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.
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.
Novak Djokovic likely to skip Australian Open over vaccine mandate, says father
Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the Australian Open if rules on Covid-19 vaccinations are not relaxed, the world number one’s father, Srdjan Djokovic, said.
Louis Vuitton artistic director Virgil Abloh dies at 41
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Expert explains how we'll know if vaccines work against Omicron variant
Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the Omicron variant and when we’ll know if vaccines are effective against it.
China extols isolation as countries rush to impose Omicron travel bans
• Governments mobilizing to respond to new variant
Global markets brace for a nervous week ahead over Omicron concerns
Asia Pacific markets were down on Monday as investors continued to digest news about a new Covid-19 variant.
Beverly Hills police say they're investigating anti-Semitic flyers distributed one night before the beginning of Hanukkah
Police in Beverly Hills, California, have launched an investigation after residents received anti-Jewish hate speech flyers ahead of the first night of Hanukkah, the department said Sunday.
Snowstorm strands 61 in pub for third night, ‘plenty of beer available’
About 61 people were stranded for days at a pub in England after a massive snowstorm
The Queen will have one less realm this week
Queen Elizabeth will have one less realm next week when Barbados severs its final imperial links to Britain by removing the 95-year-old as its head of state and declaring itself a republic.
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China’s use of refueling aircraft during recent Taiwan sortie raises concern
China’s unusual decision to deploy a Y-20 aerial refueling aircraft during Sunday’s foray into Taiwan’s air defense buffer zone may be indicative of the country’s ambition to extend its military reach and capabilities in the region, according to a report.
Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial begins Monday. Prosecutors allege she created a network of underage victims for the late Jeffrey Epstein
The public will get a glimpse into the life of the late Jeffrey Epstein as the sex-trafficking trial of his longtime companion Ghislaine Maxwell gets underway.
Exploring Vardzia, Georgia's mysterious rock-hewed cave city
From 3,000-year-old Uplistikhe to the 6th century David Gareja Monastery and the long-forgotten dwellings of Samshvilde, all of Georgia’s cave sites are awe-inspiring.
New Year's Eve: Covid-19 cancels Auckland fireworks and entertainment - Stuff.co.nz
New Year’s Eve: Covid-19 cancels Auckland fireworks and entertainment
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.