UNITED STATES - Republican Kevin McCarthy has now lost six rounds of voting for the job of Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
BRITAIN - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to tackle Britain's most pressing problems.
UNITED NATIONS - The World Health Organization says China's COVID-19 data is not giving an accurate picture of the situation there.
UNITED STATES - U.S. Republican Kevin McCarthy lost two votes for House Speaker, yesterday.
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.
