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The variant caused fewer deaths and less severe infections than past versions of the virus in South Africa, but that could be different in other countries. (Image credit: South African Government/Twitter)

Merav Michaeli and Ron Huldai announce that half of the bus lines operating out of station will be moved to other nearby terminals within two years

In many places around the world, plans for New Year’s Eve celebrations are muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

In many places around the world, plans for New Year’s Eve celebrations are muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

I know “the Reverend and the rock star” sounds like the start of a joke, not the description of a friendship. Improbable as it was, Desmond Tutu, who died on Dec. 26, and I did have a friendship, and it’s

But Health Ministry says tests have so far not found water to be polluted after flowing from Hula Lake Reserve, where 5,000 cranes have died

South Africans from all corners of retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s “rainbow nation” filed past his pine casket in Cape Town. The viewing line at St. George’s Cathedral stretched for nearly a mile. (Image credit: Jerome Delay/AP)

New Year’s Eve muted by omicron; many hoping for better 2022  Associated Press Covid-19 and Omicron News on New Year’s Eve: Live Updates  The New York Times The world rings in 2022 as omicron variant dashes NYE plans  NBC News Cities around the

Compared with earlier variants, Omicron may cause less damage to the lungs, new animal research suggests.

Colorado Wildfires: What We Know  The New York Times Hundreds of Colorado homes lost and tens of thousands of residents told to evacuate due to fast-growing wildfires  CNN Mountain counties face rolling blackouts Thursday night to shore up fire-damaged natural gas system,