November 27, 2021 Biden promised to 'shut down' COVID, but omicron variant poses new challenge for admin The COVID-19 omicron variant is posing new risks for President Biden and his administration as they attempt to control the spread of a virus he vowed to "shut down" during the 2020 campaign.
November 27, 2021 No cases of COVID-19 omicron variant identified yet in US, CDC says The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday night that no cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified in the U.S. to date.
November 27, 2021 Fauci would 'not be surprised' if omicron is already in US, predicts it will go 'all over' Dr. Anthony Fauci said Saturday morning that he would not be shocked to learn that the COVID-19 omicron variant is already in the U.S.
November 27, 2021 Dutch authorities check for COVID-19 omicron variant after 61 arrivals from South Africa test positive Dutch authorities are checking for the omicron variant after 61 passengers on two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
November 26, 2021 Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges? A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease.
November 26, 2021 WHO identifies omicron as new highly transmissible COVID-19 'variant of concern' The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it would classify the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 strain as a "variant of concern," and labeled it with the Greek alphabet letter “omicron.”
November 26, 2021 Fauci on new COVID-19 variant: US, South African scientists studying potential to evade vaccine antibodies U.S. scientists will talk with South African scientists on Friday about the threat of the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant, including whether or not it can evade antibodies.
November 25, 2021 WHO meets to discuss new, ‘heavily mutated’ COVID-19 variant The World Health Organization is holding a meeting Friday to discuss the dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa that has been blamed on a new variant of the virus.
November 19, 2021 Miss South Africa's appearance in Miss Universe in Israel ignites controversy Controversy is swirling around the Miss South Africa beauty pageant, as the government has withdrawn its support for the event because of its plans to participate in the Miss Universe 2021 contest, which is to be held in Israel in December.
October 17, 2021 Venezuela suspends talks with opposition after Maduro envoy extradited to US to face charges Venezuela said Saturday it would suspend negotiations with the opposition party after a member of its team was extradited to the U.S. on money laundering charges.
