World roundup: November 15 2021

Stories from Myanmar, Bulgaria, Argentina, and more

INTERNATIONAL

In today’s global news:

• Worldometer is tracking COVID-19 cases and fatalities.

• The New York Times is tracking global vaccine distribution.

MIDDLE EAST

SYRIA

The European Union on Monday sanctioned four recently appointed ministers in the Syrian government. All were appointed to the cabinet in August. Since none of them have been in office long enough to do very much, their crime essentially is being on good terms with Bashar al-Assad. Any assets they have in Europe will be frozen and they’ll be barred from traveling into the EU absent special permission.