Here's what else is happening

• ‘Sick man of Europe’. The UK has been cut off from its European neighbours over fears about a new Covid strain, while the Brexit cliff edge looms.
  Reuters (EN)
• Rwanda and Russia send troops to the Central African Republic, where soldiers serving under a UN mandate have been targeted by the rebels of former President François Bozizé.
  RTS (FR)
• Dozens of Al Jazeera journalists hacked using Israeli firm’s spyware. Researchers say a cyber-attack earlier this year was likely ordered by Saudi Arabia and UAE.
  Bloomberg (EN)
• Fiji’s Cyclone Yasa. Relief efforts are underway in Fiji after Cyclone Yasa slammed into the Pacific Island nation with winds of 240 kilometres per hour.
  The New Humanitarian (EN)
• Why do Thailand and Cambodia have so few Covid-19 cases? Despite their proximity to China, Thailand has had just 60 Covid-related deaths, and Cambodia zero.
  Heidi.news (FR)
• UN panel decries Covid rules that trapped crews at sea. An ILO panel found that governments around the world have breached the rights of seafarers during the Covid-19 pandemic, creating a “humanitarian crisis”.
  Guardian (EN)
• The women behind the Indian farmers’ protests. While men dominate the public image of the farmers protesting in India, female farmers will be some of the worst affected by the new laws.
  Al Jazeera (EN)
• Nigeria's #EndSARS movement is about more than police brutality. It’s also a broader call for social justice from youth in the most populous black nation on Earth.
  World Economic Forum (EN)