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Masked spectators watch first round matches on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress

'No end in sight:' Texas abortion clinics dealt new setback
Hong Kong arrests 2 ex-air crew for breaking COVID-19 rules
People wearing face masks, walk past decorations on a bridge to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Hong Kong police arrested two former flight attendants for allegedly leaving their homes when they should have been in isolation for possible coronavirus infections, which were later confirmed. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
UK's Johnson, and his foes, await key 'partygate' report
This undated photo issued on Jan. 13, 2022 by GOV.UK shows Sue Gray, second permanent secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Gray is a senior but previously obscure civil servant who may hold Johnson's political future in her hands. She has the job of investigating allegations that the prime minister and his staff attended lockdown-flouting parties on government property. (GOV.UK via AP)
Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron
N'amah Yetzhak Abohaikal, a volunteer with the women's unit of United Hatzalah emergency service, prepares administer the COVID-19 vaccine to a teen girl as her brother and grandmother watch, at Clalit Health Services in Mevaseret Zion, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
In Greece, unvaccinated people 60 and up face monthly fines
An elderly man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus, walks past Athens' municipality building and in front of the statue of the ancient statesman Pericles of Athens' Golden Age, on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Greece has imposed a vaccination mandate for people over age 60, as coverage remains below the European Union average and while a recent spike in infections has sustained pressure on hospitals. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
WVa governor resumes briefings, says COVID is 'tough stuff'
Joint Chiefs chairman and Marine Corps chief have COVID-19
FILE - Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms, a spokesperson said Monday. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP, File)
Djokovic lands in Serbia as questions arise over French Open
Novak Djokovic prepares to take his seat on a plane to Belgrade, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Djokovic was deported from Australia on Sunday after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.(AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
EU chief scraps meetings because driver is COVID-19 positive
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prepares to make a statement, regarding the death of European Parliament President David Sassoli, at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. David Sassoli, the Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics and became president of the European Union's parliament, died at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 his spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)
Daily virus cases in Russia double as omicron spreads
Vaccination mandated for commuters on Manila public transit
A woman shows her vaccination card before riding a passenger jeep at a terminal in Quezon city, Philippines on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. People who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were banned from riding public transport in the Philippine capital region Monday in a desperate move that has sparked protests from labor and human rights groups. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Djokovic leaves Australia but debate goes on in vaccine saga
FILE - Defending men's champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices on Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 12, 2022. Djokovic's hopes of playing at the Australian Open were set back Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star's appeal against a deportation order. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Group: Tax rich to fund vaccines for poor hit by pandemic
File---File picture taken Jan.24, 2022 shows a police security guard on the roof of a hotel ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber,file)
No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law
FILE - Parliament members attend a session of questions to the Government at the French National Assembly in Paris, Jan. 4, 2022. France's parliament is voting Sunday on a bill that would exclude unvaccinated people from restaurants, movie theaters, sports arenas and other venues, the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of virus infections. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
After Biden's first year, the virus and disunity rage on
FILE - Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
Ruled out: Australia deports Djokovic for being unvaccinated
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, center, rides in car as he leaves a government detention facility before attending a court hearing at his lawyers office in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. A federal court hearing has been scheduled for Sunday, a day before the men's No. 1-ranked tennis player and nine-time Australian Open champion was due to begin his title defense at the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. (James Ross/AAP via AP)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump seeds race animus with COVID falsehood
Former President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd prior to speaking at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Omicron exposes inflexibility of Europe's public hospitals
Nurses care for a COVID-19 patient in the infectious disease ward of the Strasbourg University Hospital, eastern France, Thursday Jan. 13, 2022. The omicron variant is exposing weaknesses at the heart of Europe's public health system. In France and Britain, a sharp rise in coronavirus hospitalizations coupled with staff falling sick has led to a shortage of beds. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Chinese city Xi'an lifts some restrictions after lockdown
CORRECTS TO SWAB, NOT NASAL SWAB - A People line up to get a swab for the COVID-19 test to meet traveling requirements at a mobile coronavirus testing facility outside a commercial office buildings in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Beijing has reported its first local omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Austria tweaks vaccine mandate plan, to come in next month
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer presents a bill for a planned compulsory vaccination due to the COVID19-virus at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber)

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