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Statement by President Joe Biden on the Omicron COVID-19 Variant — This morning I was briefed by my chief medical advisor, Dr. Tony Fauci, and the members of our COVID response team, about the Omicron variant, which is spreading through Southern Africa.
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Biden to restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday — Fauci: New Covid variant spreading in fluid motion in South Africa — (CNN)President Joe Biden will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday as a new coronavirus variant has emerged …
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CNBC:
Dow drops 800 points as new Covid variant sparks market sell-off — U.S. stock dropped on Friday on renewed Covid fears over a new variant found in South Africa. — The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 800 points, or more than 2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slid 1.4% and 0.9%, respectively.
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Washington Post:
Countries move to cut air links with southern Africa amid news of virulent new coronavirus variant — LONDON — As alarm over a new, possibly more infectious coronavirus variant spread around the world, France, Britain, Japan and Israel began to ban or order quarantines for air passengers arriving from the southern African region.
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
U.S. to restrict travel from South Africa and other countries as it assesses risks of new omicron variant — NANTUCKET, Mass. — The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday, according to a senior Biden administration official.
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World Health Organization: WHO:
Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern — The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations …
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Reuters:
Fauci says U.S. must study data before deciding on travel ban over new COVID-19 variant … Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday that a ban on flights from southern Africa was a possibility and the United States was rushing to gather data on the new COVID-19 variant.
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Wall Street Journal:
Stock Futures, Oil Drop on Concerns Over New Covid-19 Variant — Treasury yields slide as investors shed riskier assets and pile into havens — Stocks, oil prices and government-bond yields slumped after South Africa raised the alarm over a fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus …
Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden admin announces travel ban for South Africa and 7 other countries, citing new variant — The Biden administration announced plans on Friday to ban travel to the United States from South Africa and seven other countries, just hours after a new coronavirus variant was deemed a highly transmissible virus of concern.
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David L. Stern / Washington Post:
Ukraine's Zelensky alleges Russia plotting coup against him for next week — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a group of Russian and Ukrainians is planning to stage a coup d'etat in Ukraine next month and that the plotters are trying to enlist the help …
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Three Years Late, Israelis Finally Hear the Truth About Trump — Netanyahu's former Mossad chief, defense minister and IDF commander are speaking out on Trump's departure from the Iran deal, years after the then-prime minister celebrated it — When Donald Trump decided to withdraw …
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Texas Abortion Law Complicates Care for Risky Pregnancies — Doctors in Texas say they cannot head off life-threatening medical crises in pregnant women if abortions cannot be offered or even discussed. — A few weeks after Texas adopted the most restrictive abortion law in the nation …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump and his allies have embraced, promoted and counseled Kyle Rittenhouse since his acquittal — Some prominent conservatives have worked to make a hero out of Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, who was acquitted a week ago of homicide in deadly shootings during protests last year in Wisconsin.
Lian Buan / Rappler:
Calida blocks Maria Ressa's travel for Nobel Prize: She's a ‘flight risk’ — Calling the Rappler CEO a “flight risk,” Solicitor General Jose Calida has filed an opposition with the Court of Appeals (CA) seeking to bar Maria Ressa from traveling to Oslo, Norway, in December to personally receive her Nobel Peace Prize.
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CNN:
Trump pulls strings behind the scenes to help loyal 2022 candidates — Trump endorses Rep. Mo Brooks for Alabama Senate seat — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump has taken his involvement in 2022 Republican primaries to a new level as he works to permanently mold the GOP in his image.
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