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Ireland confirms UK coronavirus variant present 25 Dec 2020 - 07:04 pm
A man walks past a graffiti of a Frankenstein wearing a protective face mask on a doorway amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Galway, Ireland, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
British army helps clear backlog of virus-stranded drivers 25 Dec 2020 - 06:50 pm
A woman hands out donated food to a lorry driver on the outskirts of Ashford, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, December 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal 25 Dec 2020 - 06:19 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he holds a remote press conference to update the nation on the post-Brexit trade agreement, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 24, 2020. (AFP / Paul Grover)
Montenegro shutters national carrier 25 Dec 2020 - 01:49 pm
In this file photograph taken on June 12, 2020, an airport official gestures while standing in front of an aircraft of national airline Montenegro Airlines at Podgorica Airport, as the carrier recommenced flights which were halted due to the spread of the
'Parting is such sweet sorrow': EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord 25 Dec 2020 - 12:31 pm
European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds the pages of the Brexit trade deal as he attends a meeting of the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium D
More than 600,000 people in UK get first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine dose 25 Dec 2020 - 11:28 am
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Post-Brexit borders to divide EU, UK citizens 24 Dec 2020 - 07:30 pm
The hat of anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray is pictured outside the gates of Downing Street in London, Britain December 24, 2020. (Reuters/Hannah McKay)
EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal 24 Dec 2020 - 07:24 pm
European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier gives a statement on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels, Belgium December 24, 2020. Francisco Seco/ via REUTERS
Serbia begins COVID-19 vaccination drive, with PM first in line 24 Dec 2020 - 04:27 pm
A medical worker disinfects the window of a testing booth while waiting for patients to test for coronavirus at the Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera “Torlak” in Belgrade on December 24, 2020.
British Airways cargo staff strike from Christmas Day 24 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
This file picture taken on March 29, 2010 shows British Airways aircraft sitting parked at London Heathrow Airport during the third day of a four-day strike. AFP / Adrian DENNIS
Denmark finds 33 cases of new variant of coronavirus 24 Dec 2020 - 02:46 pm
Travellers from Denmark are controlled by Swedish police wearing protective masks at the border control point at Hyllie station on Decmber 22, 2020.  Sweden OUT / AFP / TT News Agency / Johan NILSSON
Pope promises to visit Lebanon, South Sudan, as soon as possible 24 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
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French medical regulator approves COVID-19 vaccine 24 Dec 2020 - 01:46 pm
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UK-France border to stay open at Christmas to clear truck logjam 24 Dec 2020 - 01:43 pm
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Refugee camp burned down as Bosnia struggles to house migrants 23 Dec 2020 - 06:00 pm
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Three French police shot dead while responding to domestic violence call 23 Dec 2020 - 03:27 pm
French Gendarmes speak with a man at the Gendarmerie in Ambert, central France on December 23, 2020, after three gendarmes were killed and a fourth wounded by a gunman they confronted in response to a domestic violence call in Saint-Just. AFP / Olivier Ch
Russia says expects 'nothing good' from Biden 23 Dec 2020 - 02:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: US President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks, before the holiday, at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware.  AFP / Alex Edelman
Ninety-year-old woman first in Switzerland to get COVID-19 shot 23 Dec 2020 - 02:27 pm
This handout photograph taken and distributed on December 23, 2020 by the Canton of Lucerne shows an unidentified care home resident in her 90s receiving the jab at the start of the Swiss Covid-19 vaccination campaign.  AFP PHOTO / Canton of Lucerne / Key