After troop cuts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Trump orders pullout from Somalia

Dec 5,2020
President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon said Friday
Canada Covid surge sees 100,000 new cases in two weeks
Dec 05
Canada's second wave of Covid-19 infections has led to 100,000 new cases reported in just the last two weeks, data compiled by public broadcaster CBC showed Friday. There has now been a total of 400,031 cases in the country of 38 million people.
Indian educator wins $1 million global teaching prize
Dec 04
An Indian teacher was on Thursday named the winner of a $1 million (£774,700, €823,175) prize for his work transforming the lives of young girls in a rural village.
UN condemns deadly attack on students in western Libya
Dec 04
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday condemned a deadly attack on school children in the city of Al Ajaylat, some 80 km west of the capital Tripoli.
Flooding kills 9, affects over 90,000 households in southern Thailand
Dec 04

Former US presidents, Biden ready to publicly receive Covid-19 vaccine
Dec 04
Former US presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton as well as President-elect Joe Biden are volunteering to take a coronavirus vaccine on camera if it will help promote public confidence.
Italy curbs Christmas travel to avoid virus 'third wave’
Dec 03
Italy on Thursday announced national travel restrictions for the Christmas holidays designed to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the European country first hit by the pandemic.