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November 29, 2021

Omicron variant: Japan to close borders 'until there is clearer information', PM says

Japan’s prime minister announced Monday that his country is taking the “exceptional” measure of shutting its borders to foreigners “until there is clearer information about the Omicron variant” of the coronavirus.

November 29, 2021

Tom Cotton hits back at Fauci: Bureaucrats like him think 'they are the science'

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., blasted Dr. Fauci, accusing him of lying to Congress over funding of 'gain-of-function' research in China and calling for an investigation into the matter.

November 29, 2021

Omicron variant: Here’s what officials know

The World Health Organization says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus as scientists worldwide scramble to assess its multiple mutations.

November 29, 2021

Biden's COVID measures meaningless without border security

These new measures by the Biden administration, allegedly designed to protect Americans from the spread of the emerging COVID-19 omicron variant, are little more than political theater. 

November 29, 2021

COVID omicron variant – how worried should you be?

The same questions are on everyone’s mind right now. How afraid should I be about the new COVID-19 variant? Will I be locked down again? Will I catch the virus despite being vaccinated?

November 29, 2021

13 omicron cases in Portuguese soccer team

Portuguese health authorities said Monday they have identified 13 cases of omicron, the new coronavirus variant believed to be more contagious, among team members of a professional soccer club.

November 29, 2021

As omicron threatens US, is Biden up to the task?

Americans don’t hate Joe Biden; they just think he’s incompetent. With omicron, the highly contagious new COVID mutation barreling down on us, that’s not reassuring.

November 29, 2021

Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year

With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine.

November 29, 2021

Omicron variant poses ‘very high’ global risk, ‘unprecedented number of spike mutations’: WHO

The COVID-19 omicron variant has an “unprecedented number of spike mutations” and poses a “very high” global risk, the World Health Organization said Monday.

November 29, 2021

Couple with COVID-19 leave quarantine, arrested trying to flee country, Dutch police say

A married couple who tested positive for COVID-19 left their hotel quarantine and were arrested in an “airplane that was about to” leave the country, Dutch military police said, according to a report.