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1.Britain’s deputy prime minister Dominic Raab on Monday said 12 people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus have given died in the United Kingdom, refusing to rule out further restrictions before Christmas. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant ahead of the festival has put the British government in a spot amid reports of a possible two-week circuit-breaker lockdown.-hindustantimes.com

2.The death toll from the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year climbed to 375, with more than 50 others still missing and several central provinces struggling with downed communications and power outages and pleading for food and water, officials said Monday.-theindianexpress.com

3.There is consistent evidence that Omicron variant is spreading faster than the Delta variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.-livemint.com

4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the long-awaited water taxi service from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai during his visit here in the first week of January, official sources said.The PM will also inaugurate a chemical terminal at the Mumbai Port Trust that has been operational since October.-theindianexpress.com

5.The Centre on Monday introduced the Election Laws (Amendment Bill) 2021 to link voter identity and Aadhaar cards, despite objections by the Opposition parties over the move.Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, while rejecting the Opposition MPs’ statements that the Bill would violate the fundamental rights of citizens, clarified that the Amendment was only meant to stop bogus and fraudulent voting.-indianexpress.com

6.NEW DELHI: Of a total of 161 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 detected in the country so far, 13% were mild, whereas 80% were asymptomatic and 44 have recovered so far, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in the Rajya Sabha in his reply to a discussion on emergence of the fast spreading strain.-Times of India

7.Maharashtra has been affected badly by the spread of the new variant of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), named Omicron. Its capital Mumbai is among the worst affected districts in the state.Looking at the prevailing scenario, the chief of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged people to avoid parties and gatherings during the upcoming Christmas festivities.-hindstantime.com

8.Cold to severe cold wave conditions are likely to continue till Wednesday in parts of northwestern India, while two consecutive western disturbances are likely to affect the western Himalayan region and bring scattered and light rain to the region over the next three days.-hindustantimes.com

9.Hospitality Purchasing Managers Forum (HPMF) has been recognised and felicitated at Ambrosia Awards 2021 for the consistent work done in development of Hospitality Procurement Professionals since last 11 years. Proud Moment fo seeing HPMF being recognised on every such big platform in last 3 days! 3 such recognitions in a row.-hospitalitybizindia.com

10.Sayaji Hotel Ltd. a group of self-owned luxury 5-star hotels across India has recently added a feather to its cap by winning the honor of being named as one of the best hospitality organizations in India to work with in 2021 by the Great Place to Work Institute.-hotelierindia.com

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