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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will "fast-track" wind power installation permits as part of a broader "European Wind Power Package". SOUNDBITE
People in Mumbai wait outside Apple's first retail store in India ahead of its opening. The California-based firm is betting big on the nation of 1.4 billion people -- home to the second-highest number of smartphone users in the world, after China -- with a second store to open in the capital Delhi on Thursday. IMAGES
"There is no such thing as a fast track" for Ukraine's EU membership Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says as he arrives for an EU summit at the Versailles Palace in France, reflecting the position of several member states. SOUNDBITE
India starts giving booster vaccine shots to health workers and the elderly as the country undergoes an infection surge driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the virus. IMAGES
A Christmas market in Vienna opens as a partial confinement, in place since last month due to soaring Covid cases, comes to an end. However, only the vaccinated will be able to regain their freedoms, those who have not received the required doses will have to remain at home. IMAGES