Tweets Of The Day

Virus update:
• Biden to pledge 500M free rapid COVID tests, increased support for hospitals.
• Germany to decide on post-Christmas COVID measures.
• Thailand reimposes quarantine.
• NHL shuts down Wednesday through Saturday.

More coverage: https://t.co/UZaPRc9Brt

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 21, 2021

Kosovo agrees to rent prison cells to Denmark to ease overcrowding https://t.co/TznZFZyHi2

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 21, 2021

Problems are piling up for US President Joe Biden, from a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases to a fellow Democrat's defiant rejection of his signature social spending bill -- @AureliaEndAFP takes a look https://t.co/bYTGFwRneO pic.twitter.com/Z6Lam73zr4

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 20, 2021

President Vladimir Putin has used a speech during a meeting with Russia's top military brass to renew his demand for guarantees from the U.S. and its allies that NATO won't expand eastward. He blamed the West for “tensions that are building up in Europe.” https://t.co/8fng9ntokE

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) December 21, 2021

#UPDATE Tigrayan rebels announced they were withdrawing from several areas and retreating, a move the United States said it would welcome as opening the door to "broader diplomacy" in the 13-month war -- here's the latest from @akannampilly https://t.co/H5wcbdom1Y pic.twitter.com/afNPCs7EOI

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 20, 2021

Abducted Haiti missionaries describe daring escape https://t.co/i47KTQFTKs

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 21, 2021

All four of Big Ben's dials will be on display for the first time in four years as London rings in 2022, UK parliamentary authorities said on Tuesdayhttps://t.co/CygtjwL0Mi pic.twitter.com/FE49JCmTod

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 21, 2021

Elon Musk says he'll be paying $11bn in tax this year https://t.co/UEiv6bfNbH

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 20, 2021