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• Revocation of the Terrorist Designations of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and Additional Terrorist Designations US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2021 -- The Department of State is revoking the designations of the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive order (E.O.) 13224, as amended.
• US removes Colombia's FARC from terrorism list Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- The US has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a former rebel group, from its list of terrorist organizations, five years after the group reached a peace deal with the government in Bogota.
• US Revokes Terrorist Designation for Colombia's FARC Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- The United States has removed its designation of Colombia's FARC rebel group as a foreign terrorist organisation, but designated the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) and Segunda Marquetalia as well as their respective leaders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday.
• US Removes Colombia's FARC From its List of Foreign Terrorist Groups VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- The United States has removed a former Colombian Marxist rebel group from a list of foreign terrorist organizations.
• Wife of "El Chapo" Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering US Dept. of Justice 30 Nov 2021 -- The wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, leader of the Mexican drug-trafficking organization known as the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for charges related to international drug trafficking, money laundering, and a criminal violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (the Kingpin Act).

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 30 November 2021
• Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 30 November 2021
• WHO special session seeking "pandemic treaty" amid Omicron concerns People's Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- A special session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off here on Monday amid growing concerns over the latest Omicron coronavirus variant, where the participants aim to negotiate a new "pandemic treaty."
• UN chief: Global vaccination plan is 'only way out' of the pandemic UN News 30 Nov 2021 -- With more people dying due to COVID-19 this year than in 2020, the UN Secretary-General argued on Tuesday that "the only way out of a global pandemic - and out of this unjust and immoral situation - is through a global vaccination plan."
• COVID-19: WHO's Tedros criticizes 'blunt' Omicron measures UN News 30 Nov 2021 -- The head of the UN health agency has criticized "blunt" and "blanket" measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of the Omicron variant.

United States

• Memorandum on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Members of the National Guard and the Ready Reserve DoD 30 Dec 2021 -- A memo regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination for members of the National Guard and the Ready Reserve.
• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Nov. 30, 2021 US Air Force 30 Nov 2021
• Fauci: Existing Coronavirus Vaccines Provide 'Some' Protection Against Omicron Variant VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- The top U.S. infectious disease expert said Tuesday that vaccinated Americans have "some degree of protection" against the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, but that scientists will not know for a few weeks how vaccines may need to be altered to best fight it.
• US Supports Creation of Global Pandemic Treaty VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Amid growing concerns over the new omicron COVID-19 variant, the Biden administration is supporting efforts by the World Health Organization to establish a new international agreement on future pandemic preparedness and response.
• Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials The White House 30 Nov 2021

China

• Xi announces supplying Africa with additional 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses, pledges to jointly implement nine programs PLA Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced that China would provide an additional 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and pledged to jointly implement nine programs on China-Africa future cooperation.
• China pledges another 1bn COVID-19 vaccines for Africa amid Omicron scare Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- China has pledged to deliver another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and encourage Chinese companies to invest no less than $10 billion in the continent over the next three years.
• Over 1.1 bln people in China complete COVID-19 vaccination People's Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- More than 1.1 billion people in China had completed their vaccination against COVID-19 as of Monday, a spokesperson with the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 21 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 21 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Inner Mongolia, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
• Update: China ready to deal with Omicron variant with technological reserve for vaccines: CDC official Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- China-developed vaccines remain effective against the new mutated variant Omicron, but to better cope with this new variant, China has made technological reserve preparations in vaccine development, an official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

Europe

• Omicron Variant Was in Western Europe Days Before First Identified in Southern Africa VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- New evidence has revealed that the omicron variant of the coronavirus was already present in western Europe well before the first cases were officially identified in southern Africa.

Russia

• Russia Records 32,648 New Cases of COVID-19, 1,229 Deaths SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- Russia recorded 32,648 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 1,229 deaths in the last 24 hours.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 123.25 Cr India PIB 30 Nov 2021 -- With the administration of 78,80,545 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 123
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 319 India PIB 30 Nov 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 124 Crore landmark milestone (124,01,57,719) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 30 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 30 Nov 2021
• Centre reviews Public Health Preparedness with States/UTs in view of new COVID19 Variant (OMICRON) classified as VOC by WHO India PIB 30 Nov 2021 -- Union Health Secretary, Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level virtual meeting with States/UTs to review COVID-19 public health response measures and preparedness amid reports of Omicron variant of COVID19 across various countries, here today in the presence of Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog
• India Records 6,990 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- India has recorded 6,990 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), 190 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 119 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 30 Nov 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 129,830 with 119 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Japan

• Japan Confirms First Case of Omicron Variant of Coronavirus SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- Japan on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, in a man who had arrived in the country from Namibia Reuters reported.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 32 New COVID-19 Cases, 28 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 32 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 28 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 5 new imported COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths CNA 30 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan reported five new imported cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths from the disease Tuesday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced at a daily press briefing.
• Health minister details initial COVID-19 vaccine booster shot rules CNA 30 Nov 2021 -- Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) on Tuesday provided more details on COVID-19 booster vaccine shots after the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced a day earlier the rollout could start as early as Jan. 1, 2022.

Other Countries

• Algeria records 187 new cases of COVID-19 SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- Algeria today reported 187 new infections of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and seven deaths over the past 24 hours.
• Mexico Reports 53 More COVID-19 Deaths, bringing toll to 293,950 SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 53 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the overall death toll in the country since the pandemic began to 293,950, Reuters reported.
• Egypt Records 911 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- Egypt recorded 911 new cases afflicted with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 65 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Brazil Records 3,843 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 30 Nov 2021 -- Brazil recorded 3,843 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 98 deaths in the past 24 hours.