Central America remains on high alert as Hurricane Eta claims the lives of at least 57 people.

Hurrican Eta has displaced nearly 2 million people across Central America and the Caribbean along with their crops, food stock and livelihoods. 

Catalina Vargas, Regional Humanitarian Manager for CARE in Latin America and the Caribbean, said, in Guatemala and Honduras around 4.5 million people were already suffering from hunger and food shortages exacerbated from COVID-19 lockdowns

In India: WhatsApp Pay goes live giving 400 million users the ability to send each other money.

Facebook, the owner of the popular messaging platform, announced on Friday, WhatsApp Pay was now live after years of regulatory hurdles in India.

WhatsApp Pay was first announced three years ago but ran into controversy with misinformation on the platform linked to over a dozen lynchings forcing several product changes.

Jobseeker payments will be extended until the end of March 2021.

The temporary coronavirus supplement will be available to unemployed Australians at a reduced rate under a federal government decision to boost the $16.8 billion payment.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the decision on Monday, advising the rate is likely to drop down from around $250-$150 a fortnight.

The Chief Health Officer of Queensland, Jeannette Young, is optimistic that borders will open to Victoria by early December.

With Melbourne’s eleventh consecutive day of zero cases, Young proclaims this progress is “exciting” and ignites hope that travel will be allowed between the states by Christmas.

Young stated the final decision will be made before the end of the month, and any alterations to the restrictions will be effective as of December 1st.

Australian anti-family violence campaigner Natasha Stott Despoja has been elected to the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

The former South Australian senator has joined a body of 23 independent experts that oversee the advancement of UN member states’ processes to eradicate discrimination against women.

Despoja will be the first Australian member of the Committee in 28 years.

Pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has produced a COVID-19 vaccine that may be 90% effective in terminating the spread of the virus.

Although still early, 94 infections have been treated so far in the trial, where tests results have looked promising.

Working alongside German company BioNTech, Pfizer is on the way to applying for emergency use approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.

Whilst this is all promising news, authorities are still advising it is unlikely the vaccine will be ready by the end of the year.

Six weeks of heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan have come to an end.

The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has stated he has signed a deal with Azerbaijan and Russia’s leaders to cease the military battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Mr Pashinyan confirmed the situation on social media, announcing “the decision is made basing on the deep analyses of the combat situation and in discussion with the best experts in the field”.

The declaration is set to come into effect from 8AM Australian Eastern Daylight Time Wednesday.