The UN's refugee agency appeals for urgent access to the conflict-hit Tigray region.

The new administration will have space to craft a COVID-19 relief package that addresses underlying economic problems.

The company has agreed to repay more than £7 million owed to customers whose package holidays were cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

Some ethnic Tigrayans complain of harassment and discrimination - an allegation the government denies.

More than 9,000 customers have yet to be repaid for cancelled package holidays amid the Covid crisis.

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday declined to rule out a new vote for Scottish independence next year and hinted she might go to court for permission to hold one if London tried to block it, Reuters writes. Scots narrowly rejected independence in 2014, but Brexit and the British government's handling of the Covid-19 crisis have increased support for secession, with most polls showing a majority now favour independence.

Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri is grappling with rising cases of COVID-19. The small hospital with roughly 6 doctors and 75 nurses, is in crisis and doctors are making difficult, often heartbreaking decisions. (Dec. 1)

Denver Broncos defensive back Kareem Jackson theorized the NFL wanted to make “an example” of the team for its quarterbacks not following league health and safety protocols and being ruled ineligible.