COVID-19

Schoolchildren face fraught return to class as Omicron runs amok in France
As Covid cases soar among France's children, experts baffled by relaxed school protocol France records more than 200,000 new Covid cases for fourth day running

French lawmakers hold up bill on new 'vaccine pass' in setback for Macron

US sets global record of 1 million Covid-19 cases in a single day
Violence against women

French police face disciplinary hearings amid high numbers of femicide

Sudan: Thousands protest against military rule after PM's resignation leaves army in control

Scores killed as fighting escalates near Yemen's Marib

Beijing seals off Olympic 'bubble' ahead of Winter Games
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Record number of migrants crossed Channel from France to UK last year, says report

China says it will continue to 'modernise' its nuclear arsenal

Political activist Ramy Shaath to be freed from detention in Egypt, say sources
On The Observers

Videos show snow covering the desert in Saudi Arabia

Hong Kong democracy activist Chow Hang-tung jailed again over Tiananmen vigil
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Prince Andrew accuser's legal deal with Jeffrey Epstein released

Jury finds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty in fraud trial

Turkish inflation soars to 36% as financial turmoil continues

New York attorney general subpoenas Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. in fraud inquiry

French MPs draft vaccine pass law amid 'tidal wave' of Omicron cases

Haiti's prime minister 'survives assassination attempt'
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Brazil's Bolsonaro in 'stable' condition after being admitted to hospital for abdominal pain

French election year kicks off with EU flag fracas at Paris's Arc de Triomphe

Two armed drones shot down at Baghdad airport

Firefighters tackle fresh blaze at S. African parliament, suspect charged with arson

Cameroon bids to reassure AFCON fans over security fears in troubled Anglophone region

Detained Ennahda politician suspected of 'terrorism', interior minister says
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