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COVID Omicron variant fuels global concerns

Global leaders are racing to contain a potentially more dangerous new coronavirus strain that was first discovered in South Africa. On Friday, the World Health Organization officially declared the Omicron strain a "variant of concern." CBS News foreign correspondent Debra Patta has more from Johannesburg on the increased precautionary measures some countries are taking to slow the spread of the virus, then Lana Zak speaks with Dr. Sujan Gogu, a physician who is part of the founding circle of Doctors in Politics, about the dangers of the Omicron variant.

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WorldView: Wildfires devastating Turkey coast

Over 100 fires are devastating Turkey's southern coast. Meanwhile, the general who took control of Myanmar in a coup named himself prime minister, and the U.S. and U.K. blamed Iran for being behind an attack on an oil tanker that killed two sailors. Also, Carrie Johnson, the wife of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced the couple are expecting their second child. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with those headlines.

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