China will have 4.2 million Covid cases till March, say experts; Russia intensifies war in Ukraine, attacks Kherson; Taliban ban Afghan women from university education; US winter storm: Americans and Canadians face mass outages on Christmas Day; Three dead and several injured in attack on Kurds in Paris; US Capitol Riot Panel's final report recommends Trump face criminal charges; Thailand Navy Ship sinks stranding more than 100 sailors; Taliban militants seize police station in northwest Pakistan, take hostages #China #CovidInChina #Omicron