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Russia imposes travel ban on German officials in response to sanctions 29 Dec 2020 - 01:42 pm
Cars are seen stuck in a traffic jam on an embankment of the Moskva river outside the Kremlin during a heavy snowfall in Moscow on December 25, 2020. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
UK virus strain has been in Germany since November 29 Dec 2020 - 01:23 pm
Pharmacist Susanne Wohlgemuth prepares Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations at the Haus an der Linde nursing home in Lichtentanne, Saxony, Germany December 27, 2020, the day when the country starts its vaccination programme. Hendrik Schmidt/Pool via Reut
UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epidemiologist warns 29 Dec 2020 - 12:58 pm
Vehicles drive past a roadside public health information sign, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, near Oxford, Britain, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Spain to create a register of people who refuse Covid-19 vaccine 29 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am
An elderly woman receives an injection with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Vallecas nursing home, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Madrid, Spain December 27, 2020. Comunidad de Madrid/Handout via Reuters
Russia to test new COVID-19 antibody drug in new year 28 Dec 2020 - 10:33 pm
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Spain to keep registry of people who refuse Covid vaccine 28 Dec 2020 - 09:03 pm
A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Balafia nursing home, in Lleida, Spain, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea
Russia reports more than 186,000 coronavirus deaths 28 Dec 2020 - 07:55 pm
People wearing face masks look at the Christmas decorations while shopping in Moscow on December 28, 2020, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Russia confirmed 27,787 new daily Covid-19 cases including 6,253 in Moscow. / AFP / Al
Hungary receives 6,000 doses of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 28 Dec 2020 - 07:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view shows vials during the production of Gam-COVID-Vac, also known as Sputnik-V, vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a facility of BIOCAD biotechnology company in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 4, 2020. Picture taken De
German care home workers given five times vaccine dose 28 Dec 2020 - 07:15 pm
A medical worker carries a box of vials containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19, coronavirus vaccine during an inoculation program at a care home in Grossraeschen, eastern Germany , on December 27, 2020. / AFP / POOL / FABRIZIO BENSCH
Finland finds first patients with new coronavirus variants 28 Dec 2020 - 04:13 pm
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17 fishermen feared dead after trawler sinks in Arctic Russia 28 Dec 2020 - 04:00 pm
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Pfizer to complete supply of COVID-19 vaccines to EU by September 28 Dec 2020 - 03:16 pm
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
Small delay in Pfizer vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations: Spain 28 Dec 2020 - 02:29 pm
A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, during a vaccination operation at the
EU nations unanimously back post-Brexit trade deal with UK 28 Dec 2020 - 02:13 pm
This file photograph taken on December 10, 2020, shows the flags of the United Kingdom and the European Union next to the
Britain to restrict promotion of unhealthy food from April 2022 28 Dec 2020 - 02:05 pm
Chips are seen at Hawksmoor, Seven Dials on the opening day of
Approval of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot could help relax COVID restrictions, British minister says 28 Dec 2020 - 11:32 am
AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Thousands without power, planes delayed as storm Bella lashes France 27 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
High waves and strong winds hit the coast of Le Becquet, northwestern France on December 27, 2020, as storm Bella strikes the coast of Britanny and Normandy. / AFP / Sameer Al-DOUMY
Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases 27 Dec 2020 - 06:26 pm
Members of the public enjoy a stroll on Hampstead Heath in London on December 27, 2020, as Londoners continue to live under Tier 4 lockdown restrictions. (AFP / Tolga Akmen)