MALAWI

Cyclone Chido devastated the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, potentially claiming hundreds, or even thousands, of lives according to local officials.

A packed boat in Malawi's biggest river was attacked and capsized by a hippopotamus, leaving a 1-year-old child dead.

Zambia Police spokesperson Danny Mwale said one survivor found "gasping for air" was sent to a local hospital.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Friday that no cases of the new omicron Covid variant "have been identified in the U.S. to date.”