that the Iranians had captured a Vietnamese flagged tanker and that U.S. forces were monitoring the situation.
curfew and allows companies to fire employees who are unvaccinated against COVID-19.
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
peace negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC (2012-16)
Parliamentary elections held in Iceland on September 25, 2021
Portugal reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in 13 people associated with Belenenses SAD football club.
A lawyer representing the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu says that a new commission is being formed to sue big polluters and claim damage reparations for climate change effects on those nations before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
2020 pandemic in Michigan, United States
9 amid continuing armed clashes between government and rebel forces.
The Swiss government signs a deal to reserve 8,640 doses of Merck & Co.'s antiviral drug molnupiravir beginning in January.
The number of people over the age of 16 years old in Australia who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine surpasses 90%.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he "would recommend the leadership of Poland, Lithuanians and other empty-headed people to think before speaking," suggesting Belarus would halt natural gas supplies into Europe, if the EU pushes more sanctions.
practice of suppressing speech or other public communication
Following several record-breaking daily increases in new COVID-19 cases, including a record 16,364 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, the government deliberates on potential partial lockdown scenarios, which if enacted would be the first partial lockdowns in Western Europe since the summer.
Japan announces that it will cull 143,000 chickens after reporting an outbreak of the "highly pathogenic avian influenza" at a poultry farm in Yokote, Akita Prefecture.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Bulgaria
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron sign a treaty that strengthens the ties between the two countries "in areas including defence, migration, the economy, culture and trade".
The Caribbean archipelago has experienced violent demonstrations in recent days, and Guadeloupean officials have raised the issue of autonomy with France.
Christian Schmidt, the United Nations' High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, issues a report warning that the country is likely to break apart and that there is a very high risk of the renewal of internal armed conflict.
Ukraine reports a record 793 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 71,635.
head of government of the Italian Republic
At least 18 people are killed during the collapse of an artisanal gold mine in Dan Issa, Maradi Region.
Japan lifts its 10,000 spectator attendance limit for large-scale events in 27 prefectures and allow events across the country to have 5,000 spectators or 50% venue capacity in order to restore social and economic activities amid decline of COVID-19 cases.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Hormozgan Province, Iran, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and is felt in many southern Iranian cities. A man killed by a falling pole is the sole death reported.
The regulator says that the pipeline needs to comply with German law before they can certify the €10 billion project.
An outbreak of the H5 bird flu is reported at a small poultry unit near Alcester, Warwickshire, England. The infected birds will be culled.
The U.S. military says that a drone strike conducted on August 29 that killed 10 Afghan civilians was not a result of criminal negligence, nor did it violate the law of war.
The Saeima votes 62–7 with two abstentions and 29 absent lawmakers to ban MPs who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from voting and participating in the parliament, both for in-person and remote meetings. The restrictions will be in effect from November 15 until July 1.
Ukraine reports a record 833 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 73,390.
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
Berlin begins to implement "2G" rule that limiting access to restaurants, cinemas, bars, and cultural and entertainment venues to those who are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases across Germany.
Ethiopia declares a six-month state of emergency as the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army gain control over areas outside of Tigray and the TDF announces its intention to advance to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Authorities in Addis Ababa, in a separate announcement earlier in the day, tell citizens to register arms and prepare to defend their neighbourhoods.
Australia begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years old who received their second dose at least six months ago.
The Taliban issues new guidelines for television broadcasts, mandating that female presenters and journalists wear Islamic coverings, banning entertainment considered blasphemous or insulting to Afghans, and prohibiting films that promote foreign cultural values, among others.
Date: 23 November 2021 Time: 02:00 (UTC+2)
bilateral relations between Israel and Turkey
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
citizens seriously reconsider travel to Ethiopia and that those who are currently in Ethiopia consider making preparations to leave the country.
Los Angeles begins to implement the U.S.
municipality and capital city of Belgium
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
people native to or citizens of the islands of the Philippines
The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attacks.
outbreak of Avian influenza in poultry farms and wild birds
The New York Supreme Court vacates the convictions of Muhammad Abdul Aziz (formerly Norman 3X Butler) and the late Khalil Islam (formerly Thomas 15X Johnson) for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. The two men were convicted alongside Thomas Hagan (formerly Talmadge Hayer) in 1966. An investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. discovered that the FBI and the NYPD had withheld evidence that would have acquitted Aziz and Islam.
Australia completely reopens its international borders to fully vaccinated citizens who are currently overseas.
Ethiopia declares a six-month state of emergency as the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army gain control over areas outside of Tigray and the TDF announces its intention to advance to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
This will allow for the resumption of limited face-to-face classes, nightlife, and increased operations of government departments and agencies.
place in Central Region of Uganda, Uganda
Russian single dose viral vector vaccine
malware that collects and transmits user information without their knowledge
Ukraine surpasses three million cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record 27,377 new cases in the past 24 hours.
Pope Francis appoints Raffaella Petrini as the new secretary general of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the Roman Curia and the first woman to ever hold the position.
2006 multi-role combat aircraft family by Lockheed Martin
Nicaraguans head to the polls to elect their president.
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv begins to require vaccine certificates or negative test results in order to enter restaurants, cafés, gyms, entertainment facilities and shopping malls as well as to use public transportation in an attempt to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases.
Four Muslim men are charged with blasphemy, after arguing with an Imam who refused to make a funeral announcement for a Christian man in the village of Khodi Khushal Singh, Punjab, Pakistan.
Mauritius imposes new restrictions that limit the number of people in large gatherings such as funerals, weddings, and rallies amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases despite high vaccination rates.
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
analysis with risk acceptance criteria or other decision parameters
It is announced that France will deploy dozens of gendarmerie to Guadeloupe following occurrences of rioting and looting in the archipelago over COVID-19 measures.
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
a position in the federal government of the United States with authority over energy policy and climate policy within the executive branch
family of mammals in the order Carnivora
American singer Britney Spears is released from her 13-year conservatorship in accordance with a ruling by judge Brenda J. Penny of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, following allegations of abuse originating from fan speculation, media investigation, and public testimony.
city in Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra, India
Argentina officially announces that it will donate 11,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Grenada.
It is announced that Merck & Co.'s antiviral drug molnupiravir will be available to Philippine patients after the Food and Drug Administration issued a compassionate special permit for the drug and an agreement was signed between the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines and a local health care provider.
2021–2023 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
Slovenia reports a record 3,456 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
The company will also be the first energy supplier to be placed under "special administration", which means that the company will be run by the government regulator Ofgem.
English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)
Morocco lifts its nationwide nightly curfew from 11 p.m.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Andorra
Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis (2015 – ongoing)
Gunmen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo seize the villages of Tshanzu and Runyoni in North Kivu, near the borders with Uganda and Rwanda.
publicly funded healthcare systems within the United Kingdom
licensing and inspection authority for remedies in Switzerland with headquarters in Bern
A passenger bus crashes on a highway in San José del Rincón, Mexico, killing 19 people and injuring 32 others.
sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean
political crisis between the president and Ennahda
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
Turkey and the United Arab Emirates sign several investment accords during a high-level visit to Ankara by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, including a $10 billion investment fund to support the Turkish health and energy sectors. The Turkish and Emirati central banks also sign a cooperation agreement.
head of state and head of government of Nicaragua
According to a United Nations spokesperson, at least 16 UN staff and dependents have been detained in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission also said that it had received many reports of arrests of Tigrayans in the city, including elders and mothers with children.
U.S. President Joe Biden signs the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law.
U.S. officials refute the report, saying that the Iranians had captured a Vietnamese flagged tanker and that U.S. forces were monitoring the situation.
New South Wales and Victoria reopen their internal borders as more than 80% of both states' populations are fully vaccinated.
2018–2021 Turkish currency and debt crisis
institution exercising executive power in the Czech Republic
The Netherlands reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 23,860 new cases of COVID-19.
Pfizer and the Medicines Patent Pool sign a global licensing agreement that will allow Pfizer's experimental COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid to be manufactured under a royalty-free license in 95 low and middle-income countries.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara Desert
Prime Minister of Sweden from 2021 to 2022, Swedish politician and economist
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Ukraine
protests in response to the 2020 Kyrygz Parliamentary Election
capital and largest city of Colorado, United States
While votes are still being counted, both Xiomara Castro and Nasry Asfura declare that their respective tickets have won the presidential election.
A fire inside a coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, traps 285 miners underground.
Islamic terrorist attacks and arrests in Europe (2014-present)
The government also argued that the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has increased the prices of food.
British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands
political party in Australia founded by Clive Palmer
Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for 48 days, is in critical condition. Yesterday, Justice Minister Rati Bregadze denied Saakashvili transfer to a civilian clinic, from a prison hospital where he is being treated.
commercial or utilitarian large motor vehicle
Three people are found dead at a burnt-out store in the Chinatown suburb in Honiara.
island sovereign state off the eastern coast of Africa
Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for 39 days, is moved to a prison hospital as his condition continues to deteriorate.
diplomatic relations between Palestine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
tanker designed for the transport of oil
Protesters have been defying a 36-hour lockdown imposed following unrest yesterday.
an Indian Biotechnology company, headquartered in Hyderabad, India.
German automobile brand owned by Mercedes-Benz AG
coral reef system located in the Coral Sea, World Heritage Site
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
Israel closes its borders to all foreigners and requires citizens who have travelled outside the country to quarantine for three days for fully vaccinated people and seven days for unvaccinated people as part of an effort to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant.
Nine people die in a fire at a nursing home in the village of Royak, Dalgopol Municipality, Bulgaria.
seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the collective Swiss head of state
The lawyer for American journalist Danny Fenster says that Myanmar's authorities have charged him with terrorism and sedition, in addition to three charges that he had already been facing. Fenster's lawyer says that, under counterterrorism law, Fenster could face life imprisonment.
The government declares a 30-day state of emergency and imposes new measures that will require bars and restaurants to close at 10 p.m., bans alcohol consumption at bars and restaurants, restricts the number of people at gatherings and events and bans Christmas markets.
Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 1,254 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 261,589.
Slovenia surpasses 400,000 cases of COVID-19.
The vote means that Tory MP Owen Paterson will avoid a 30-day suspension from parliament over an "egregious breach" of lobbying rules.
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Japan reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a man in his 30s who travelled from Namibia.
Voters head to the polls to replace Steve Stivers and Marcia Fudge. Fudge resigned in March in order to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
A man threatens passers-by with a knife in Bislett, Oslo, Norway, before being shot dead by police.
large family of RNA molecules that convey genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where they specify the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression
However, schools and kindergartens will continue to remain open.
organized force, possibly armed, other than the regular military
The death toll from the collapse of a building three days ago in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, increases to 36.
New Zealand reports a record 163 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Slovakia imposes a lockdown for those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, which prevents them from entering non-essential shops.
Australian Federal Police take control of the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara following three days of civil unrest.
municipal police force in the United States
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
The officer is not seriously wounded; the perpetrator is shot by other officers and is in critical condition.
Nicaraguans head to the polls to elect their president. Incumbent Daniel Ortega seeks his fourth term despite condemnation of the election by the international community due to many opposition candidates being arrested and imprisoned.
However, Andersson resigned several hours later, after the Green Party quit the coalition.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Croatia
Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri announces that negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will begin on November 29 in Vienna, Austria.
After eight months of deficit, October becomes the second positive month for trade between Argentina and Brazil. Argentina ended a record seven years of surpluses as the market was boosted by iron and steel.
document attesting that its bearer is immune to a contagious disease
October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests
Mainly in cities of Punjab for example: Lahore, Multan, Gujrat, Gujranwala.
This brings the total death toll of civilians killed during the protests to 38.
The U.S. Treasury Department imposes sanctions on the Eritrean Military and other Eritrea-based entities and individuals in an attempt to bring an end to the Tigray War.
Australia completely reopens its international borders to fully vaccinated citizens who are currently overseas. In the past, returning citizens were staggered through arrival caps and were required to pay for two weeks of quarantine. This will also allow fully-vaccinated Australians to leave and return to the country without an exemption.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs advises all Irish citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately, due to the ongoing conflict.
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
national space program of the Soviet Union
aircraft landing made in response to a crisis
act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity or sacred person or thing
transport system providing air transport for hire
However, the jury was deadlocked on whether to convict on two federal conspiracy charges.
Date: 15 July 2021 – present (1 year, 6 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, located in Eti-Osa Local Government Area
Date: March 15, 2020 – August 31, 2022 (2 years, 10 months and 4 weeks)
A knifeman attacks a policeman in Cannes, France, shouting that it was "in the name of the Prophet". The officer is not seriously wounded; the perpetrator is shot by other officers and is in critical condition.
illegal transportation of goods or people
Dame Sandra Mason is inaugurated as the first president of Barbados, as the country becomes the 34th republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
accolade by The Latin Recording Academy for music in Spanish and Portuguese
Algeria accuses Moroccan Armed Forces of being behind a truck bombing at the border area between Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara two days ago, killing three Algerian citizens.
The World Health Organization approves an emergency use listing for the Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Indian biotech firm Bharat Biotech.
The government declares a 30-day state of emergency and imposes new measures that will require bars and restaurants to close at 10 p.m., bans alcohol consumption at bars and restaurants, restricts the number of people at gatherings and events and bans Christmas markets. These measures will take effect tomorrow.
Sweden's Riksdag votes for Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to become the first female prime minister of Sweden. However, Andersson resigned several hours later, after the Green Party quit the coalition. The Greens quit the coalition after the opposition budget was approved by the Riksdag.
American alternative asset management company
American government official and diplomat (born 1962)
establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven
Capital and the second biggest city in Turkey
The actual death toll is suspected to be higher as some countries may not have reported all deaths.
Austria reports a record 15,145 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,011,465.
Portion of Jerusalem occupied by Israel in 1967
These measures will take effect tomorrow.
region to the center-east of America composed of many islands / coastal regions surrounding the Caribbean Sea
Jack Dorsey resigns as the CEO of Twitter and is succeeded by Chief technology officer Parag Agrawal.
complete ban on the use of foreign currency
Sweden's Riksdag votes for Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to become the first female prime minister of Sweden.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of plotting a coup against him and says that Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov was being enlisted to help plan the coup. Zelensky says that his country "is prepared for any scenario" as tensions rise.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
President Vladimir Putin receives his booster dose of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine.
November 2021 India and Sri Lanka floods
The United States begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children between ages of 5 and 11 years old nationwide.
business oligarchs after Ukrainian independence in 1991
metal strips with sharp edges whose purpose is to prevent passage by humans
Date: 3 January 2021–ongoing (2 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
ethnic groups descended from and identified with the original inhabitants of a given region
an election called earlier than expected
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 9 months)
chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
Israel bans entry of travellers from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini and discourages its citizens from travelling to those countries due to the emergence of the Lineage B.1.1.529 variant.
A bomb explodes at the entrance of the Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul, followed by gunfire and a second explosion.
Human rights organizations urge Singapore to cancel the execution of a 33-year-old Malaysian mentally impaired man who was convicted after being caught in 2010 with 42.72 grams of heroin.
The United States expresses a "deep concern" over Bulgarian President Rumen Radev's remarks, where he referred to Crimea as "Russian". Radev has expressed his views of maintaining "pragmatic ties" with Russia. The statement by the United States comes after Ukraine summoned the Bulgarian ambassador to Kyiv three days ago.
The United States bans embassy personnel from traveling outside of Addis Ababa and strongly suggests that U.S. citizens seriously reconsider travel to Ethiopia and that those who are currently in Ethiopia consider making preparations to leave the country.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
National Hockey League franchise in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Israel carries out airstrikes in Homs, Syria, killing two civilians and injuring six soldiers and another civilian.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Papua New Guinea
device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere
75 homes are destroyed and around 220 damaged.
Morocco lifts its nationwide nightly curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., which was implemented in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, due to an improved epidemiological situation in the country.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team's matchup against the Sacramento Kings.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
person acting as POTUS when the president is unavailable
president of the United States since 2021
Barisan Nasional (BN) retains power, winning 21 out of 28 seats, defeating its rivals Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN).
The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines authorises emergency use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which will be included in the national vaccination program.
The government announces that they will obtain 1.6 million doses of Merck & Co.'s molnupiravir and have also increased hospital capacities for COVID-19 patients to 30% in order to prepare for a sixth wave of the pandemic.
use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
overview of the health care system in Turkey
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Serbia
German Health minister Jens Spahn and regional health ministers agree to offer booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for all vaccinated people amid a fourth wave of the pandemic.
Russia carries out a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon test on the defunct Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 1408, creating a cloud of debris that threatens the International Space Station.
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis meets with the State Secretary of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to mark 100 years of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and the Holy See. The joint declaration, according to the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, called for the promotion of “peace and human rights, the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, the protection of minorities, and interreligious dialogue.”
President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa calls a snap election for January 30 after the Socialist Party was defeated in a key budget vote last week.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
Austria reports a record 14,416 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 996,320.
separatist conflict in northwestern and southwestern Cameroon since 2017
Several of the sixty-two injured still remain in critical condition.
sovereign state in northern South America
The report states that they were killed for either supporting the federal government or sheltering soldiers.
Australian Federal Police take control of the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara following three days of civil unrest. A nighttime curfew begins at 7:00 p.m. local time while rioting and looting continues in the Chinatown suburb of the city.
A man threatens passers-by with a knife in Bislett, Oslo, Norway, before being shot dead by police. The motive behind the perpetrator's act is currently unknown, but is under investigation.
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
crime of killing of a human being by another human being, less serious than murder
This new policy was implemented after a proposed policy that would require unvaccinated people to provide a mandatory rapid COVID-19 test in order to enter supermarkets was deemed too difficult to implement.
Health Canada grants full approval for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, making Canada the first country to fully approve the single-dose vaccine.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
racist belief that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds
election for Governor of Commonwealth of Virginia
southernmost region of the African continent
A traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Auckland, New Zealand.
continent on the Earth's Southern Hemisphere
American journalist Danny Fenster is sentenced by a Myanmar military court to 11 years in prison, after being found guilty of three charges brought against him.
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Saudi Arabia
Six attackers are killed and 36 others are arrested.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko makes a public appearance at the Belarus–Poland border for the first time since the migrant crisis began.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in the Czech Republic
proposed legislation of the 117th United States Congress
process of extracting gold from the ground
path by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body
Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda is sworn in as the Governor of Baja California, making her the first woman to represent Baja California.
44BCD Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
ethnic enclave of expatriate Chinese people
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
2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
body of sovereignty of the Portuguese Republic
largest city in California, United States of America
executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria
political and economic union of 27 European states
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Slovenia
market town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson states that the west will have to choose between reliance on Russian gas and supporting Ukraine amid reported buildups of the Russian military near the border with Ukraine.
breakdown of relations between the coral host and zooxanthallae, leading to loss of colour
international airport in Selangor, Malaysia
The second round will take place on December 19.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces that beginning on November 22, unvaccinated people will be banned from entering all indoor venues for which they could previously present a negative test result, due to an increase in new COVID-19 cases.
Rwanda temporarily suspends all commercial flights to Southern Africa due to the emergence of the Omicron variant.
Ukraine launches a "special operation" on the Belarusian border involving troops from the National Guard, police, and the armed forces, including anti-tank and airborne units, amid fears of a migrant crisis and also due to a Russian military build-up on its borders.
Artefacts from the Battle of Magdala taken in 1868 are returned to Ethiopia by the United Kingdom.
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Israel reopens its borders to vaccinated international travellers for the first time since March 2020, where they must have received two doses of any WHO-approved vaccine, a booster dose within the past six months, or only one dose if they have recovered from COVID-19.
Gunmen raid the camp of a self-defence militia in the village of Bakorat, Niger, killing 25 people.
The United States reopens its land and air borders for fully vaccinated international travelers for non-essential purposes after a 20-month closure for 33 countries due to the pandemic. Vaccinated international travelers are required to present negative COVID-19 test results before they travel, and airlines are required to use a contact tracing system.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Argentina
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
In order to remove Piñera from power, the impeachment will need to pass the Senate with a two-thirds vote.
Gas prices for the United Kingdom and the European Union increase by 17% after the German energy regulator suspends the approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he "would recommend the leadership of Poland, Lithuanians and other empty-headed people to think before speaking," suggesting Belarus would halt natural gas supplies into Europe, if the EU pushes more sanctions. EU member states are to decide some time next week on new sanctions for human trafficking which led to the crisis.
Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
Mitsotakis also announces that vaccine passports will expire after seven months for people over the age of 60 years and urges people in this age group to receive a booster dose.
Date: 25 April 2020 – 14 October 2022 (2 years, 5 months and 19 days)
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
Tongans go to the polls to elect their new government.
Protests continue nationwide and an intensive civil disobedience movement begins in cities across the country, as pressure mounts on the military to transfer power back to civilian leaders.
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
Health Canada approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
international youth movement for climate action
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
political ideologies supporting social equality and egalitarianism
The U.S. Treasury Department imposes sanctions on the Eritrean Military and other Eritrea-based entities and individuals in an attempt to bring an end to the Tigray War. The sanctions also blacklist the Eritrean ruling party People's Front for Democracy and Justice.
Date: 20 February 1988 – present (34 years, 11 months and 6 days)
Far-right populist José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party and former student protest leader Gabriel Boric of the left-wing coalition Apruebo Dignidad qualify for the second round, after winning 27.94% and 25.75% of the vote respectively. The second round will take place on December 19.
Protests against responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
A man is killed as police in the town of Aguereb, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, use tear gas against a protest outside a hospital where injured protesters are recovering.
place, generally between two countries, where travellers or goods are generally inspected
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
The two leaders also discuss ways to stop gold smuggling.
Stocks and oil prices decline sharply amid growing concerns over the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
in vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments from small amounts of short oligonucleotide primers
The United Kingdom declares nationwide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone and orders bird-keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures after a number of cases of the disease were detected in wild birds.
Soldiers open fire on civilians in Khartoum, Sudan, protesting against last month's coup d'état, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more. This brings the total death toll of civilians killed during the protests to 38.
US, California superior court with jurisdiction over Los Angeles County
Removal of President Manuel Zelaya from power
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin both test positive for COVID-19.
France says that it is willing to discuss greater autonomy for Guadeloupe if "it is in the interests of the people who live there".
bilateral relations between United States and Nicaragua
Iran, with solidarity rallies in Europe, Asia, United States, Canada and Australia
The Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Free Democratic Party of Germany, and Alliance 90/The Greens agree to a "traffic light coalition" to form the next government with Olaf Scholz of the SPD as the next Chancellor, succeeding Angela Merkel. The government will be formally elected by the Bundestag in early December.
abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another
Around 40 fighters storm the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, singing songs calling for the liberation of the country and opening fire against security forces, killing two soldiers and a police officer.
EU member states are to decide some time next week on new sanctions for human trafficking which led to the crisis.
modular space station in low Earth orbit
dicastery of the Roman Curia tasked with inter-religious dialogue with non-Christian, non-Jewish religions
Food and Drug Administration (Philippines)
bilateral relations between Algeria and Morocco
overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean
The sanctions also blacklist the Eritrean ruling party People's Front for Democracy and Justice.
Two Ugandan soldiers are sentenced to death and three more receive 39-year prison sentences in Somalia for killing seven civilians during a gun battle in Golweyn, Lower Shabelle, three months ago.
device used to protect the wearer's face from hazards
This will also allow fully-vaccinated Australians to leave and return to the country without an exemption.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
A knifeman attacks a policeman in Cannes, France, shouting that it was "in the name of the Prophet".
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Victoria, Australia
Northwestern Europe; between the Celtic and North Seas
Mexican drug lord and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
former suspect in the killing of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin
The country also surpasses nine million cases of COVID-19.
The two men were convicted alongside Thomas Hagan (formerly Talmadge Hayer) in 1966.
Persian-speaking people native to central Afghanistan
Poland summons the Belarusian chargé d'affaires after Belarusian troops crossed into Polish territory overnight. A Polish government spokesman says that the Belarusian personnel advanced 300 metres (980 ft) into Poland and only returned across the border when they were confronted by a Polish patrol.
Japan reports no deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the first time since August 2020.
Seven people are killed and 10 others are injured after clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Austrian chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announces a full nationwide lockdown for the entire population starting on 22 November, amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals.
incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence
The number of people over the age of 16 years old who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Australia surpasses 80%, which is the major milestone set by the federal government for its vaccination program.
form of entertainment involving singing to recorded music
Algerian politician, current President of Algeria
Heavy flooding in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The restrictions will be in effect from November 15 until July 1.
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals
shopping center at Shanghai Disney Resort
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven resigns after seven years in office, although he will continue to remain in office ad interim until a new government is formed.
Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)
Minister for Finance Magdalena Andersson, who succeeded Löfven as leader of the Social Democratic Party on November 4, is expected to become the first female prime minister in the country's history.
President Rodrigo Duterte orders the lifting of the mandate to use face shields in areas under Alert 3 and lower levels, which includes the National Capital Region. However, face shields will continue to be used in areas under Alert level 5 and areas under granular lockdown.
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
supreme political position in Bosnia and Herzegovina, appointed by the Peace Implementation Council
political conflict in Chile and Argentina today
Political crisis in Romania between government coalition partners
The World Organization for Animal Health reports an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a turkey farm in Slagelse, Denmark.
Date: 3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022 (2 years)
Polish political conflict centred on rule-of-law
ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in England, UK
According to a United Nations spokesperson, at least 16 UN staff and dependents have been detained in Addis Ababa.
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
walled area within the modern city of Jerusalem
At least 99 people are killed and more than 100 injured by a fuel truck colliding with a truck causing an explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The Ministry of Economy announces a measure to decrease the price of importation tariffs by 10%, amid an increase in inflation, which reached two digits in Brazil. The government also argued that the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has increased the prices of food.
establishments that primarily sell gasoline, lubricating oils, and other merchandise, such as tires and batteries, for motor vehicles and that often also perform minor repair work
Israel begins the world's first nationwide COVID-19 drill named "Omega Drill" consisting of three sessions that will test the country's preparation for the possible outbreak of a new and more lethal variant of the virus.
The United States bans embassy personnel from traveling outside of Addis Ababa and strongly suggests that U.S.
combustible fuel containing hydrocarbons formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, examples being coal, petroleum and natural gas
World Rally Championship manufacturer team
agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime at some time in the future
The Netherlands is the first country in Western Europe to impose a lockdown since the summer.
Colombian singer Camilo was the most awarded artist with four wins.
administrative division (voblasć) in Belarus
Restrictions on non-essential travel along damaged highways are also set in place.
The Philippines launches a campaign to vaccinate 9 million people in three days in order to achieve 70% vaccination target and to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant.
United States federal judge Robert N. Scola Jr.
form of property deposited or pledged to a court
González was previously detained in 2018 for allegedly running the finances of the cartel, but was released on bail.
Six Sudanese soldiers are killed during a confrontation with Ethiopian troops in a disputed border region.
combined law enforcement agencies of the Netherlands
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
Legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Greece
number name for 1000 million or one million million depending on the scale used
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Fifty-one people are also arrested, half of whom are less than 18 years old.
Australia reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in two people who travelled from Southern Africa and are currently in quarantine in a hotel in New South Wales.
The United Kingdom outlaws Hamas, the Palestinian militant group which serves as the ruling party of the Gaza Strip, and declares the party as a terrorist group. Previously, only the party's armed wing was outlawed.
Forty-six people are killed and seven more are injured when a bus carrying Macedonian tourists returning from Istanbul crashes and catches fire near Bosnek, Pernik Province, Bulgaria.
Hong Kong reports its first two cases of the Omicron variant in a man who had travelled from South Africa this month, and later in another man staying across the hall in the same quarantine hotel.
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests in Pakistan
Three French climbers who went missing two weeks ago after attempting to reach Mingbo Eiger, near Mount Everest, are found dead by Nepali police.
removal of reproductive animals from the flock
YouTube removes the public "dislike" count from all YouTube videos, in an attempt to protect content creators from coordinated "dislike attacks". The change was met with near universal opposition.
The lawyer for American journalist Danny Fenster says that Myanmar's authorities have charged him with terrorism and sedition, in addition to three charges that he had already been facing.
A Polish government spokesman says that the Belarusian personnel advanced 300 metres (980 ft) into Poland and only returned across the border when they were confronted by a Polish patrol.
Eight sub-Saharan African migrants are found dead on a boat adrift off the southern coast of the Canary Islands, with 54 other men being rescued from the boat.
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States would increase sanctions on Nicaraguan officials, accusing Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo of staging a "sham election" in the second poorest country in the Americas.
The Turkish lira falls to an all-time low of 13.44 to the U.S. dollar. The crash was primarily caused by president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's defense of the Central Bank's continued interest rate cuts amid soaring inflation.
federal jury finds the organizers of 2017's Unite the Right rally, which includes white supremacists Richard B. Spencer, Jason Kessler, and Christopher Cantwell, liable for the violence that occurred and are ordered to pay US$26 million to nine individuals that suffered "physical and emotional damages".
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
of the Southern District of Florida dismisses seven of eight charges of money laundering against Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who is accused of moving $350 million out of Venezuela into accounts controlled in the U.S.
India reopens its border to fully vaccinated foreign travellers on regular commercial flights after being closed for 18 months since March 2020 due to a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
combined military forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The separatists began mobilization of reservists yesterday.
At least 31 people were arrested overnight.
presence of dangerous substances in the atmosphere
Malaysia reports its first two cases of the Delta subvariant AY.4.2 from two Malaysian students who returned from the United Kingdom on October 2 and tested positive on October 7.
Four other pirates are detained and taken aboard by Frogman Corps.
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
protest rallies following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 27-year old Black father, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
The statement by the United States comes after Ukraine summoned the Bulgarian ambassador to Kyiv three days ago.
part of the geopolitical division of Germany
Russia reports a record 1,211 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours after lifting workplace shutdowns, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 249,215.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
experimental anti-COVID-19 drug developed by Regeneron
capital of the Punjab province, Pakistan
election to Chamber of Deputies of the Czech parliament
legal dispute surrounding the conservatorship of Britney Spears
The two people are identified as a woman who helped Navalny represent his organization and a lawyer who said that he was under pressure.
Protests against restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Successful coup against the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region with global health impact
The government will be formally elected by the Bundestag in early December.
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
the southernmost of the three federal regions of Belgium
Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte announces a three-week partial lockdown that requires bars, restaurants, and shops to close at certain times and reintroduces 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) social distancing measures beginning tomorrow. The Netherlands is the first country in Western Europe to impose a lockdown since the summer.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
The crash was primarily caused by president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's defense of the Central Bank's continued interest rate cuts amid soaring inflation.
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S. ban flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini due to the Omicron variant.
A Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning II jet crashes into the Mediterranean Sea during a routine operation. The pilot successfully ejects from the aircraft and has been rescued.
Three suicide bombers blow themselves up near a police station and the entrance of the Parliament in Kampala, killing three people and injuring 33 others.
Belgium begins to implement mandatory face masks in indoor places and outdoor events.
The Turkish and Emirati central banks also sign a cooperation agreement.
forms of unrest arising from a mass act of civil disobedience in which the participants become hostile toward authority, and authorities incur difficulties in maintaining public safety and order, over the disorderly crowd
military force charged with police duties among civilian populations
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients announces that 80% of people aged 12 and older have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
102nd season of the National Football League (NFL)
The Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Free Democratic Party of Germany, and Alliance 90/The Greens agree to a "traffic light coalition" to form the next government with Olaf Scholz of the SPD as the next Chancellor, succeeding Angela Merkel.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water
process of getting coal out of the ground
An eight-year-old boy, injured during the attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, dies, bringing the death toll to six. Several of the sixty-two injured still remain in critical condition.
A Hamas gunman opens fire in the alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, killing an Israeli man and wounding three others, before being shot and killed by Israeli forces.
Solukhumbu District, Province No. 1, Nepal; Tingri County, Xigazê, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
If confirmed, the woman would be only the second individual in history whose own immune system successfully destroyed the disease without any form of stem-cell transplantation.
capital and most populous city of Russia
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
Ukraine warns of "combat preparedness" of separatist forces in eastern Ukraine as the Russian military presence on the border increases, warning of a potential new conflict. The separatists began mobilization of reservists yesterday.
Yesterday, al-Sadr said that non-governmental militias should hand in their weapons.
India (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh) Sri Lanka
List of people who survived assassination attempts
Human rights organizations urge Singapore to cancel the execution of a 33-year-old Malaysian mentally impaired man who was convicted after being caught in 2010 with 42.72 grams of heroin. The court had postponed an initial execution date scheduled for last week and was expected to hang the man today. However, the court postponed the execution again after the man was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Katherine enters a lockdown after the Northern Territory records its first locally-transmitted infection since the beginning of the pandemic.
The U.S. CDC approves the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 and 11 years old.
This is the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 that Peronists do not have a majority in either house.
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
Central African branch of the Islamic State
Australia announces that it will deploy federal police and Australian Defence Force personnel to Honiara to aid with riot control and to secure infrastructure sites following a formal request for help from Prime Minister Sogavare.
A bomb explodes at the entrance of the Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul, followed by gunfire and a second explosion. At least 25 people are killed and more than 50 others are wounded. Four of the attackers are killed and a fifth is arrested by the Taliban.
sovereign city-state on the French Riviera
Vaccinated international travelers are required to present negative COVID-19 test results before they travel, and airlines are required to use a contact tracing system.
influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds
Faction of the Islámic State in the Sahara Desert
action where a vessel turns on to its side or is upside down
Authorities say that most of the migrants were of Syrian descent and were likely travelling through Greece.
Date: 9 September 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
bilateral relations between Turkey and Egypt
citizens or residents of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
A U.S. federal jury finds the organizers of 2017's Unite the Right rally, which includes white supremacists Richard B. Spencer, Jason Kessler, and Christopher Cantwell, liable for the violence that occurred and are ordered to pay US$26 million to nine individuals that suffered "physical and emotional damages". However, the jury was deadlocked on whether to convict on two federal conspiracy charges.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases places the National Capital Region into the lesser restriction of Alert Level 2 beginning today due to a decrease in the number of cases in the area.
Southern British Columbia, Canada Northwestern Washington, United States
sovereign state in Oceania, situated on an archipelago
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
termination of employment decided unilaterally by employer
France imposes mandatory mask wearing in all indoor venues and outdoor Christmas markets, even when a Health Pass is required for an event, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Security forces in Togo repel an attack at a security outpost in Kpendjal Prefecture in the far north of the country, pushing back the attackers to Burkina Faso.
capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia, and the surrounding area
combined military forces of the Syrian Arab Republic
A man killed by a falling pole is the sole death reported.
supreme court in the European Union, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
special election in Ohio, USA caused by the resignation of Representative Marcia Fudge
Mask wearing is still required in some indoor spaces and limits remain on daily visitor numbers to care facilities.
Voters head to the polls in Virginia to either re-elect former Governor Terry McAuliffe or elect former Carlyle Group CEO Glenn Youngkin.
At least 35 people are killed during an eight-day fight over a dispute about camel looting between herders in Jebel Moon, Darfur, Sudan.
A United Nations report accuses all sides in the Tigray War of committing war crimes on civilians, including torture, extrajudicial killings, gang rapes and arrests based on ethnicity.
The World Trade Organization postpones its four-day Ministerial Conference, which was scheduled to be held on November 29 in Geneva, Switzerland, amid the emergence of the new Omicron variant that was declared a "variant of concern" by the WHO. (France 24)
reduction of human social interaction in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious disease
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Restrictions are further eased for fully vaccinated Victorians as 90% of adults are now fully vaccinated.
The Canadian government sends the Air Force to the Pacific coast to assist with supplies after torrential rains affected regions of British Columbia near Vancouver, causing damage to highways.
building collapse in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands
American holding company and parent company of Google
bilateral relations between United States and Eritrea
attempting to influence decisions of government officials
Police in Star Dojran, North Macedonia discover 42 migrants hiding in a truck. Authorities say that most of the migrants were of Syrian descent and were likely travelling through Greece.
Poland reports outbreaks of the H5N8 bird flu at one chicken and five turkey farms, with four of the outbreaks occurring in the eastern part of the country.
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Colorado, United States
Croatia reports a record 7,315 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 514,850.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
generally refers to the spot price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil
Wife of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, called El Mencho
Furthermore, the commission recommends the acceptance of all COVID-19 vaccines listed under the Emergency Use Listing by the World Health Organization, including Chinese and Indian-produced vaccines.
physical event where two or more bodies exert forces on each other for a short time
Forty-six miners are killed and 49 others are being treated for smoke inhalation in hospital.
South Korea begins to implement a "Living with COVID-19" campaign with easing of movement restrictions and lifting operating hour restrictions for businesses as well as requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test from the previous 48 hours in order to enter high-risk venues. This comes as 75% of the South Korean population has been fully vaccinated.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says that "the first message is that the state will stand firm".
musical delivery involving rhythmic speech
2015–present Polish constitutional crisis
All of the newspaper's journalists have been fired with immediate effect.
city in and county seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin and part of the Chicago metropolitan area, known as Chicagoland
head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France
Foreign relations of Antigua and Barbuda
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
Ukraine deploys a further 8,500 soldiers and police officers, as well as 15 helicopters, to the border with Belarus to prevent possible attempts by stranded migrants to cross into the country in order to reach the European Union.
Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)
Upper house of Chile's National Congress
failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
All travellers must follow COVID-19 protocols and show a negative test result from the previous 72 hours, except those from countries with mutual vaccine recognition.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Hungary
3rd president of the United Arab Emirates
BioNTech CEO Uğur Şahin and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla both say that their vaccine is likely to be effective against severe disease resulting from the Omicron variant.
Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Esbern Snare opens fire and kills four pirates in the Gulf of Guinea after being fired upon.
Customs of clothing associated with Islam
In response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Xero Flor w Polsce sp.
Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue began a six-day journey to Russia on November 23. Guixot met with Orthodox, Muslim, civil leaders. The parties discussed religious liberty and other human rights of minorities.
Far-right populist José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party and former student protest leader Gabriel Boric of the left-wing coalition Apruebo Dignidad qualify for the second round, after winning 27.94% and 25.75% of the vote respectively.
Major League Baseball franchise in Houston, Texas
city in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
process of returning an asset, an item, or a person to its owner or their place of origin or citizenship
It is Larson's first career championship in NASCAR Cup competition.
Spain reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa.
2021 civilian drone killing in Kabul, Afghanistan
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
A large crowd of migrants escorted by the Belarusian military attempts to break through the Belarus–Poland border near Bruzgi, Grodno Region.
security-oriented intergovernmental organization
However, face shields will continue to be used in areas under Alert level 5 and areas under granular lockdown.
active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power
German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)
exhibition centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Jihadist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack.
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
Three people are killed in the United Kingdom as Storm Arwen hits the British Isles.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey
head of state of Barbados and the commander-in-chief of the Barbados Defence Force
Vehicles used for essential services, such as emergency response, commercial transport, and public transit, are exempt from this order and granted unlimited access to cardlock gas stations ordinarily used by the commercial trucking industry.
In Major League Baseball, the Atlanta Braves defeat the Houston Astros to win the World Series. This marks the Braves' first World Series title since 1995.
pyrokinetic engine used for propulsion; for the incendiary weapon, see Q2037215
Russia reports a record 1,241 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 254,167.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Gunmen open fire at a security post in Sanmatenga, Burkina Faso, killing ten civilians and nine gendarmes. Another person is injured and a healthcare center is burned.
The European Commission issues recommendations that the issuance of the EU Digital COVID Certificate be shortened to nine months with a requirement to receive a booster dose.
2021 dispute over Jersey fishing licences
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
to 5 a.m., which was implemented in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, due to an improved epidemiological situation in the country.
trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator
maritime warfare branch of Denmark's military
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (27 years)
France reports a new strain of SARS-CoV-2, known as lineage B.1.X or B.1.640, which was first found on 15 October in a school in Bannalec in the north-western region of Brittany, where 24 people got infected; but it was only identified to be a separate strain until much later.
The pipeline, which supplies most of Spain's gas, runs through Morocco.
Four women, including an activist, are killed by gunmen in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province.
Kyle Larson wins the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship.
city in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in California, United States
2021 New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee
principal health advisor to the government of Australia
bilateral relations between Russia and Bulgaria
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
Legislative Branch of the El Salvador Government
BioNTech says that it is developing a vaccine to combat the Omicron variant.
The origin of the Bannalec outbreak seemed to be a man in Nantes who had come from abroad a few days before.
In New Jersey, voters head to the polls to either re-elect Governor Phil Murphy or elect former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli to replace him.
The vote was widely condemned by opposition parties.
The U.S. surpasses 47 million cases of COVID-19.
Protesters take to the streets in Honiara, Solomon Islands, calling for the resignation of incumbent prime minister Manasseh Sogavare.
Authorities in Addis Ababa, in a separate announcement earlier in the day, tell citizens to register arms and prepare to defend their neighbourhoods.
militias and armed volunteer groups affiliated with the Union of Novorossiya
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UK House of Commons Parliamentary Select Committee
The Saeima votes 62–7 with two abstentions and 29 absent lawmakers to ban MPs who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from voting and participating in the parliament, both for in-person and remote meetings.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Metro Manila in the Philippines
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru at 131 kilometres (81 mi) of depth, killing one person and injuring 12 others.
something made by humans and of archaeological interest
With nearly all votes counted, the ruling Peronist government loses control of both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Date: 1 September 2021 – 25 November 2021 (2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
The United States expresses a "deep concern" over Bulgarian President Rumen Radev's remarks, where he referred to Crimea as "Russian".
city in Switzerland and capital of its canton
market, usually outdoor, associated with the celebration of Christmas
August 2020 shooting of 3 people in Kenosha, Wisconsin
city in Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Rioters demanding the resignation of Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare set fire to buildings in Honiara's Chinatown neighborhood.
city in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
ongoing wave of civil unrest against systemic racism in the United States, 2020–2023
Fenster's lawyer says that, under counterterrorism law, Fenster could face life imprisonment.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in the Northern Territory, Australia
representative of the voters to a parliament
COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines
COVID-19-related curfews and lockdowns in the Philippines
South Korea begins to implement a "Living with COVID-19" campaign with easing of movement restrictions and lifting operating hour restrictions for businesses as well as requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test from the previous 48 hours in order to enter high-risk venues.
singaporeans whose ancestry is wholly or partly Malaysian
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
annual music festival held in Houston, Texas
bilateral relations between Poland and Russia
occurrence in which gun violence takes place at an educational institution
military parachutists functioning as part of an airborne force
COVID-19 vaccination programme in Canada
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Six more private energy providers collapse in the United Kingdom amid rising natural gas prices, including CNG Energy, affecting around 41,000 customers.
Zimbabwean-South African former Olympic swimmer; wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
In an upset, truck driver Edward Durr defeats longtime New Jersey Senate president Stephen M. Sweeney to represent New Jersey's 3rd legislative district after the Associated Press called the race for him.
The Turkish lira falls to an all-time low of 13.44 to the U.S. dollar.
concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy
capital of Solomon Islands, on the tropical island Guadalcanal
Incumbent Daniel Ortega seeks his fourth term despite condemnation of the election by the international community due to many opposition candidates being arrested and imprisoned.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
bilateral relations between Poland and Belarus
Iran, with solidarity protests worldwide
medical procedure to replace bone marrow stem cells
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Sweden
The Netherlands reports an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among ducks at a poultry farm in the central province of Flevoland.
YouTube removes the public "dislike" count from all YouTube videos, in an attempt to protect content creators from coordinated "dislike attacks".
Argentina ended a record seven years of surpluses as the market was boosted by iron and steel.
Five rescuers later die while searching for trapped miners, bringing the total death toll to 51.
indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.K
intentional and unlawful killings of individuals by state actors without judicial process
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune orders the termination of its natural gas exports to Spain through the Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline as a diplomatic measure against Morocco.
Two Russian paratroopers are killed during military drills near the Polish border in western Belarus.
consolidated city-county in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, and the state capital of Tennessee
A car bombing targeting a UN convoy explodes outside a school in Mogadishu, killing eight people and injuring 17 others.
chemical compound; opioid most commonly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects
2021 American stampede in Houston, Texas
Lukashenko gives a speech to migrants, telling them that they are free to either return home or head west, saying, "If you want to go westwards, we won't detain you, choke you, beat you.
diplomatic representation of the Russian Federation to the Federal Republic of Germany
Mayor Joanne Anderson says that the driver locked the bomber inside the vehicle after noticing that the bomber was wearing an explosive device.
unilateral political act whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government
an unofficial title of the top leader of China, usually the General Secretary or Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
crashes shortly after take-off from the airport in Juba, South Sudan.
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
The incident took place 25 to 30 nautical miles south of the territorial boundary of Nigeria.
Judicial building in Birmingham, England
Satilla Shores unincorporated Glynn County, Georgia, U.S.
Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021
lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
general election to the 20th German Bundestag
head of diplomatic mission when no higher official exists
Belarus declares the Polish free-to-air television channel Belsat TV an "extremist organisation", which could result in its employees and viewers facing up to seven years in prison.
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada is evacuated after severe flooding inundated the city of about 7,000.
SEC Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nation of Islam member, American man convicted for the assassination of Malcolm X
Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, England
The diplomat had apparently fallen from an upper floor, but it was unclear how this occurred.
San José el Guarda, Joquicingo, State of Mexico
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
employment of military resources in training for military operations
Three men are subsequently arrested under the Terrorism Act.
Duration: October 12, 2021 – June 26, 2022
Highest judicial power of Catalonia (Spain)
Guixot met with Orthodox, Muslim, civil leaders.
Soviet artificial satellite destroyed by ASAT missile
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
The Italian government signs a decree that will ban people who are not vaccinated or who have not recovered from COVID-19 from entering indoor venues (not including workplaces) from December 6 until January 15 and will also extend the vaccine mandate to teachers, police, and the military beginning on December 15. It also imposes the use of the "green pass" to all types of public transport, including for people with negative COVID-19 tests.
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Hellenic Republic of Greece with other countries
bridge in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
Virginia chapter of the Republican Party
person who tends, feeds, or guards herds of various domestic animals in places where these animals wander pasture lands
industries involved in producing, selling, and distributing energy (in all forms, e.g. petroleum, natural gas, coal, peat, firewood, nuclear energy, solar energy, hydroelectic energy, wind energy, geothermal energy)
armed conflict between Oromo Liberation Army and the Ethiopian government
National legislature of the Solomon Islands
The Catholic cathedral Sacred Heart at Pekon in the Diocese of Pekhon in Burma’s Shan state was among several structures that were reportedly hit by military artillery fire on Nov.
Previously, only the party's armed wing was outlawed.
sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
actions to limit climate change in order to reduce the risks of global warming
elections to the National Congress of Argentina
To reduce the spread of the virus, the Dutch government will kill 10,000 animals.
shooting that occurred on November 30, 2021
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, causing climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas.
She had passed through South Africa and Dubai on her flight to the Czech Republic.
Ongoing coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
Unvaccinated people are also banned from taking their duties for parliament and entering shopping malls with a size greater than 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft).
A building within the Parliament complex is set on fire as protesters engage in looting and arson while law enforcement personnel fire tear gas into crowds.
human settlement in Belovo Urban Okrug, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
offshore natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
2021 social unrest in the French West Indies
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iraq
Responses to the ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the European Union
body exerting the executive power in France
extra administration of vaccine after initial administration
American multinational nonprofit news agency
indirect effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on economy and society
In the past, returning citizens were staggered through arrival caps and were required to pay for two weeks of quarantine.
Kampala (first and fourth attacks) Mpigi District (second attack) Nakaseke District (third attack)
The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense announces that Rosalinda González Valencia, the wife of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera "El Mencho" Cervantes, is re-arrested.
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Youngkin defeats McAuliffe, making him the first Virginia Republican to win a statewide race since Bob McDonnell in 2009.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in South Africa
bilateral relations between Italy and France
The court said that the man committed the murders "with the aim of destabilising security and stability and intimidating people for terrorist purposes".
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
Poland summons the Belarusian chargé d'affaires after Belarusian troops crossed into Polish territory overnight.
The guards respond with water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the mob.
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
local time while rioting and looting continues in the Chinatown suburb of the city.
overseas region and department of France, and island in the Caribbean
United Kingdom government non-ministerial department
method of non-violent resistance or pressure
Yesterday's taxi explosion in Liverpool, England, that killed the bomber and injured the driver outside the Liverpool Women's Hospital, is declared a terrorist incident by police.
prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region, China
hospital ward that provides intensive care medicine
Several migrants are reported dead, with seven being found dead on the Polish side of the border, and a few more deaths are reported in Belarus.
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
human mortality as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The Ministry of Economy announces a measure to decrease the price of importation tariffs by 10%, amid an increase in inflation, which reached two digits in Brazil.
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Portugal
individual who provides medical treatments and health advice
November 2021 mining disaster in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
Ex President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.
At least 69 people are killed as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara gunmen attack a delegation led by the mayor of Banibangou, in Niger.
Date: 6 – 12 November 2021 (1 year, 3 months and 1 week)
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
bilateral relations between United Arab Emirates and Syria
a medical diagnostic test that is quick and easy to perform, suitable for preliminary or emergency medical screening and for use in medical facilities with limited resources
The court had postponed an initial execution date scheduled for last week and was expected to hang the man today.
organised and prolonged violent conflict between states
Police use tear gas to disperse the crowds.
diplomatic relations between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Ireland
117th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series
American politician and prosecutor (1924-2018)
The head of the Human Rights office, Michelle Bachelet, especially accused the forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea for most of the human rights violations.
Date: 14 November 2021 c. 10:59 GMT (UTC±0)
political and military crisis on the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
part of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
the protection of computer systems and networks from theft, damage, زmisuse or data leak
Major League Baseball team in Cumberland, Georgia
bilateral relations between Belarus and Iraq
head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic
After eight months of deficit, October becomes the second positive month for trade between Argentina and Brazil.
Protests against restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
government-sponsored cohort study/survey
Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
The Philippines bans entry to flights from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Additionally, the entry of fully vaccinated foreign nationals from green-list countries that was expected to begin on December 1 is temporarily suspended.
Date: February 1, 2008 – November 12, 2021
preventative and therapeutic medications for COVID-19 infection
political office of the head of state of Georgia
top decision making body of the World Trade Organization
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
relations between the governments of the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
Another person is injured and a healthcare center is burned.
city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, the is the county seat of Harris County
capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq
substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute
CDC authorizes the booster dose of either Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the general public, which means that all adults are eligible to receive their booster dose.
The United States reopens its land and air borders for fully vaccinated international travelers for non-essential purposes after a 20-month closure for 33 countries due to the pandemic.
community within Kent, British Columbia, Canada
First outbreak: Tanami Desert 27 June 2021
Date: 27 January 2020 – ongoing (3 years, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis meets with the State Secretary of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to mark 100 years of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and the Holy See.
failing to stop after causing or contributing to a traffic accident
multi-venue sports and entertainment complex in Houston, Texas
document which may be used to identify a person's vaccination against a certain virus. The document is virtually the same as the Coronavirus vaccination certificate.
head of state and head of government of Honduras
easterly region of the African continent
primary cause of death for victims of fires
2021 state election in Malacca, Malaysia
tender (small boat) carried or towed by a larger vessel
Greece tightens its guidelines by requiring that no more than one person per nine square meters of floor space be allowed to enter into supermarkets.
Fudge resigned in March in order to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Queensland, Australia
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
coastal waters that are part of a nation-state's sovereign territory
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte announces a three-week partial lockdown that requires bars, restaurants, and shops to close at certain times and reintroduces 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) social distancing measures beginning tomorrow.
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
United Arab Emirates minister of foreign affairs
Iraqi insurgency since the defeat of ISIL
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
article on right to a fair trial in the European Convention of Human Rights
arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government
2021–2022 edition of the National Hockey League season
A peer-reviewed study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine announces that an Argentinian woman has allegedly been "functionally cured" of HIV by her own immune system.
head of government in the Australian state of Victoria