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Ireland drops most COVID restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm' 21 Jan 2022 - 10:07 pm
Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin looks on as he arrives to attend an European Union Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium December 16, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UK designates Omicron sub-lineage a variant under investigation 21 Jan 2022 - 09:45 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk over Waterloo Bridge during morning rush hour, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
World Economic Forum to hold 2022 annual meeting in Davos in May 21 Jan 2022 - 07:12 pm
A general view shows the Alpine resort Davos, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Davos, Switzerland June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
La Palma residents scale volcanic ash mountains to return home 21 Jan 2022 - 06:37 pm
80-year-old Sabino Leal, a resident of Las Manchas, returns home for the first time since the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, January 20, 2022. Picture taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
'Explosion': Poland widens testing as COVID cases hit record 21 Jan 2022 - 06:17 pm
Medical staff members treat patients inside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Warsaw, Poland, January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
WHO advisory panel recommends extending use of Pfizer vaccine to 5-11 year olds 21 Jan 2022 - 05:00 pm
A child is seen near a syringe containing a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Smoketown Family Wellness Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Cherry/File Photo
Get back to the office, Britain's business minister says 21 Jan 2022 - 01:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Citibank branch during the lunchtime rush in London's financial district of Canary Wharf November 18, 2008. Citigroup Inc revealed plans to cut 52,000 jobs by early next year in a dramatic move to restore the No. 2 U.S. bank to health as it combats mounting debt losses and sagging economies worldwide. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/File Photo
German health min sees possible tripling of COVID infections by mid-Feb -sources 21 Jan 2022 - 01:50 pm
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Ireland set to rapidly drop almost all Covid-19 restrictions 21 Jan 2022 - 01:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse Frances Whyte brings a tray of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine boosters to a bay for a person to be vaccinated at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) vaccination centre in Dublin, Ireland, January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
EU health ministers seek common line over fourth COVID vaccine dose 21 Jan 2022 - 01:38 pm
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Two Le Pen allies defect to join Zemmour's presidential bid 20 Jan 2022 - 03:53 pm
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British-Belgian teen becomes youngest woman to fly solo round the world 20 Jan 2022 - 03:49 pm
Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, holds her Guinness World Record certificates following her landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, after a round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, becoming the youngest female pilot to circle the planet alone, in Wevelgem, Belgium, January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Workspace says customer demand robust despite Omicron impact 20 Jan 2022 - 12:44 pm
Bicycles are seen parked in front of The Frames, an office building owned by Workspace Group Plc, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Newman
Europe considers new Covid-19 strategy: accepting the virus 20 Jan 2022 - 11:15 am
A person wearing a protective face mask walks on a street in Munich, Germany, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Germany's Merkel turns down U.N. job offer 19 Jan 2022 - 09:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag to elect a new chancellor, in Berlin, Germany, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
UK lifts COVID restrictions, says omicron wave 'has peaked' 19 Jan 2022 - 05:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective face mask walks through Piccadilly Circus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in central London, Britain, January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swiss cabinet extends quarantine, work-from-home rules into February 19 Jan 2022 - 04:19 pm
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WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slows 19 Jan 2022 - 03:59 pm
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Africa

A medical worker puts on protective suits before the burial of an Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), May 24, 2026. Photo for representational purposes only. (Str/Xinhua) Ethiopia intensifies coordinated Ebola preparedness, inspection measures
Members of the Ugandan dance group 'the Ghetto Kids' rehearse at their home in Nakawuka, Wakiso, Uganda, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda Ghetto Kids 'can't wait' to join Shakira at World Cup
File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola

Americas

Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

Gulf

Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) 2026 Hajj season saw 1,707,301 pilgrims: Saudi Arabia's GASTAT
Muslim pilgrims pray near Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage early on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield pilgrims from extreme heat
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Muslim pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak

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