Sweden won't recommend vaccinating younger children, saying it has no clear benefit … Canadian truckers rolled across the country toward Ottawa to protest a vaccine mandate … And Joe Biden uttered naughty words at a Fox News reporter
A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood for the wounded, three U.S. officials told Reuters, a detail reinforcing U.S. comments that Russia "clearly" now has the capability to move on its neighbour.
- BusinessWall Street rallies, capping frenetic week with best day of the year
Wall Street surged on Friday, notching its best day so far in 2022 after another zigzag session, ending a tumultuous week marked by mixed corporate earnings, geopolitical turmoil and an increasingly aggressive Federal Reserve.
- United StatesBiden considers Judge J. Michelle Childs, among others, for Supreme Court
He is expected to pick from about 10 or fewer people, meeting with candidates as soon as next week.
- United StatesU.S. orders 100 million additional COVID-19 tests to give out
- Future of HealthEasier to produce COVID vaccine shows promise in trials; nasal spray vaccine booster works in mice
- United KingdomOmicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage - UKHSA
- EuropeIn Italy, COVID wards filled with unvaccinated elderly people as Omicron swept nation
- United KingdomBritain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsMerck's COVID-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies
- WorldWHO examining allegations official abused staff, leaked vaccine data to Japan
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Reconnecting TongaHow engineers will repair the undersea communications cable severed by the recent volcanic eruption
