World roundup: October 12 2022

Stories from Iran, South Africa, Haiti, and elsewhere

Derek Davison

Oct 13, 2022

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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

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 13 people have been killed in two days of clashes between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syrian militants backed by Turkey. This fighting apparently began in the town of al-Bab and has spread to other parts of northern Aleppo province. At least three of the dead have been civilian noncombatants.

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