Africa's less than 6% vaccination rate and lack of mask-wearing makes it "one of the least [Covid-19] affected regions in the world," according to the World Health Organization.
A statue of Thomas Jefferson — America's third president and the author of the Declaration of Independence — was removed Monday from City Hall in New York City, where it stood for nearly two centuries, because Jefferson was a slave owner, the New York Post reported.
On Saturday, mass protests erupted throughout Europe, with rallies in Vienna, Rome, and the Netherlands, as governments across the continent reimposed lockdown restrictions and imposed severe Covid-19 vaccination procedures.
Darnell Brooks Jr., the suspected driver of a red SUV that crashed through a Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade Sunday night, killing five people and injuring 48, will be charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide, authorities said Monday afternoon.
Famed "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling has come out swinging against trans activists who reportedly attempted to intimidate her by sharing photos of her address to social media.