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Messi tests positive for COVID-19

PARIS - Lionel Messi has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in self-isolation along with three other players, his club Paris Saint-Germain confirmed on Sunday (Jan. 2).

U.S. suffers from lasting flight chaos as Omicron causes airline staff shortage

NEW YORK - More than 4,000 flights were canceled globally on Sunday (Jan. 1), more than half of which were in the United States, as new coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant continue to cause staff shortages at airlines and airports amid a busy holiday travel season.

Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for COVID-19 misinformation

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter on Sunday (Jan. 2) permanently suspended an account of U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, for "repeated violations" of the company's COVID-19 misinformation policies.

Masks to return in England’s secondary school classrooms amid Omicron wave

LONDON - Secondary school students in England are once again being asked to wear masks in classrooms as Omicron continues to spread in Britain ahead of children's return to school next week.

DepEd suspends pilot F2F classes in NCR

MANILA – The Department of Education on Sunday (Jan. 2) confirmed that face-to-face (F2F) classes for pilot schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) are suspended until alert status reverts to Level 2.

DILG chief says raps await quarantine skipper

MANILA – The woman who prematurely left her hotel quarantine facility in Makati City to party and later tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will have to deal with cases to be filed by the government once she recovers.

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