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At least 2 people have died during the first winter storm in the U.K.

The first winter storm of the season, named Arwen, hit parts of the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland particularly hard, with gusts of nearly 100 mph. Falling trees killed two people. (Image credit: Owen Humphreys/AP via AP)

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61 who traveled to Netherlands from South Africa have coronavirus – New York Post

61 who traveled to Netherlands from South Africa have coronavirus  New York Post Covid: Dozens test positive on SA-Netherlands flights  BBC News Planes from South Africa carrying COVID-positive passengers land in Amsterdam  The Week Magazine Omicron covid variant feared at Amsterdam airport as

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Russia spy chief says Ukraine invasion plan ‘malicious’ US propaganda

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine and suggestions to the contrary are malicious U.S. propaganda, Moscow’s foreign intelligence chief said on Saturday. U.S., NATO and Ukrainian officials have raised the alarm in recent weeks over what

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How one discredited 1998 study paved the way for today’s anti-vaxxers

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic and the concomitant vaccine, the anti-vaccination movement was mainly identified with one very specific myth: the idea that vaccines cause autism. Aside from being patently offensive to neurodiverse and autistic people (including this writer), version

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Dozens on Flight From South Africa Infected With COVID – The Daily Beast

Dozens on Flight From South Africa Infected With COVID  The Daily Beast New Covid Variant Triggers U.S. Travel Restrictions From 8 African Nations  NBC News Hungary to tighten controls on air travel from seven African countries  Reuters Omicron COVID-19 variant: US to limit

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At least 2 people in the U.K. have the omicron variant, health secretary says

The cases involve travel to southern Africa, where the latest COVID variant of concern was first identified, the British health secretary said. No cases have been identified in the U.S. so far. (Image credit: Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)

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US says ‘all options’ on the table over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine

By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -All options are on the table in how to respond to Russia’s ‘large and unusual’ troop build-up near Ukraine’s border, and the NATO alliance will decide what the next move will be

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Former head of Rio 2016 sentenced to 30 years in jail for allegedly buying votes for city to host Olympics

The former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months behind bars for allegedly buying votes for the city of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics. The 79-year-old

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South Africa says it is being punished for early COVID variant detection

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa said on Saturday it was being punished for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, as travel bans and restrictions imposed because of the new Omicron variant threaten to harm tourism and other

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Experts concerned new COVID variant ‘omicron’ could be more contagious, more vaccine resistant – WDIV ClickOnDetroit

Experts concerned new COVID variant ‘omicron’ could be more contagious, more vaccine resistant  WDIV ClickOnDetroit What we know about the Omicron variant  CNN South African Scientists Brace for Wave Propelled by Omicron  NBC Bay Area Explainer: How worried should we be about the

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