EUROPE: Malta is set to become the first EU state to legalize the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use
CORONAVIRUS: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says that as of the 12th of December, known omicron cases were 'either asymptomatic or mild', with no deaths reported so far, but that figures should still be assessed with 'caution'.
South Africa unemployment rate.
January, 2018: 26.7%
January, 2019: 27.1%
January, 2020: 29.1%
Now: 34.9%
ENVIRONMENT: Vietnam has imprisoned a rhino horn trafficker for fourteen years, the country's longest sentence for the crime.
CORONAVIRUS: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says that as of the 11th of December, known omicron cases were 'either asymptomatic or mild', with no deaths reported so far.
ECONOMY: US reports annual inflation rate of 6.8% in November, the highest since 1982.
