Nearly 8,000 flights canceled worldwide over Christmas weekend

Around 7,900 flights were canceled by airlines around the world over the Christmas weekend, with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 continuing its meteoric rise during the holidays, including in flight personnel infected or exposed to the virus. Europe is currently the region with the most cases in the world, with 3,022,868 cases in the last seven days or 57% of the world total, as well as the most deaths, followed by the area including the United States. and Canada (1,421,516 cases).

Paris FC-Lyon: the fate of the match decided by the FFF disciplinary committee

Winner on green carpet or match to replay? Ten days after the incidents in the stands during the 32nd Coupe de France Paris FC-Lyon, the Disciplinary Committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) hears the various parties on Monday and must decide the fate of the meeting and possible sanctions. . Representatives of clubs and match officials will be heard by videoconference by the committee. After deliberating, she will announce, probably at the end of the afternoon, her decision on this match stopped at half-time (1-1) and possible sanctions against the club or clubs found to be at fault. The disciplinary committee could thus decide on a winner on the green carpet or to replay the 32nd final, the winner of which will face Nice in the 16th final.

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The ten costliest weather disasters of 2021 exceeded $170 billion in total damage, an increase in 2020 and reflecting the growing impact of global warming, according to a British NGO.

More than 60 cruise ships are being investigated by US health authorities after cases of Covid-19 emerged on board, according to the CDC, the main public health agency in the United States.

Several players from the French men's handball team gathered in preparation for the European championship which begins on January 13 have tested positive for Covid, the French handball federation announced on Sunday.

The new Spider-Man became the first Covid-era film to gross more than $1 billion over the Christmas weekend in the box office, Exhibitor Relations, a firm specializing in the film industry, said on Sunday.