Declining covid-19 cases around the world, North Korea fires test missile: 5 overnight developments around the world

North Korea said on Friday it had tested a newly developed anti-aircraft missile and that the test was “of very practical importance for the study and development of various potential anti-aircraft missile systems.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a guestbook next to sister Kim Yo Jong, right. (Photo / AP File)

This is the fourth round of gunfire since the country in recent weeks. It comes even as he is pushing to reopen his communication channels with his South Korean rival.

In September, North Korea resumed its first missile tests in six months, but still offered conditional talks with Seoul in what some experts see as an attempt to secure concessions in its nuclear diplomacy with states. -United. Earlier this week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness to re-establish direct lines of communication with South Korea in the coming days in order to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.

People await a distribution of masks and food in New York City, after a new state warrant was issued requiring residents to wear face covers in public due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, (AP Photo / Bebeto Matthews)

The number of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to decline globally, the World Health Organization said, noting that infections and mortality have declined over the past two months in the region. ‘South East Asia. This week, the world recorded 3.3 million new cases and more than 55,000 new deaths, a decrease of 10% from the previous week.

The number of new weekly deaths reported showed a decrease of more than 15% for all regions except the European Region and the African Region. The largest decline in weekly deaths was reported in the Western Pacific Region, with a drop of 24% from the previous week.

Politicians, climate negotiators, academics, businesses and NGOs are currently obsessed with the concept of ‘net zero carbon emissions’ and the appropriate target year to achieve it.

Ahead of the G20 talks and the COP26 summit, more than 600 companies around the world, including some of the world’s largest, on Thursday signed a letter calling on G20 countries to halve their carbon emissions by 2030 and end their support for coal power. .

In the letter, the companies launched a unified call on governments to increase their ambition to preserve the climate and implement meaningful policies – including mandatory disclosure of climate risks, strengthened national commitments, end of subsidies. to fossil fuels and the phasing out of thermal coal to “avoid the risk of missing out on the huge investment opportunities in the fight against the climate crisis.”

Walt Disney Co and actress Scarlett Johansson have resolved their legal dispute arising from the release of their Marvel superhero film “Black Widow,” the company and artist jointly said Thursday. Terms of the settlement between Disney and Johansson’s Periwinkle Entertainment company were not disclosed.

Johansson, 36, sued Disney in July, accusing the entertainment giant of breaking its contract when the company offered the film on its Disney + subscription streaming service at the same time the film was released in theaters. Her lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, argued that “Black Widow’s” double-exit strategy had reduced her pay, which she said had to be based in part on box office revenue. exclusive screening in cinemas.

Australia eases international border restrictions from November

Scott Morrison

An 18-month ban on Australians traveling abroad will be lifted from next month, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, easing one of the world’s toughest covid restrictions.

The reopening of the international border for citizens and permanent residents will be linked to the establishment of a home quarantine in Australia’s eight states and territories, Morrison said, which means parts of the country will reopen sooner than others. The first phase of the plan will focus on citizens and permanent residents allowed to leave Australia, with other changes expected to allow foreign travelers to enter the country.