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Australia delays reopening over Omicron variant

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a two-week delay to the latest reopening plans is "necessary".
Australia
Travel bans must be urgently lifted - SA president

Cyril Ramaphosa says the action by countries including the UK and US is discriminatory and unnecessary.
Africa
Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial to begin

The UK socialite denies grooming girls for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.
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Reaction to Rangnick's arrival at Man Utd & Premier League news conferences

Reaction to Ralf Rangnick's arrival at Man Utd, plus Premier League news conferences
Football
Curry beats record in Warriors victory

Stephen Curry inspires Golden State Warriors to a seventh straight victory as he scored 33 points in a 105-90 win over Los Angeles Clippers.
Basketball
Djokovic 'probably won't' play in Australia

Novak Djokovicis is unlikely to play at the Australian Open because of rules over Covid-19 vaccinations, according to his father Srdjan Djokovic.
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The ancient knowledge saving an icon

"Everybody learns how to have more respect for the land and sea"
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Should you skip the Great Resignation?

Now could be the best time ever to stick around at your job
Worklife
The lab-grown food revolution

Can meat and milk made from stem cells help the food industry reach net zero?
Future
10 films to watch this December

Including Spider-Man, West Side Story and a fourth Matrix film
Culture
Miedema named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

Netherlands and Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema wins a BBC award
Women's Football
Queen of Barbados - but just for one last day

The island nation will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state
UK
Covid variants: Do we need new vaccines yet?

A new Covid variant has emerged that looks worryingly different to the one vaccines were designed to...
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