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
Russia's military buildup near Ukraine has expanded to include supplies of blood along with other medical materials that would allow it to treat casualties, in yet another key indicator of Moscow's military readiness, three U.S. officials tell Reuters.
- SportsAmid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China
The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the Games into a tightly sealed bubble.
- BusinessApple, Visa power Wall St higher as roller-coaster week winds down
Wall Street's main indexes reversed course to move higher on Friday, propelled by gains in Apple and Visa, at the end of a week marked by wild gyrations on worries about aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and geopolitical tensions.
- EuropeIn Italy, COVID wards filled with unvaccinated elderly people as Omicron swept nation
- United KingdomOmicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage - UKHSA
- EuropePfizer COVID pill gets final approval from European Commission
- United KingdomBritain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsMerck's COVID-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies
- AmericasAnti-vaccine Canada truckers roll toward Ottawa, praised by Tesla's Musk
- 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
