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As the Omicron variant sweeps the world, French prime minister, Jean Castex has said major public parties and firework displays on New Year's Eve would be banned. Meanwhile, Ireland imposes new restrictions, as does Wales, as we hear from Emma Downey, co-owner of Tides Kitchen and Wine Bar in Newport in Pembrokeshire. Also in the programme, the 大象传媒's Ed Butler reports on why high risk investing has become so popular among young people. Plus Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal has been looking into supply chain issues at the Port of Long Beach in California.

(Picture: A coal-fired power plant. Picture credit: Getty Images.)