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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, is to hold crisis talks with businesses in the hospitality industry.
The spread of the omicron Covid-19 variant has had a disastrous impact on the sector, with thousands of people cancelling bookings in the run-up to Christmas.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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Ghana says it will impose a fine on international airlines that bring in unvaccinated people into the country. It comes amid fears of the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the West African country.
Ridwan Karim Dini Osman reports from Accra.
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Ghana says it will impose a fine on international airlines that bring in unvaccinated people into the country. It's comes following fears of the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the West African country.
Ridwan Karim Dini Osman reports from Accra.
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Medical interns in Uganda have vowed to continue with a sit down strike until the government pays their allowances. Other medical professionals like dentists, nurses and midwives have supported the industrial action and have threatened to join the strike. Leon Solomon reports from Kampala
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The weather office in India is warning of an intense cold wave in at least four states.
Health experts are concerned that this could fuel a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Authorities are stepping up measures and are prepared to impose local lockdowns, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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The social media company is taking enforcement actions against seven of those companies.
Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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Haiti is in the spotlight again, where the remaining members of an American missionary group who were kidnapped in October, have been released.
It’s not clear whether a ransom was paid for the twelve hostages left in captivity, as Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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The UK government has reported 88,376 new Covid-19 cases.
That's the nation's highest tally since the pandemic began and comes as the omicron variant continues to spread at a rapid rate.
Chris Jones has more in London
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France is banning travel from the United Kingdom without "compelling reasons" from December 18.
Leisure trips or non-urgent business will not be considered valid reasons for travel into France from Saturday.
The government is making the move to try to control the influx of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
From FSN's bureau in Paris, here's Ross Cullen.
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Hong Kong Police have launched an operation that they say will "purify the city's internet". The force says it is targeting a surge in online crime that has emerged during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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