AP Top Stories November 30
Here’s the latest for Tuesday November 30th: Opening statements in Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial; COVID-19 omicron variant appears in more places; California man accused of killing…
Read moreOn This Day: 30 November 2004
The mammoth winning streak of “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings came to an end (Nov. 30)
Read moreYazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial
Taha al-Jumailly is jailed for life for crimes including the murder of a young Yazidi girl in 2015.
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Counterfeit Covid Masks Are Still Sold Everywhere
Rising Covid cases have spurred a return to mask-wearing in the U.S. and overseas, at a time when flawed KN95s from China continue to dominate e-commerce sites.Rising…
Read moreCDC 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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Covid-19: New Zealand reports 134 new community cases of Delta variant
New Zealand reported 134 new Delta variant cases of Covid-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country’s current community…
Read moreLeaked 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.
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Stocks fall as Moderna CEO says vaccines will struggle with Omicron
Global stocks and oil prices are falling again after a brief respite Monday from the heavy sell-off triggered by the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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State and local leaders are worried the current rate of infections has primed conditions for another surge, with or without new variants
As scientists race to answer whether the newly identified Omicron variant poses a greater threat, experts are urging measures to help lower coronavirus risks to millions of…
Read more‘Squid Game’ creator ‘loved’ YouTube star’s version
After his hit Netflix series won at the Gotham Awards, “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk gave his stamp of approval to YouTube star MrBeast’s “real life” version…
Read moreLots of storms but a slow finish: Busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane season ends today
The intense 2021 Atlantic hurricane season comes to its official end today, a season that saw 21 named storms, the third-most on record.
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Fifth Omicron COVID-19 case in NSW visited venues in Sydney and Central Coast
NSW Health has confirmed a woman in her 30s who spent time in Sydney and the Central Coast has been infected with the new variant.
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Scott Morrison says the new Omicron COVID-19 variant won’t lead to more lockdowns
It comes as Tasmania announces it is closing its borders to the vast majority of overseas arrivals.
Read moreAustralian parliament: One in three workers sexually harassed, says report
Canberra’s workplace culture has left a “trail of devastation” for women especially, a review finds.
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11 killed, over 200 inmates escape after prison attack in Nigeria
At least 11 persons were killed and 252 inmates escaped from a custodial center in central Nigeria’s Plateau state when a group of unknown gunmen attacked the…
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