The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------WHO says new Omicron coronavirus variant is "of concern"GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Friday a new coronavirus strain detected in South Africa is a highly transmissible "variant of concern" and named it "Omicron."The emergence of the B.1.1.529 variant, first reported to the WHO from South Africa on Wednesday, has caused authorities around the world to react with alarm and led them to quickly tighten travel restrictions.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE