The global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 300 million with 5.47 million deaths as nations reeled from an Omicron variant of the virus.
GENEVA (AN) — The global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 300 million with 5.47 million deaths on Friday as nations reeled from a highly transmissible Omicron variant.
It has been five months since the 200 million mark was crossed, an acceleration from the six months it took to go from 100 million to 200 million. Before that it was little more than a year between the first reported outbreak and the first 100 million cases, according to World Health Organization figures.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
A new report from the U.N. weather agency shows Asia has been heating up nearly twice as fast as the global average.
Much of the financial angst this year was caused by the absence and impending withdrawal of the United States.
The head of the International Peace Institute praised the treaty negotiators for their 'amazing' critical problem-solving.
Despite blocking IAEA inspectors from tracking uranium enrichment, Tehran says diplomatic channels remain open.
Leaders pushed for better financial systems at only the fourth U.N. conference on development financing held since 2002.
Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
