With the latest COVID-19 cases at 26,976, the National Coronavirus Command Council has retained lockdown restrictions at “adjusted level 1,” health authorities said on Thursday (Dec. 16).
A powerful storm system swept through the central United States on Wednesday (Dec. 15) with high winds that kicked up dust storms, fueled wildfires, and knocked down power lines, leaving more than 510,000 customers without power, with no mass casualties reported as of early Thursday (Dec. 16), according to major U.S. news outlets.
Record December heat surging northward to Canada fueled severe weather across the central United States on Wednesday (Dec. 15), creating hurricane-force winds, potentially strong overnight tornadoes, and an extreme fire threat.
The Tunisian Maritime Guard on Wednesday (Dec. 15) rescued 78 illegal immigrants and recovered the body of another off the country's southeastern coast.
A rapid increase in the number of Omicron COVID-19 variant cases is imminent, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned on Wednesday (Dec. 15).
Global debt rose to a record $226 trillion in 2020 as the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and a deep recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday (Dec. 15).
