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Asylum seekers are gathering at the US-Mexico border. This is why

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The first time Mari Marin Bastidas tried to claim asylum at the U.S. border, she was turned away by authorities who said a policy instituted to slow the spread of COVID-19 meant her case would not even get a hearing.

Los Angeles Times

China's COVID-19 surge might spawn a new coronavirus mutant

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world

The Independent UK

WA's Hakea Prison suspends Christmas Eve visits amid COVID-19 outbreak

Families have been left in the lurch after Hakea Prison, in Perth's south, cancelled family visits the day before Christmas Eve due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Major retailers gear up for massive Boxing Day sales boom

Major retailers are geared up for a Boxing Day boom amid the first Christmas without COVID-19 restrictions in three years.

Newcastle Herald

What Margot, Emma, Ruby and Zac are doing while they have COVID-19 at Christmas

As Australia enters its third COVID-19 Christmas, a rise in case numbers has seen many dinners, drinks and work parties set aside for another holiday season.

ABC News

Chinese cities reveal COVID cases surpassing national tally

Two Chinese cities reported daily COVID-19 cases that far surpassed the official national tally, in another illustration of the unreliability of data in a country grappling with infections after abruptly ending COVID zero.

Tribune News Service

There really is a "great replacement"

Is voting for Republicans literally killing white people in rural America? Because the correlation is striking

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This major champion believes his COVID-born tour could become a major feeder league

The winner of this flourishing tour's order of merit next year will gain promotion to the Challenge Tour.

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Brendan O’Carroll gets ‘goosebumps’ knowing Mrs Brown’s Boys is part of Christmas traditions

‘That’s what people who come to the show say – “Ah, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Mrs Brown,”’ comedian said

The Independent UK

'Overwhelmed': China's stretched health system grapples with soaring Covid cases

Over the past few days, the emergency rooms of Shanghai hospitals have been overwhelmed as coronavirus cases soar after the Chinese Communist Party reversed its restrictive "zero-Covid" policy. Official estimates indicate that some 250 million people, almost a fifth of the Chinese population, caught Covid in the first 20 days…

France 24

US officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won't slow Santa's travels

The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve deliveries

The Independent UK

Teacher left baffled by school's 'insulting' Christmas gift to her

The frustrated woman took to TikTok to reveal her frustration over the unusual gift she had received from her employer and many social media users agreed with her.

Daily Record

India says arrivals from Thailand must show negative Covid test

India will require a negative Covid-19 test result from travellers arriving from Thailand, China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, the country’s health minister said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Most Americans don't have peak vaccine protection against COVID

Only 36% of Americans 65 and older have received an updated booster shot.

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Evening Standard

Government to launch bid to encourage over-50s to end early retirement

Around 630,000 have left the workforce since 2019 and employment figures are still not back to pre-pandemic levels

The Times of India

International arrivals from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand to present the mandatory RT-PCR test result

Keeping in mind the recent rise in the COVID-19 cases all across the world, the Indian Health Ministry has also announced that it is now mandatory for all passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand to produce RT-PCR test results upon arrival.

Edinburgh Live

Teacher gutted after unwrapping school's 'insulting' Christmas present to her

The disappointed art teacher struggled to hold back her frustration upon opening the seemingly innocent gift from her employer, as it left her incredibly disappointed.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Protects Patients With Blood Cancer: Study

People with blood cancer usually have a weak immune system, putting them at an increased risk of becoming very ill from Covid-19. Read on for details:

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Salon

The $1.7T omnibus and Beltway disconnect

The bill is an immoral document executed by leaders increasingly out of touch with reality of life

Dublin Live

'Deploy all resources' against respiratory viruses, Varadkar says

Flu and RSV cases have rocketed this month while Covid cases are up 75%

Reuters

India makes COVID test mandatory for arrivals from some countries, including China

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Newslaundry

TV Newsance 195: Covid in China and Bharat Jodo Yatra as a ‘superspreader’

The big news of the week is the rapid spread of Covid in China. We look at China’s zero-Covid policy, why it failed and what’s really happening in our neighbouring country with the big Omicron spike. Should India be worried? Meanwhile, Arnab Goswami, Navika Kumar and the usual suspects on…

Bangkok Post

Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day

Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that the country's wave of infections is not being reflected in official statistics.

Wales Online

The man making music for Simon Cowell from a home studio in Cowbridge

Composer Matthew Brind has worked on The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and even written music for Nicole Scherzinger and the movie Paddington 2

Tribune News Service

Blinken raises China’s COVID ‘transparency’ with his Chinese counterpart

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart that it was important for Beijing to be transparent about a growing COVID-19 outbreak, as questions mount about whether Chinese officials are trying to downplay the number of deaths.

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