WHO officials said Covid deaths could spiral from 1.5 to 2.2million by March amid a fourth wave. They said high infections, vaccine skepticism and relaxed Covid measures were to blame.
Daily testing data from Our World in Data shows the UK dropped to the fourth most-infectious country in Western Europe, after holding the top spot for four months.
Over 100 cities, towns, and other regional governments worldwide informally launched a pledge Wednesday to put food at the heart of their climate plans even as their national counterparts have failed to do the same.
There is an ongoing effort within the news industry to embrace a new set of transparency standards to help people assess the quality and reliability of journalism work.