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A fire that broke out in Cape Town early Sunday morning has caused extensive damage to the legislaturehttps://trib.al/92ej7MZ 

The U.K. government will develop contingency plans to help companies and supply chains avoid disruptions from staff absences due to Covid-19, the FT reportedhttps://trib.al/Yn4GrqY 

Mali’s military-dominated government on Saturday proposed a five-year transition period, defying international pressure to meet a February deadline for a return to civilian rule.https://trib.al/HdVLkkK 

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade urged China’s Guangxi region to reopen its border gates with the Southeast Asian country, VnExpress news website reportshttps://trib.al/Y1Ojqsn 

New York state shattered its record for new Covid infections, reporting 85,476 cases on Saturday as the omicron variant continues its lightening spreadhttps://trib.al/KNP5rmt 

Here’s the latest on the coronavirus pandemichttps://trib.al/2d3SIIx 

Secondary school students in England will be instructed to wear masks in classrooms as the omicron variant spreads, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing U.K. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawhttps://trib.al/BpteyCx 

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan expects the city’s economic growth to reach 6.4% in 2021, marking a recovery from two years of recessionshttps://trib.al/aM6uyGx 

Russian, Czech Junior Hockey Teams Removed From Planehttps://trib.al/HI43Opr 

One in three Americans say violence against the government can at times be justified, a poll by the Washington Post and University of Maryland foundhttps://trib.al/HtsatMX 

New York City “will not be controlled by crises,” Eric Adams declared in his first speech as the city’s 110th mayor, during a frenetic first day in which he visited a police officer hit by gunfire and dialed 911 after witnessing a fight from the subwayhttps://trib.al/3S8aXyr 

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison is monitoring for Covid-19 symptoms after a positive case was detected in his Sydney residence and as the resurgent virus upends the country’s holiday seasonhttps://trib.al/lDZoM4a 

New York City “will not be controlled by crises,” Eric Adams declared in his first speech in office, a little more than 12 hours after he was sworn in as the city’s 110th mayorhttps://trib.al/yaichK4 

The EU may reclassify nuclear power and some forms of natural gas as "green" activity, the Financial Times reportedhttps://trib.al/GrnBSpH 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg asked AT&T and Verizon to delay a 5G wireless service set to commence next weekhttps://trib.al/ATeRQbU 

Despite record Covid cases in the U.K., another lockdown should be a "last resort," Health Secretary Javid sayshttps://trib.al/InHie2h 

New Zealand will reduce the interval between the second Covid-19 vaccine dose and a booster shot to four months from sixhttps://trib.al/N2Vma0c 

Rockets fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday landed in the Mediterranean Sea off central Israel, @AP reportshttps://trib.al/WKKll8g 

Kenya will begin to give Covid-19 boosters from Jan. 1 to raise its population’s immunity against the virushttps://trib.al/Yrpaijv 

Singapore will increase the number of people allowed at work-related corporate events to 1,000 from Jan. 3https://trib.al/XVbtclM