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	Dentons Flashpoint - December 1, 2021 December 1, 2021 OECD warns that the Omicron variant threatens to intensify imbalances that are slowing growth and boosting inflation. Renewable energy should account for nearly 95 percent of the increase in power capacity in the world through 2026, per IEA. Over 60 countries are implementing new travel measures to guard against Omicron. Analysis: Visualizing Risk: Vaccine Challenge in the US.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 30, 2021 November 30, 2021 NATO foreign ministers meet today to discuss President Putin's possible intent for massing Russian troops on Ukraine's borders. US Federal Reserve Chairman sees possibility of new Omicron variant imperiling economic recovery and exacerbating inflationary pressures. Greenhouse gas emissions from EU countries jumped 18 percent last spring, according to Eurostat. Analysis: New COVID-19 Variant Prompts Global Response.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 29, 2021 November 29, 2021 COVID-19 variant Omicron poses a “very high” global risk, per the WHO. New travel restrictions are imposed across the globe, overnight reversing small gains for travel and leisure industry. France began repatriating its nationals from Ethiopia as fighting approaches the capital. Analysis: Emerging and Existing Hotspots: 6th Round of JCPOA Re-Entry Negotiations.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 24, 2021 November 24, 2021 The EU is set to unveil new draft legislation to bolster transparency for political advertising, including through limiting practices like user profiling on social media. The WHO warned that Europe and Central Asia could face a further 700,000 COVID-19 deaths by March 1. German finance minister Olaf Scholz will succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Europe’s largest economy. Analysis: Visualizing Risk: Europe’s Winter Delta Wave.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 23, 2021 November 23, 2021 US President Biden nominates Jay Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve Chairman sending markets diving. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” starting today. The US advised against travel to Germany and Denmark because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases. Analysis: Disrupted: The Future of Fashion.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 22, 2021 November 22, 2021 Protests against COVID-19 mitigation measures erupted across Europe over the weekend. Sudan's military reinstated Prime Minister Hamdok and promised to release all political detainees. Afghanistan’s opium industry, the main source of heroin sold in the West, is re-emerging under the Taliban. Analysis: Booster Shots and the Changing Definition of “Fully Vaccinated.”
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021 Marking the return to exporting vaccines, India approved the export of 20 million Novavax COVID-19 vaccines. Belarusian authorities begin moving migrants out of a camp on the border with Poland. Japan unveiled a record $490 billion spending package to stimulate the economy. Analysis: Regional Outlook: Upcoming Elections in Latin America.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 17, 2021 November 17, 2021 The US and Japan announced a new trade partnership to boost cooperation on labor, environment and digital trade issues. Pfizer filed for US authorization of its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill. FedEx has permanently shut down its pilot base in Hong Kong. Analysis: High-Level Biden Administration Trade Tour Signals Latest Phase in “Pivot to Asia” Strategy.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 15, 2021 November 15, 2021 COP26 ended Saturday with a deal that for the first-time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver of global warming. EU foreign ministers will widen sanctions on Belarus today to include airlines and travel agencies. China’s new Beijing Stock Exchange started trading today with 81 companies listing on the bourse. Analysis: Israel’s NSO Blunder risks to damage its foreign relations.
	Dentons Flashpoint - November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021 US officials raise concerns with EU counterparts about Russian invasion of Ukraine. European regulators recommend two COVID-19 antibody therapies as cases rise across the region. On COP26’s last day, participants focus on finalizing climate commitments. Analysis: Visualizing Risk: COVID-19 Resurgence in Europe.
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