Daily Memo: New COVID Restrictions, Record Japanese Defense Spending

Countries have already reacted to news of the new omicron variant by imposing new travel restrictions.

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No rest for the weary. While the U.S. was shut down for the Thanksgiving holiday, much of the rest of the world started shutting down due to fears of the new omicron variant of COVID-19. Over the weekend, dozens of countries rushed to restore travel restrictions and other measures, despite it remaining unclear just how […]

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