Freezing temperatures and frozen assets are a lethal combination for the people of AfghanistanThe UN secretary-general has warned that millions of Afghans are on the “verge of death” - urging the international community to fund the UN’s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan's frozen assets, and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse.

COVID-19 cases reported in almost all Caribbean cruisesAlmost all of the 89 cruise ships currently sailing through the Caribbean have travelers with Covid-19, specified a note from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

​Prior to the attack, the Prime Minister attended a Te Deum at the cathedral in the city of Gonaïves​The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, escaped unharmed Saturday from an attack that occurred while he was participating in a ceremony to commemorate 218 years of national independence.

The United States is experiencing “almost a vertical increase” in COVID cases as the Omicron variant sweeps the country, but the peak may be only weeks away, top U.S. pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said.The United States is experiencing “almost a vertical increase” in COVID cases as the Omicron variant sweeps the country, but the peak may be only weeks away, top U.S. pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said.