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Day: November 29, 2021

‘Vaccine’ is word of the year for US dictionary Merriam-Webster

Published by The Bangkok Post WASHINGTON: The American dictionary of reference Merriam-Webster on Monday revealed “vaccine” to be its word of the year for 2021, reflecting both the hopes and deep divisions sparked by vaccination as the world wrestled with

Delta to continue Atlanta-Johannesburg flights amid restrictions

Published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Delta Air Lines is continuing its Atlanta-Johannesburg flights, even though the U.S. has imposed new restrictions on travel from southern African countries because of concerns about a new COVID-19 variant. Atlanta-based Delta operates three flights

Fed’s Powell warns Omicron poses risks to US economy

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The Omicron variant of Covid-19 could slow the recovery of the US economy and labor market and also heighten uncertainty regarding inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in testimony released Monday. Powell has consistently

Delay risk to eased tests

Published by The Bangkok Post Delay risk to eased tests Omicron threatens ATK entry plan for travellers The plan to allow international travellers to take an antigen test (ATK) instead of an RT-PCR test to enter the country might be

Ministry ready to allot more funds if required

Published by The Bangkok Post The Finance Ministry stands ready to inject additional money to revive the economy if the Omicron coronavirus variant hits the country, said the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Pornchai Thiraveja. However, it is not yet

Covid variant Omicron ‘not a cause for panic’: Biden

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to “panic” over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and said he does not foresee new lockdowns or extending travel restrictions for now. The virus variant,

GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson Spreads Covid-19 Omicron Variant Conspiracy Theory

Published by uPolitics.com United States Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), a retired Navy rear admiral who served as former President Donald Trump‘s chief medical advisor from 2019-2021, has been spreading conspiracy theories about the omicron variant of Covid-19 on the internet. Jackson