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January 5, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The presidential residence and offices of Ăkim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev are set on fire by protesters.
President Tokayev dismisses former president and Security Council of Kazakhstan Chairman Nursultan Nazarbayev. Protesters also seize control of Almaty International Airport with all flights to and from the airport being cancelled.
Eight police officers are killed and 317 others injured in clashes between protesters and security forces. No figures on civilian casualties have been released.
President Tokayev requests military assistance from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, saying that "terrorist gangs are overrunning strategic facilities across the country."
Two soldiers and 18 rebels are killed in a clash between Banyamulenge rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The government of Kazakhstan resigns following the protests, with Alihan Smaiylov becoming acting Prime Minister. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also announces the reintroduction of the price cap on liquefied petroleum gas.
Arts and culture
It is announced that the upcoming Golden Globe Awards will be held without a live audience or celebrities due to COVID-19 concerns.
Disasters and accidents
Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured by a landslide at a construction site in Bijie, Guizhou, China.
Twelve people are killed and two others are injured in a fire at a row house converted into apartments in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Health and environment
India reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 73-year-old man who died last week at a hospital in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Polish President Andrzej Duda tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. He previously tested positive in October 2020.
Iloilo City reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a 46-year-old man who traveled from Kenya.
South Korea signs an agreement to buy an additional 400,000 doses of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 drug.
The Draghi Cabinet signs a decree that makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people over the age of 50 years and also mandates that public and private sector workers of this age group need to show proof of vaccination or recovery or face fines of between âŹ600 and âŹ1,500 beginning on February 15.
France reports a record for the second consecutive day of 332,252 new cases of COVID-19, which is also the highest daily total recorded in any European nation since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Netherlands reports a record 24,590 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Argentina confirms their first locally transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. In response, the government implements self-testing in order to avoid queues at testing centers.
Argentina reports a record for the second consecutive day of 95,159 new cases of COVID-19.
Israel reports a record 11,978 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,423,289.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his First Lady Michal Herzog receive their fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as Israel launched the second booster dose vaccination campaign.
Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announces that COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be mandatory beginning on February 14 in order for people to maintain fully vaccinated status.
Australia announces rapid antigen tests will be made free to concession card holders amid a nationwide shortage, but resists calls for universal free access.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorses the use of booster shots of the PfizerâBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
Chicago Public Schools announces that public schools in Chicago, Illinois, will cancel in-person classes amidst a rise in cases of COVID-19.
International relations
The Lithuanian government announces that it will not extend the state of emergency at the border with Belarus.
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