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BBCLeaked papers link top Chinese leaders to Uyghur crackdown
They show speeches by Xi Jinping and others which led to Uyghurs' mass internment and forced labour.
Variety‘Squid Game’ Debuts on Audience Measurement Chart as BARB Upgrades to SVOD Reporting
Netflix’s “Squid Game” and “The Guilty” have debuted on BARB, the U.K. television audience measurement currency, as the organization has revealed a “once-in-a-generation upgrade.” Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) and video-sharing platform measurement has been introduced in BARB’s service bouquet. BARB is now able to measure the reach and total time spent viewing SVOD services such as […]
Associated PressFar-right pundit to launch campaign for French presidency
A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions was poised Tuesday to officially enter the race for France's presidency, having already shaken it up with his anti-immigration and anti-Islam invective. Eric Zemmour's supporters said the essayist, who has climbed in the polls despite having no hands-on political experience, would announce his candidacy around midday. The 63-year-old polemist, who is sometimes likened in France to former U.S. President Donald Trump, would be running in the April election against the as-yet undeclared President Emmanuel Macron and a spectrum of other candidates from far-left to far-right.
USA TODAYCDC says all adults should receive COVID booster due to omicron variant: Live updates
The omicron variant causes the CDC to change its guidance on booster shots and unvaccinated federal workers get to keep their jobs for now. Updates.
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Supreme Court's decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi
Here's a look at how the Supreme Court's ruling on Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban could affect the law in other states.
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'They could overturn Roe': Supreme Court to hear argument in blockbuster Mississippi abortion case
The justices will hear arguments Dec. 1 in a challenge to Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
- Variety
ViacomCBS Signs Diverse U.K. Writers With First Look Deals Ahead of Paramount Plus Launch
Ahead of the early 2022 U.K. launch of Paramount Plus, VIS, a division of ViacomCBS International Studios, has signed five emerging writers from underrepresented groups. One of the main criteria for choosing this group is their “potential to collaborate on distinctive development projects intended for Paramount Plus,” according to a statement from VIS. The five […]
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Zara founder’s daughter becomes retail group's chairwoman
Marta Ortega will replace Pablo Isla as chairwoman of Zara’s parent firm Inditex.
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Greece to make vaccinations for persons over 60 mandatory, PM says
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece said on Tuesday it would make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over, a drastic step for the country grappling with a new surge in coronavirus cases. "We are focusing our efforts on protection of our fellow citizens and for this reason their vaccination will be mandatory from now on," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a cabinet meeting.
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Threatened by Omicron, EU states urged to test more as some lag
The European Union's health commissioner has urged governments to boost efforts to detect coronavirus mutations, as some lag behind even as the new Omicron variant is detected around the bloc. The variant first found in southern Africa has now been identified in several European countries, but it is hard to track its spread as various countries do not carry out sufficient genome sequencing of positive samples. "Certain Member States lag behind considerably in terms of this crucial dimension," Stella Kyriakides said in a letter seen by Reuters to health ministers of the 27 EU countries.
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Kuwait's exiled opposition returns home after royal pardon
Several prominent Kuwaiti opposition figures have returned home from a decade of self-exile after getting amnesty from the ruling emir, a long-awaited move celebrated Tuesday that's aimed at ending the political paralysis that has burned a hole in public finances. Faisal al-Muslim was the latest to be greeted early Tuesday by screams of joy from relatives and supporters who had gathered at the open-air diwaniya, the all-male customary Kuwaiti gathering. Attendees in traditional white robes and checkered headdresses crowded around al-Muslim, jostling to shake his hand.
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Norwegians should wear face masks in crowded places, PM says
OSLO (Reuters) -Norwegians should wear face masks on public transport and in other crowded places amid a surge in coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Tuesday. He also urged municipalities to accelerate a drive to give booster shots to all adults, but did not call for a widespread use of digital "corona passes". Norway in September ended all domestic coronavirus restrictions, but opposition parties in recent days called on the government to take action to prevent the spread of the virus and thus avoid a hard lockdown of society.
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Brit Awards: Bree Runway, Lola Young and Holly Humberstone tipped for rising star prize
BBC Sound Of runner-up Holly Humberstone, Bree Runway and Lola Young are tipped as ones-to-watch.
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EasyJet says Omicron has weakened bookings
But the airline's boss says it is early days and that summer bookings are close to pre-pandemic levels.
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Trump Jan. 6 records on the line in federal appeals court
A federal appeals court will hear arguments about whether Donald Trump can block access to documents from a House committee investigating insurrection
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Covid: 'We’ve had 20 cancellations in one weekend'
As worries emerge over a new Covid variant, hospitality fears it could thwart the busiest time of year.
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Top German court upholds disputed national COVID measures
Germany's highest court on Tuesday rejected complaints against curfews and other restrictions imposed by federal legislation earlier this year in areas where the coronavirus was spreading quickly — a decision that could help the country's leaders as they struggle to tackle a sharp rise in infections. The ruling from the Federal Constitutional Court came hours before outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and her designated successor, Olaf Scholz, planned to hold talks on the situation with the country's 16 state governors. There has been a string of calls from experts and politicians for tougher restrictions, but Germany's federal structure and the transition from Merkel's national government to a new one under Scholz have slowed decision-making.
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Swedish PM chooses party veteran Damberg as finance minister
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson picked Social Democrat veteran Mikael Damberg as finance minister in her minority government on Tuesday as she pledged to fight climate change and gang crime, and strengthen the welfare system. Damberg has been minister of the interior, where he has been the face of the government's efforts to tackle gang crime.
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EU could approve shot against new Covid variant in 3-4 months
The EU drug regulator said on Tuesday it could approve vaccines adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus within three to four months if needed, but that existing shots would continue to provide protection. Speaking to the European Parliament, European Medicines Agency (EMA) executive director Emer Cooke said it was not known if drugmakers would need to tweak their vaccines to protect against Omicron, but the EMA was preparing for that possibility. The CEO of drugmaker Moderna had set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday by warning that existing vaccines were unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant, first detected in southern Africa, as they have been against the Delta version.
- Business Insider
Singapore-based Grab is set to make its Nasdaq debut, months after agreeing to go public in the largest-ever SPAC merger
Founded as a ride-hailing service, Grab has since expanded to include delivery, shopping, and more. It's set to make its Nasdaq debut on December 2.