Netherlands, Australia find omicron variant as curbs spread

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus and Australia found two on Sunday as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travelers arriving from southern Africa. A growing raft of curbs are being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the variant's spread, with Israel deciding Sunday to bar entry to foreign nationals in the toughest move so far. Confirmed or suspected cases of the