TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - Emergency services were engaged in a search and rescue operation off the coast of Grand Turk.
CHINA - China is urged to share its covid data as hospital beds fill up in Shanghai and the virus spreads across the country.
GRENADA - Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell warning his country that tough times are ahead, at least for the first part of the year.
UNITED KINGDOM - Over the UK, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says covid and the flu are putting massive pressure on that country's national health system.
ROME - Tourists visiting Rome joined thousands of people into St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict the 16th.
AUSTRALIA - Two helicopters collided mid-air on Australia's gold coast on Monday leaving at least four people dead.
USA - Legendary news anchor and journalist Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Emeritus Benedict the XVI died Saturday morning at the age of 95 in the Vatican.
BRAZIL - Brazil is waking up to its first day without footballing legend Pelé who was revered as "the king", who won three world cups.
UNITED KINGDOM - UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace says the government is currently reviewing the possibility of restrictions on travelers coming from China.
