US STOCKS-Wall Street skids on Omicron worry, hit to U.S. investment bill
USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 5):US STOCKS-Wall Street skids on Omicron worry, hit to U.S. investment bill
Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen's Sanaa airport - state media
YEMEN-SECURITY/SANAA (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen's Sanaa airport - state media
Canada reports atypical case of mad cow disease, OIE says
CANADA-COW/BSE (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Canada reports atypical case of mad cow disease, OIE says
Egyptian activist Abdel Fattah sentenced to five years in prison -judicial source
EGYPT-RIGHTS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Egyptian activist Abdel Fattah sentenced to five years in prison -judicial source
EU plans to finish green investment rules for gas and nuclear next year
The EU taxonomy will not ban investments in activities not labelled "green". But by limiting the green label to those activities deemed truly climate-friendly, the EU aims to steer cash into low carbon projects
Pentagon team evaluated Ukraine air defense needs -spokesman
UKRAINE-CRISIS/USA-PENTAGON (URGENT):Pentagon team evaluated Ukraine air defense needs -spokesman
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes offshore Northern California - EMSC
CALIFORNIA-QUAKE/ (URGENT):Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes offshore Northern California - EMSC
U.S. overpaid corn farmers $3 bln in Trump trade aid - GAO
USA-CORN/TRADE-AID:U.S. overpaid corn farmers $3 bln in Trump trade aid - GAO
White House says they are talking to New York about needs to deal with covid surge
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BIDEN (URGENT):White House says they are talking to New York about needs to deal with covid surge
Rise of Omicron dashes New York's Christmas cheer as COVID surges
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHIC):UPDATE 1-Rise of Omicron dashes New York's Christmas cheer as COVID surges