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US travelers face misery as airlines cancel flights due to crewing problems caused by virus; Canada says Santa vaccinated and cleared for travel

The COVID-19 pandemic has not, to put it lightly, been a happy time. But it has been and continues to be a rich period for scientists who study happiness. Researchers around the world have followed what happens to wellbeing during

Upheaval from the highly transmissible Omicron Covid-19 variant is spreading, but signs are mounting that the disease caused by Omicron is milder than previous strains.

Tokyo is sending representatives to the Beijing Olympics—just not a cabinet member or other official in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration.

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Right-wing fringe factions erupt in anger after Trump backs vaccines  Business Insider Trump rejects anti-vaccine talking point in Candace Owens interview: ‘If you take the vaccine, you’re protected’  Yahoo News Trump pushes back on Candace Owens: ‘People aren’t dying when they take

Serious cases remain well below 100 as largest number of people receive first and third shots in over a month; more than 1,000 people test positive for fifth day in a row

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet’s Google 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the first revenue-based fine of its kind in

Floods, snow and a heatwave: U.S. set for Christmas weather extremes  NBC News Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas  Yahoo News Snow storm, heavy rain expected to slam parts of the West through Christmas weekend  ABC News Winter storm could bring

Efforts in Europe to encourage vaccine use through certificates proving vaccination, a negative test result or evidence of having had Covid have created a mountain of regulation. Here are some of the more puzzling rules as Europeans settle for another