Western governments aim to buy time over new variant

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Meanwhile in today’s “Royal” news…

World’s governments brace amid Omicron uncertainty

All three defendants guilty in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial

Tory ‘rebellion’ on social care proves futile

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More pointless subpoenas that no-one will obey

Everything is distraction.

Rittenhouse acquitted; Nation braces for Arbery verdict

House set to pass Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan, despite GOP leader’s tantrum

GOP fails to condemn threat as Gosar is censured

Also…

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Britain’s depressing disarray deepens

As NHS creaks, Stormont backs Vaccine Passports

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Lunacy reigns

Bannon in federal custody

Earlier…

Meanwhile…