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live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 6pm in washington where the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle — for the first time in 100 years the house failed to elect a speaker. the house has now adjourned until wednesday after three rounds of votes. the latest saw the republican kevin mccarthy fall 16 votes short of the 218 majority required. it's important because nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is...

(CNN) — A rare flu variant that has shown some resistance to the most commonly used antiviral treatment has been detected in at least two people in the United States,

A rare flu variant that has shown some resistance to the most commonly used antiviral treatment has been detected in at least two people in the United States, according to

Cases of the "dual mutant" variant have been identified in 15 countries across five continents.

COVID-19 is on the upswing in California and several other states, driven by new FLiRT variants. But levels are still far lower than at the same time last year.