Tweets Of The Day

Virus update:
• U.S. faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances.
• EU leaders to discuss rise of infections, omicron spread.
• France to restrict travel from Britain.
• U.S. sports leagues see more COVID-19 outbreaks.

More coverage: https://t.co/hkvToQaoyD

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 16, 2021

Omicron isolation is on course to paralyse Britain: Covid cases could hit 443,000 by Christmas Eve https://t.co/xC7oazgRpt

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) December 16, 2021

A summit of European Union leaders will try to coordinate action to tackle the surge of coronavirus infections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant while keeping borders open. https://t.co/oPO2l6DMsd

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) December 16, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine uptake around the world by percentage of population, according to official data collated by Our World in Data, as of December 15. Does not include boosters #AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/atcK9U8nJ5

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 16, 2021

Beijing 2022: Putin tells Xi he will attend Winter Olympics https://t.co/63LlQlwt9F

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 16, 2021

The Biden administration is imposing new sanctions on several Chinese biotech and surveillance companies for actions in Xinjiang province. It's the latest step against Beijing over human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims in the country’s western region. https://t.co/D2sDIZeovP

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 16, 2021

#UPDATE The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday said it would wind down pandemic-era bond buys as the #eurozone comes under pressure from soaring #inflation, even as concerns grow about the fast-spreading #Omicron variant of the coronavirus https://t.co/uqRaN3GBSd

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 16, 2021

REPORTER: "Should members of congress and their spouses be banned from trading individual stocks while serving in congress?"

SPEAKER PELOSI: "No ... We are a free market economy. They should be able to participate in that."

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— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 15, 2021