The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launches rockets at Bahir Dar, capital of Ethiopia's Amhara Region, raising fears that the conflict could grow into a wider war. Amhara Region authorities report that the "illegal" TPLF group "launched a rocket attack around 1:40 am" but that the attack caused no damage. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
A sealed copy of the 1990 Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario Bros. 3 sells for US$156,000 (equivalent to $183,662 in 2023), the most ever paid for a video game. It features rare alternate cover art with the word Bros. on the left instead of the center. (Fox Business)
California reports a record 13,005 new cases in the last 24 hours. In addition, 4,750 people are hospitalized, the first time the state has seen such numbers since August. (The Hill)
NewarkMayorRas Baraka issues a ten-day stay-at-home advisory starting the day before Thanksgiving on November 25 until December 4. The city also will close streets into Ironbound District to non-residents at 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. EST in the zip code 07105 on Friday and Saturday to enforce an existing curfew. (WABC-TV)
GovernorTony Evers issues a new public health order that requires people aged five or older to wear a face mask when they are indoors or in an enclosed space with anyone outside their household or living unit. The mandate is effective immediately and will expire after 60 days. (WAOW-TV)
OntarioPremierDoug Ford announces that Toronto and the Peel Region will be placed in a "lockdown" tier, meaning that most non-essential businesses will be closed and non-essential retail stores and food establishments will be limited to takeout and curbside pick-up or delivery. These new measures will begin on November 23. (CFTO-DT)
Ontario surpasses 100,000 total cases of COVID-19. (CP24)
Alberta reports a record 1,155 new cases in the last 24 hours. In addition, the number of active cases in the province reaches 10,655, the highest number since the pandemic began in March. (CBC)
Madrid will close its borders with other regions between December 4 and 14 in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 over the December holiday week. (El Pais in English)
The number of new confirmed cases in Germany reaches a record high of 23,648, according to the Robert Koch Institute, bringing the nationwide total to 879,564 cases. (RND)
Russia reports a record 24,318 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,039,926 cases. (ANI)
Sweden reports a record of 7,240 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden, bringing the nationwide total since the beginning of the pandemic to 208,295 cases. (SVT Nyheter)
In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun asks people to avoid year-end social gatherings and only leave their house for essential reasons. (KBS World)
Japan reports a record of more than 2,400 new cases, according to official figures. It comes as many prefectures such as Osaka and Hokkaido report record numbers of new cases, prompting governors across the country to raise the alarm. (NHK World)(Nippon.com)
South AustralianPremierSteven Marshall announces an immediate easing of restrictions surrounding exercise, with further restrictions to be eased by the end of the week, blaming the state's brief hard lockdown on an infected individual who lied to contact tracers. (7 News)
Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old who was charged with first-degree homicide for his involvement in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is released on bond. (NBC News)
Over 5,000 protesters gather in Minsk to mourn the death of Roman Bondarenko, a 31-year-old protester who died from brain trauma after being arrested by police last week. (The Straits Times)