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TRT World says Top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci has warned of a bleak winter ahead as the Covid-19 Omicron variant spurs a new wave.

BBC Sport says Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied making an accusation of sexual assault, in her first media interview since the allegations.

France24 says The French government announced new restrictions yesterday in light of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

RT News says several rockets hit Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone hosting the US-led military coalition’s facilities as well as the US embassy.

Aljazeera says The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has risen to 75, official tallies showed on Sunday.

Arab News says Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport office early Sunday.

VOA says CNN is closing its offices in the United States to all nonessential employees as COVID-19 cases increase.

The Sun says CLEVELAND Guardians minor league catcher Andrés Meléndez passed away suddenly on Thursday afternoon in Miami, the team confirmed.

The Sun says SURPRISE December stimulus check payments of $600 and $1,100 will begin rolling out today – here’s how you’ll be sent your cash.

The Daily Mirror says Ghislaine Maxwell’s defence team today called an expert witness to cast doubt on accusers’ ability to remember.

The Daily Mirror says Derek Chauvinwho murdered George Floyd faces a longer jail term after admitting breaching the dying man’s civil rights.

The Daily Mirror says A hero dog is being credited for saving a baby’s life after she had stopped breathing.

The Independent says At least five people have been killed after “really abnormal” powerful storms and record-breaking winds lashed across several US states.

The Guardian says A Louisiana judge is facing growing calls for her resignation after a video surfaced of racist language.

The Metro says A father was brutally beaten to death outside his home while hanging Christmas decorations with his young daughter.

TRT World says President Joe Biden has warned that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will “start to spread much more rapidly” in the United States.

France24 says At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a commercial building in a shopping district in Osaka.

France has issued a statement about new restrictions being placed on travellers from the UK. As Omicron spreads “extremely quickly” travel restrictions have been reintroduced.

The Guardian says Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The Guardian says The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the US government’s investigation into the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy.

The Independent says Four children have died and five others were left badly injured after the bouncy castle they were playing on was blown away by strong winds in Tasmania, Australia.

Aljazeera says Weather bureau says ‘very destructive typhoon-force winds’ likely as International Red Cross warns residents to brace for one of the strongest storms of the year.

Arab News says The diesel fuel needed to produce oxygen for coronavirus patients has run out.

TRT World says White former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Minnesota to charges he violated George Floyd’s civil rights.

VOA says The White House COVID-19 Response team Wednesday said early data indicates the omicron variant is spreading in the U.S.