- Austria's stunned conservatives meet to pick leader for party and country
- China reports 96 new COVID-19 cases for Dec 2, up from 73 a day earlier
- Already stretched, Mexican shelters fret over migrant influx under MPP reboot
- New U.S. COVID-19 international travel testing rules take effect Monday
- U.S. steps up fight against Omicron as variant marches across globe
