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Omicron’s New Year’s cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022
apnews— Sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections to come and hopes for an end to the coronavirus pandemic were — again — the bittersweet cocktail with which the world said good riddance to 2021 and ushered...
French burn fewer cars on New Year’s Eve due to pandemic
euronews- Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year’s Eve, set afire by young...
Russia fines Google over illegal content breach
bbc- A Moscow court has fined Google 7.2bn roubles ($98m; £73m) for repeated failure to delete content deemed illegal in...
Japanese billionaire returns to Earth from space trip
dw- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa returned to Earth on Monday after spending 12 days on board the International Space Station, Russia's...
Russia Ukraine: Massive consequences if Moscow invades, G7 says
bbc- The G7 group of rich democracies has warned Russia of "massive consequences" if it invades Ukraine. UK Foreign Secretary...
Germany’s new government pledges to tackle homelessness
dw- It's quiet during the day at the Caritas shelter in Gesundbrunnen, a diverse and working-class area in northern Berlin....
Magdalena Andersson: Sweden’s first female PM returns after resignation
bbc- Sweden's first female prime minister has been reappointed to the top job after political turmoil forced her to resign...
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US follows UK’s lead and shortens isolation for healthcare workers who test positive for Covid-19
independent- Healthcare workers who test positive for Covid-19 and are asymptomatic only need to isolate for seven days, the Centers...
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German Health Minister warns of ‘naive belief Omicron is the end of the pandemic’
Although the disease process of the highly contagious Omicron variant was thought to be milder, an infection with this strain did not...
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