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Scientists will meet with W.H.O. experts about a concerning variant as several countries have already restricted travel from the region. Here’s the latest.

Representatives from 194 countries will start negotiations on a possible new pandemic treaty. Officials say a lack of clarity on countries’ obligations has hindered the response to COVID.

He was the theater’s most revered and influential composer-lyricist of the last half of the 20th century and the driving force behind some of Broadway’s most beloved and celebrated shows.

So the new variant has a name, but we’ve no idea about its reputation.

An official in the State of Mexico says the accident occurred Friday southwest of Mexico City. The bus was heading from the western state of Michoacan to Chalma.

Stocks and oil futures slumped, while investors sought safety in government bonds.

The Biden administration will take another try at reviving the Iran nuclear deal in talks that start in Vienna. Time has passed and much has changed since the Trump White House abandoned the deal.

Some see the repeal of India’s controversial farm laws as a victory for non-violent protest. Others say reform is still needed. What’s next for the Indian farmers who’ve spent a year protesting?

NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins about how the new COVID-19 variant might affect U.S. response and where the national strategy goes from here.

Biden says he delayed Africa travel ban over Omicron variant on advice of advisers led by Fauci  New York Post Omicron, the new COVID variant, raises public health concerns globally : Coronavirus Updates  NPR Biden Calls New Covid Variant ‘Big Concern’  NBC News