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Turkey's inflation hits 36% amid financial turmoil
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59857420

Chinese property giant Evergrande shares placed in trading halt
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-03/china-evergrande-shares-halt-detb-crisis/100735938

Haiti PM flees under gunfire as Haiti rings in new year
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/haiti-pm-flees-gunfire-haiti-rings-year-82052052

Omicron teaches hard lessons as U.S. schools revamp return from holidays
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/omicron-teaches-hard-lessons-us-schools-revamp-return-holidays-2022-01-03/

Covid-19: French MPs get death threats over support for vaccine pass that would bar the unvaccinated from much of public life
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59860058

Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59861831

FDA expands Pfizer booster eligibility to kids ages 12 to 15
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/03/fda-expands-pfizer-booster-eligibility-to-kids-ages-12-to-15.html

Clear backpacks required for some students after deadly Michigan school shooting
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/clear-backpacks-required-students-deadly-michigan-school-shooting-rcna10674

Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 positive rate jumps from 2% to over 30% in just two weeks
https://abcnews.go.com/US/puerto-ricos-covid-19-positive-rate-jumps-30/story?id=81986677

How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-pandemics-591db0701abcb31c2459b7a98a46e2b7

Canada: Ontario shuts schools, indoor dining and gyms
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-canada-ontario-958c116479a85cdc0692dae556c582b6

Analysis: Olympics Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/olympics-fast-spreading-omicron-test-beijing-winter-games-bubble-2022-01-03/

Israel's Jerusalem Post website hacked on Soleimani assassination anniversary
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-jerusalem-post-website-hacked-soleimani-assassination-anniversary-2022-01-03/

Taiwan university offers raises to encourage faculty to teach in native tongues: Instructors eligible for 50% hourly wage hike for conducting classes in Indigenous languages, Taiwanese, Hakka, Taiwan https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4396680

Biden tells Ukrainian president US 'will respond decisively if Russia further invades'
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/biden-zelensky-call/index.html

Croatia taking plastic bags 15-50 microns thick out of circulation from 1 Jan
https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-taking-plastic-bags-15-50-microns-thick-out-of-circulation-from-1-jan/

Iran vows revenge for Soleimani killing if Trump not put on trial
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-vows-revenge-soleimani-killing-if-trump-not-put-trial-2022-01-03/

Japan bans facial recognition tech exports due to China's human rights abuses: Tokyo signals intention to work with US and other allies on future export restrictions.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4396710

‘No one can win a nuclear war’: Superpowers release rare joint statement
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/no-one-can-win-a-nuclear-war-superpowers-release-rare-joint-statement-20220104-p59lmf.html

US catches Kremlin insider who may have secrets of 2016 hack
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2022/01/03/us-catches-kremlin-insider-who-may-have-secrets-of-2016-hack

Taliban Pour 3,000 Litres Of Liquor Into Canal, Say 'Muslims Have To Seriously Abstain From Alcohol'
https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/taliban-pour-3000-litres-of-liquor-into-canal-558322.html

Police in Canada swarm international flight and escort Russian Junior World Hockey team off for “drinking, smoking, vaping, playing loud music, and refusing to wear masks”
https://globalnews.ca/news/8483475/calgary-police-russian-hockey-team-flight/

President Bolsonaro admitted to São Paulo hospital
https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/president-bolsonaro-admitted-to-sao-paulo-hospital/

Judge says Prince Andrew cannot block lawsuit from accuser Virginia Giuffre on grounds she no longer lives in US
https://news.sky.com/story/judge-says-prince-andrew-cannot-block-lawsuit-from-accuser-virginia-giuffre-on-grounds-she-no-longer-lives-in-us-12507446

Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna10615

AT&T, Verizon CEOs reject U.S. request for 5G deployment delay
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/att-verizon-ceos-reject-us-request-5g-deployment-delay-2022-01-02

Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-rioters-prison-95bdc863812cab48be3d98ada67bd582

Wastewater samples reveal record levels of Covid-19 across U.S.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wastewater-samples-reveal-record-levels-covid-19-us-rcna10451

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