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1.United Arab Emirates on Saturday said a new criminal code would come into force in January as part of what it called the most sweeping legal reform in the Gulf state's history.State news agency WAM reported the government is changing 40 laws this year.-indiatoday.in
2.A new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spread across the globe on Sunday, shutting borders and renewing curbs as the EU chief said governments faced a "race against time" to understand the strain.Dubbed Omicron, the strain, first discovered in southern Africa, represents a fresh challenge to global efforts to battle the pandemic, amid fears it is highly infectious.-Times of India
3.The omicron variant of the coronavirus, which is being considered to be highly infectious and capable of undergoing frequent mutations, has now made its way to Australia, health authorities of the country said on Sunday.-hindustantimes.com
4.Canada said Sunday it has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid, in two people who had traveled recently to Nigeria.Both patients are in isolation while public health authorities trace their possible contacts, said federal and Ontario provincial officials.-hindustantimes.com
5.Britain’s government on Sunday announced plans for its own talks on the Channel migration crisis with European ministers this week as it was frozen out of a crisis meeting in France.Home secretary Priti Patel was barred from Sunday’s meeting in Calais, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson published the text of a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron setting out London’s demands for concerted action.-hindustantimes.com
6.The emergence of the new Omicron strain of the coronavirus has made the government cautious about resuming international flights. It released new guidelines on Sunday, listing nearly a dozen “at risk” countries, and removing the exemption for vaccinated people.The rules are meant to contain the spread of Omicron variant.-hindustantimes.com
7.The winter session of Parliament will begin from Monday, and the opposition has vowed to corner the government over various issues, ranging from farmers protest to inflation. The government, meanwhile, has urged the opposition parties to let Parliament function smoothly.-hindustantimes.com
8.Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait warned the government on Sunday to clear their heads and come to the negotiation table.Speaking at the mahapanchayat at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, Tikait said, "Thousands of tractors are waiting for Republic Day.”-indiatoday.in
9.Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today said that in order to avoid another coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state, people must follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, and asked officials to take necessary steps to protect citizens from the new Omicron variant of the virus without waiting for the Central Government's directives.-livemint.com
10.As the threat of new Covid-19 strain, Omicron looms large, the Maharashtra cabinet will discuss measures to be taken to tackle the new variant on Monday at 10 am. The cabinet in the meeting will also discuss the plan of reopening schools in the state and several important issues pertaining to Covid-19.-news18.com
11.A man who returned from South Africa to Dombivali in Thane district of Maharashtra recently has tested positive for coronavirus, a Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) official said on Sunday.It is not confirmed whether the patient was carrying the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which was identified as the variant of concern by the WHO, the official said.-hindustantimes.com
12.The first edition of the World Sports Tourism Congress (25-26 November, Lloret de Mar, Spain) focused on the unique capacity of the sector to promote sustainable and inclusive development, diversification and public-private partnership. The Congress was organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Catalan Tourism Agency (ACT), an Affiliate Member of the UNWTO.- unwto.org
13.MUMBAI: Maharashtra tourism and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray will launch the city's Hop on Hop off (HoHo) bus service at 11 am on November 30. The HoHo buses, which are popular in cities worldover, provide tourists the opportunity to take unlimited rides in the bus and get off or board at any tourist destination en route.-Times of India
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