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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.
IN: Delhi officials areFacebook is notifying nearly 50 thousand users in more than 100 countries they may have been targets of hacking attempts by surveillance companies.
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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Joe Biden says he will do whatever it takes to help communities impacted by a series of deadly tornadoes which killed more than eighty people.
The storms are among the deadliest in US history.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer reports
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The U.S. Federal Reserve Chair has laid out plans that will likely lead to an increase in interest rates from the second quarter of 2022.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Jerome Powell outlined steps for economic recovery, while keeping inflation in check.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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DUR: 0:37White House officials say there are NO plans for fresh restrictions or lockdowns in the US as the omicron strain spreads across the country.
It's now been identified in at least 36 of America's 50 states, and in some parts of the country including New York and New Jersey it is already responsible for 14% of new Covid-19 infections.
But Jeff Zients (PRON: ZEYE-NTZ), who heads President Biden's Covid-19 response team, told reporters there is no need for restrictions or any change in public behavior ahead of the Christmas holidays.
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And Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden's Chief Medical Adviser, said he currently foresees no need for the development of additional booster vaccinations that will specifically address the new strain.
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