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- WHO warns of ‘very high’ risk from Omicron coronavirus variantBiden rules out using lockdowns to tackle Omicron threatWhat we know about Omicron variant that has sparked global alarmOmicron’s economic impact expected to be only small, analysts sayLatest news updates: J&J starts work on vaccine targeting Omicron coronavirus variant
- Snam eyes 23 bln euro investments to speed green driveWHO flags Omicron risk, curbs tighten worldwide, Biden urges vaccinationTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey hands reins to technology chief AgrawalEU, Russia, Iran upbeat as nuclear talks resume amid scepticismPortugal finds 13 cases of Omicron variant at Lisbon soccer club
- Covid live news: UK extends booster vaccinations; Spain, Sweden and Canada report Omicron casesJack Dorsey steps down as Twitter chief executiveLeaked papers link Xinjiang crackdown with China leadershipChannel crossings are an English issue, says French ministerChinese could hack data for future quantum decryption, report warns
- Republicans are now bribing people to avoid vaccination as the Omicron variant loomsThe Jan. 6 committee readies possible contempt charges for former Тгuмр DOJ official‘Put it in full context': Jen Psaki shoots down Fox News reporter's false attack on BidenIntel officials 'struggled' to brief 'fact-free' Donald Тгuмр during the 2016/2017 'transition': CIAWhy Republican accusations of Democratic 'hypocrisy' ring hollow during a 'do-or-die moment' on voting rights: journalist
- Health Justice Advocates Say Vaccine Equity, Not “Racist” Travel Bans, Will Stop the Omicron VariantSelf-Defense? After Rittenhouse, Calls to Drop Murder Charges Against Black Teen Chrystul KizerHeadlines for November 29, 2021Amazon Faces Climate Protests and Labor Actions on Black FridayUkraine's Zelensky Says He is Target of Imminent Coup as Allies Warn of Possible Russian Invasion
- Cyber Monday Report Reveals Climate-Wrecking Supply Chain of US Retail GiantsNew Research Finds Climate Emergency the 'Overwhelming Factor' Behind Australian Bushfires'Triumph for Democracy': Socialist Candidate Takes Commanding Lead in Honduran ElectionWHO Chief Urges Pandemic Treaty to Avoid Another 'Crisis of Sharing and Solidarity'Iran Says US Must Lift 'Tyrannical and Illegal' Sanctions to Return to Nuclear Deal
- Anonymous Republican Bravely Stands Up to Kevin McCarthyRepublican Governor Says GOP Leader Should Condemn Boebert’s Bigoted RemarksMAGA Congressman Falsely Claims Omicron Variant Is Part of Plot to Rig 2022 ElectionHow the Infrastructure Bill Will Help the West Manage MegafiresLauren Boebert Apologizes for “Unnecessary Distraction” of Her Bigoted Comments About Ilhan Omar
- Omicron Poses ‘Very High’ Risk, W.H.O. Says; Biden Seeks to Reassure U.S.The Latest on OmicronWill the Covid Vaccines Stop Omicron? Scientists Are Racing to Find Out.Markets rose as investors reconsidered the unknowns of the Omicron variant.Pentagon Chief Orders New Inquiry Into U.S. Airstrike That Killed Dozens in Syria
- Covid-19 live updates: Biden says omicron variant is ‘cause for concern, not a cause for panic,’ urges vaccination, booster shotsSchools shouldn’t eliminate racist, White men from history lessons. But they shouldn’t be the main voices, either.Lee Elder, barrier-breaking golfer, dies at 87Matthew McConaughey rules out Texas governor run ‘at this moment’: ‘A humbling and inspiring path to ponder’With eye to Tuesday and next year, Atlanta Democrats worry about voter turnout
- Carrie Meek, pioneering Black congresswoman from Florida, dies at 95Maxwell, Epstein were ‘partners in crime,’ prosecutor saysTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as CEOFirst lady shows off the White House holiday decorationsFather arrested after shooting deaths of his 4 young children, mother-in-law in California home
- Virgil Abloh, prolific Illinois-born fashion designer and Louis Vuitton men’s artistic director, dies at 41New omicron variant cause for concern, ‘not panic,’ President Biden tells USFood, gas prices pinch families as inflation surges globallyWHO warns new omicron variant poses ‘very high’ global risk as countries rush to restrict travelMerriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year
- Michigan reports 25,329 new COVID-19 cases, 137 deaths over 5 daysCOVID is canceling in-person classes again. Will missing more school hurt vulnerable kids?Free Press launches 'Your Week in metro Detroit' newsletter for subscribersGreat Lakes are unusually warm right now: What that means for winter, snowHanukkah celebration brings light to darkness, honors freed journalist
- Omicron variant of coronavirus casts a shadow over Asia's cautious reopeningColumn: Biden wants to focus on China. Putin has another ideaOmicron coronavirus variant seen as a clarion call to vaccinate the globeProtection offered by booster shot beats 'natural immunity,' study suggestsHow an American in Paris won the rarest of French honors
- Coach John Harbaugh says Ravens pass rushers feel ‘sense of frustration’ after roughing call against LB Tyus BowserAnnapolis grocery store sells Maryland Lottery ticket worth nearly $800,000Der named as Howard’s new police chief, will be first Asian-American to fill the roleBaltimore Police: 7 people shot in single incident in East Baltimore on Sunday; Injuries not considered life-threateningAbingdon woman dies after being struck by vehicle on Philadelphia Road in Edgewood
- Cyber Monday: You can still shop these Black Friday deals and sales from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Kohl's, Home Depot and moreGhislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial a chance for alleged victims to have their day in court, Epstein accuser Jennifer Araoz saysBest Buy Cyber Monday sale: Our favorite tech deals you can shop right nowSupreme Court prepares to hear Mississippi abortion caseCongressman Tom Suozzi joins crowded Democratic primary field in race for NY governor
- Texas man fatally shoots 11-year-old daughter while hunting, authorities sayFather accused of fatally shooting four children, their grandmother in CaliforniaBiden to outline White House response to Covid omicron variantMatthew McConaughey says he won't run for Texas governorCovid omicron variant raises concern among global health experts
- Former Defense Secretary Esper sues the Pentagon over book redactions'Flying Blind' author says Boeing put profit ahead of safety with the 737 MAXMerriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year is, of course, 'vaccine'Dozens of strangers were snowed in at a U.K. pub. Cue the Oasis singalongsSweden's first female leader quit last week after a few hours. She was just reelected
- Egypt, Qatar reach breakthrough on Hamas civil servants salariesHow to make a Hanukkah sambousak (Iraqi chickpea turnovers) – recipe'Biggest change since COVID started': What's Omicron and how to beat itIsrael okays $2.4 billion military helicopter purchaseBefore omicron hit, Israel was already seeing rising COVID cases
- World Bank is working to free up $500M in Afghanistan aid: ReportOmicron: New variant ‘not a cause for panic’, says BidenBarbados set to become a republic, ditching British QueenTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes testifies for a fourth dayMore than 20 killed in attack on DR Congo displaced persons camp
- Barbados is cutting ties with the Queen — but lack of public vote has some island residents asking whyEU, Russia, Iran take upbeat tone as nuclear talks resume amid skepticism Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, set to beginJack Dorsey resigns as CEO of TwitterAt Jussie Smollett trial, Osundairo brothers at centre stage
- Caught between Macron and the far right, French conservatives pick 2022 candidateThreat of ‘highly transmissible’ Omicron variant requires ‘urgent action’, G7 health ministers sayFrance urges UK to open legal migration route amid Channel crisisChina to provide 1 billion Covid vaccine doses to Africa, President Xi saysTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO
- Sweden’s first female PM returns days after quitting‘Like the Stasi’: India’s cyber volunteers silence critical voicesSunday was the busiest day for air travel in the US since the start of the pandemicThere’s gold in the Solomon Islands, but not for the people who live thereOmicron variant ‘not a cause for panic’, Joe Biden tells US
- British pub-goers snowbound in a bar for four days with an Oasis cover bandVolunteers rescue massive sturgeon after it was stranded by receding B.C. flood watersI took a post-vaccination antibody test. Should you?Canada's maple syrup producers tap reserves to address global shortageOff-duty N.J. officer fatally struck pedestrian, put body in car and went home, prosecutor says
- Africa should be stage for intl cooperation, not arena for power games: Chinese FMY-20 transport aircraft deliver winter gear to PLA border defense troops, 'displays potential to also send heavy equipment'Revolution of Our Times winning Golden Horse Awards 'betrays' original aspiration of awardsLithuanian MPs go further down the wrong path over Taiwan questionFunding opposition, cultivating influence through cult: US, Taiwan island lurk in shadows of Solomon Islands riots
- Morocco king says Rabat will push to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talksBiden says new COVID variant a cause for concern, not panicSquash world championship in Malaysia canceled over refusal to allow in IsraelisLapid in the UK: Fight against Iran, Hezbollah is good against evilMan seriously injured in Jerusalem terror attack released from intensive care
- Russia to point to Kiev's need to abide by Minsk accords at possible summit with USZelensky’s decision to let foreign troops into Ukraine violates Minsk accords — LPRRussian Navy warship test-launches Tsirkon hypersonic missile to over 400 km rangeRussian dies in Turkey after coming down with COVID-19 on vacation — consulateRussian Finance Ministry warns NPP construction in Hungary could face political obstacles
- Australia's reopening to visa holders delayed by two weeks to wait for more Omicron informationWHO says overall global risk of Omicron variant is 'very high'Acclaimed actor David Dalaithngu dies aged 68Jack Dorsey to step down as Twitter CEOConcerns federal government's social media anti-bullying laws are 'unenforceable'
- Hundreds booked for setting Charsadda police station on firePunjab Police investigating blogger's 'bareheaded' photos at Kartarpur gurdwaraDozens booked for setting Charsadda police station on fireKarachi woman allegedly raped several times after being tricked into travelling to Lahore over promise of marriageTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO
- Macau casino stocks sink amid fears of China crackdown on illegal gamblingChina makes billion-dose coronavirus vaccine pledge to AfricaHang Seng Index compiler adds two more sustainable indicesGlobal risk from Omicron coronavirus variant very high, WHO saysChinese premier hails creation of Asian-African arbitration centre in Hong Kong
- Surrey Mounties investigating string of robberies linked to escort servicesCOVID-19 update for Nov. 29: Omicron variant detected in Quebec | B.C. Children 5-11 eligible for vaccinations starting today | Coronavirus reinfections rarely severe: StudyOver 60 per cent of B.C. opposes NDP efforts to charge for information: PollB.C. flood update: Abbotsford builds 'tiger dam' on Highway 1 | Fraser-Cascade schools closed today | Evacuations in Chilliwack, HopeVancouver Weather: Mostly cloudy with showers