December 8, 2021
Coast Guard diver pulls body from car above Niagara Falls
US policewoman ‘betrayed 20-year-old kid’, manslaughter trial told
Jury begins deliberations in trial of actor Jussie Smollett
Homeless man charged with setting fire to Christmas tree at Fox News HQ
Austria’s fourth lockdown to end for vaccinated people on Sunday
India’s military chief killed in helicopter crash
Covid booster jab may protect against Omicron, says Pfizer
Centre-left leader Olaf Scholz sworn in as German chancellor
Norway introduces 10-person limit on gatherings in homes due to Covid rise
Dutch museum to fix ripples in Rembrandt’s The Night Watch
Helicopter carrying Indian military chief crashes
South Korea’s daily virus figure exceeds 7,000 for first time
Olaf Scholz voted in to replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s leader
Japanese tycoon takes off for International Space Station
Germany takes new path as Scholz replaces Merkel as chancellor
Rose McGowan’s lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein dismissed
No breakthrough following Biden-Putin talks over Ukraine tensions
Australia joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
China says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit
December 7, 2021
Bidens honour Pearl Harbour’s fallen in visit to Second World War memorial
Dozens of inmates killed in Burundi prison fire, says government
US billionaire to return stolen antiquities worth £53m
Indonesian president visits eruption survivors and vows to rebuild
Biden to warn Putin of economic pain if he invades Ukraine
UAE working week will change to Monday-Friday
China accuses US of violating Olympic spirit through diplomatic boycott
Donald Trump’s media venture eyed by financial regulators
US Justice Department closes Emmett Till investigation with no new charges
December 6, 2021
Bob Dole to lie in state at Capitol as nation honours senator
US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
US actor Jussie Smollett tells his trial attack ‘was no hoax’
Afghanistan museum reopens with Taliban security – and visitors
Trump social media venture unveils forecast of 81m users by 2026
New York mayor to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
Skiing and snowboarding Santas take to the slopes for charity
Unvaccinated Italians face tougher restrictions
Justin Bieber performs at Saudi F1 race after boycott calls
European Central Bank plans to redesign euro banknotes
Pope asks young people to resist ‘consumerist sirens’ as he ends Greece visit
Rescue efforts continue after deadly Indonesian volcanic eruption
Solomon Islands leader wins no-confidence vote after riots
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi convicted in further blow to democracy
December 5, 2021
Fauci says early reports ‘encouraging’ about Omicron variant
Chris Cuomo accused of harassment days before CNN firing
Women activists call for greater rights in Afghanistan
Violence as French far-right TV pundit holds campaign rally
Senate leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole dies aged 98
Belgian police use water cannon and tear gas on Covid protesters
