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• Ukrainian Arrested and Charged with Ransomware Attack on Kaseya US Dept. of Justice 08 Nov 2021 -- The Justice Department announced today recent actions taken against two foreign nationals charged with deploying Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware to attack businesses and government entities in the United States.
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray Deliver Remarks on Sodinokibi/REvil Ransomware Arrest US Dept. of Justice 08 Nov 2021
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Today's Counter Ransomware Actions The White House 08 Nov 2021
• U.S. Charges Ukrainian, Russian For REvil Ransomware Attacks RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Russian and a Ukrainian for their role in a July ransomware attack on the Florida-based software firm Kaseya that impacted up to 1,500 businesses around the world.
• Reward Offers for Information to Bring Sodinokibi (REvil) Ransomware Variant Co-Conspirators to Justice US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2021 -- The Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual holding a key leadership position in the Sodinokibi ransomware variant transnational organized crime group.
• Treasury Continues to Counter Ransomware as Part of Whole-of-Government Effort; Sanctions Ransomware Operators and Virtual Currency Exchange US Treasury 08 Nov 2021 -- Continuing the Administration's whole-of-government effort to counter ransomware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced a set of actions focused on disrupting criminal ransomware actors and virtual currency exchanges that launder the proceeds of ransomware.
• Ukrainian, Russian Charged in US Ransomware Attacks VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- U.S. prosecutors on Monday said they had charged a Ukrainian man with launching a July ransomware attack on an American firm that had infected 1,500 businesses throughout the world.
• DHS Announces Fee Exemptions, Streamlined Processing for Afghan Nationals as They Resettle in the U.S. DHS 08 Nov 2021 -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will exempt filing fees and streamline application processing for Afghan nationals who were paroled into the United States for humanitarian reasons on or after July 30, 2021.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 8 November 2021
• Pandemic Surveys Offer Grim Analyses VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- Two different surveys of the COVID-19 pandemic offer grim and sobering analyses.
• Worldwide COVID-19 cases breach 250 million mark, east Europe worst hit Press TV 08 Nov 2021 -- Worldwide COVID-19 cases breached the 250 million mark on Monday as many countries have eased trade and tourism related restrictions, even though eastern Europe continues to grapple with record outbreaks.

United States

• Starting Today Fully Vaccinated Travelers Permitted to Enter U.S. via Land and Ferry Border Crossings DHS 08 Nov 2021 -- Starting today, foreign nationals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land ports of entry (POEs) and ferry terminals for non-essential reasons such as tourism.

China

• Central China's Henan vows to contain COVID-19 resurgence by Nov 15 following students' infections Global Times 08 Nov 2021 -- The government of Central China's Henan Province vowed on Monday to resolutely contain the spread of the ongoing COVID-19 resurgence by November 15, after the latest domestic flare-up continued to spread to 20 provincial-level regions including Henan where students and kindergarten children have been infected.
• Heihe border city launches 'people's war' against COVID-19, rewards tip-offs on virus origins Global Times 08 Nov 2021 -- Authorities of Heihe border city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province launched on Monday a "people's war" against the latest COVID-19 flareup with rewards of 100,000 yuan ($15,640) to local residents who offer important clues for tracing the origins of the virus in the latest outbreak with 240 infections recorded as of Sunday.
• Chinese mainland reports 65 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 65 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
• Hong Kong reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case People's Daily 08 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Sunday reported one new imported case of COVID-19, taking the total tally to 12,368.

Europe

• Georgia Plans COVID-19 Pass From Next Month RFE/RL 08 Nov 2021 -- Georgia will require people to present a COVID-19 "green pass" from December 1 to enter many establishments, the government says.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 108.47 Cr India PIB 08 Nov 2021 -- With the administration of 23,84,096 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 108.47 Cr (1,08,47,23,042) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 297 India PIB 08 Nov 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 109 Crore landmark milestone (109,02,63,665) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 08 Nov 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 08 Nov 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 140 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 08 Nov 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 127,439 with 140 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Japan

• Japan Reports No COVID-19 Deaths for the First Time in 18 Months VOA 08 Nov 2021 -- Japanese health officials said the country reported no daily COVID-19 deaths on Sunday for the first time in more than a year.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports three new COVID-19 cases, zero deaths CNA 08 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan on Monday reported three new cases of COVID-19, all contracted overseas, and zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• North Korean trade with China halted by COVID outbreak in Chinese border city Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2021 -- The spread of coronavirus in a key Chinese city bordering North Korea put an abrupt halt to rail freight between the two countries only eight days after they lifted an almost two-year-long trade cut-off, sources in China told RFA.
• North Korean hospital mum on cause of death for 10 'suspected' COVID-19 patients Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2021 -- A hospital in North Korea sent 10 people with COVID-19 symptoms to an unheated ward in freezing temperatures, and then falsified the causes of their deaths to maintain Pyongyang's claim that the country is completely virus free, sources in the country told RFA.

Other Countries

• Rwanda receives 2nd batch of COVID-19 vaccine from China People's Daily 08 Nov 2021 -- Rwanda on Sunday received 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Chinese government, the second batch donated by China so far.