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WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slows
AP
GENEVA, Switzerland - The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant’s spread, according to the World Health Organization.
Johnson using populist policies to save job ‘unedifying’- Sturgeon
PA MEDIA
Nicola Sturgeon has accused Boris Johnson of resorting to “cheap, populist policies” to distract from the scandals engulfing his leadership.
Lockdown party: MPs demand answers from Boris Johnson
BBC NEWS
Conservative and opposition MPs are demanding answers from Boris Johnson over whether he attended a drinks event in the No 10 garden during lockdown.
Quebec to impose health tax on 'unvaxxed' Canadians
BBC
QUEBEC, Canada - The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. Quebec, which has seen the highest number of Covid-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in cases.
Omicron will 'find just about everybody'- Fauci
(CNN)
WASHINGTON, USA - As the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire across the United States, it's likely just about everybody will be exposed to the strain, but vaccinated people will still fare better, the nation's leading infectious disease expert said Tuesday.
Pioneering Black actor Sidney L. Poitier dead @ 94
THE WRAP
Sidney L. Poitier, the pioneering actor and director who became the first bankable Black leading man in Hollywood, has died at age 94, according to the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
New Covid variant with 46 mutations found in France
INDEPENDENT
While the world is grappling with the highly infectious Omicron, strain of Covid, scientists in France have identified a potentially worrying new variant, which has 46 mutations.
Australian Open vaccine exemption ignites backlash
BBC NEWS
Australians have reacted angrily to news that tennis player Novak Djokovic will play in the Australian Open, after being exempted from vaccination rules.
Sweden prosecutes woman for recruiting son to fight in Syria
AP
HELSINKI, Sweden — A 49-year-old woman from Sweden has been charged with war crimes and breaching international law for allegedly assisting in getting her son to fight in Syria as a child soldier, Swedish public prosecutors said on Tuesday.
India fears new COVID wave as Omicron infections spread
ALJAZEERA
NEW DELHI, India - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is raising fears of a third wave of the pandemic in India. The country on Wednesday reported a total of nearly 800 Omicron cases, while COVID-19 infections rose by 9,195 new daily cases – a 44 percent spike from the previous day.
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