LOS ANGELES - A report from the National Park Service said wildfires in the U.S. state of California in the past 15 months killed or severely wounded thousands of mature giant sequoias, which led to a two-year death toll of about a fifth of Earth's largest trees.
LOS ANGELES - Two people were arrested after an armored truck on Friday (Nov. 19) dropped loads of cash onto a freeway in southern California, causing a major traffic jam as motorists dashed to scoop up the bills, local media reported.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday (Nov. 20) said more than 75 illegal immigrants drowned at sea off the coast of western Libya while trying to reach Europe.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday (Nov. 19) endorsed booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines for all U.S. adults.
Travelers who are fully vaccinated with the shots from Sinopharm, Sinovac and COVAXIN will be allowed to enter Canada starting Nov. 30, the Canadian government announced on Friday (Nov. 19).
The daily number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the world has risen once more with the arrival of winter, evident from surges across Europe and increases in the Americas.
