Australia to shorten booster intervals as Omicron pushes cases to records
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/AUSTRALIA (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Australia to shorten booster intervals as Omicron pushes cases to records
Mexico adds 149 COVID-19 deaths, official death toll nears 300,000
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MEXICO (URGENT):Mexico adds 149 COVID-19 deaths, official death toll nears 300,000
CDC cuts quarantine time to 7 days for healthcare workers amid Omicron surge
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CDC (URGENT):CDC cuts quarantine time to 7 days for healthcare workers amid Omicron surge
Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents
CANADA-IMMIGRATION/:Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents
Biden signs bill banning goods from China's Xinjiang over forced labor
USA-CHINA/XINJIANG-BIDEN (UPDATE 2, PIX):UPDATE 2-Biden signs bill banning goods from China's Xinjiang over forced labor
Japan to put off sending officials to Beijing Olympics, NHK says
OLYMPICS-2022/JAPAN (URGENT):Japan to put off sending officials to Beijing Olympics, NHK says
S.Korea's Moon likely to pardon disgraced former president Park -Yonhap
SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/PARK (PIX):S.Korea's Moon likely to pardon disgraced former president Park -Yonhap
Brazil registers 3,645 new coronavirus cases, 137 deaths
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRAZIL (URGENT):Brazil registers 3,645 new coronavirus cases, 137 deaths
Australia to shorten COVID-19 booster dose intervals from January
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/AUSTRALIA-VACCINE (URGENT):Australia to shorten COVID-19 booster dose intervals from January
New York City to scale down New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/NEW YORK (PIX):New York City to scale down New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square