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Merkel orders Germany into hard lockdown as infections swell 13 Dec 2020 - 02:51 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Bavarian State Premier Markus Soeder, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Berlin Mayor Michael Mueller arrive for a news conference following talks with state leaders to discuss anti-coronavirus measures at the Chancel
Dozens arrested at Paris protest over proposed security law 12 Dec 2020 - 07:18 pm
A protester films with his mobile phone the riot mobile gendarmes during a demonstration in Paris on December 12, 2020, against the 'global security' draft law. AFP / Christophe ARCHAMBAULT
UK puts navy on standby to protect fishing if Brexit talks fail 12 Dec 2020 - 04:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Freight and goods lorries queue at the entrance of the port of Dover on the south coast of England. March 19, 2018. AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Merkel to discuss tighter lockdown with German states on Sunday - sources 12 Dec 2020 - 03:36 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference at the end of a EU leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Brexit talks in final hours as decision time looms 12 Dec 2020 - 03:30 pm
In this file photo taken on June 28, 2016, A man waves both a Union flag and a European flag together on College Green outside The Houses of Parliament at an anti-Brexit protest in central London.  AFP / Justin Tallis
Estonians plunge into icy water to ward off coronavirus blues 12 Dec 2020 - 01:45 pm
A man reacts after a swim during a largest winter swimming relay in Tallinn, Estonia December 11, 2020. Reuters/Janis Laizans
WHO expects decisions on Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines in weeks 11 Dec 2020 - 08:31 pm
Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Banksy mural of sneezing woman appears on England's steepest street 11 Dec 2020 - 05:06 pm
A man takes pictures of a new street artwork entitled 'Aachoo!!' by Banksy in Totterdown, Bristol, Britain December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
UK cuts self-isolation period to 10 days for domestic contacts, international arrivals 11 Dec 2020 - 04:28 pm
A passenger walks past a testing centre sign in the terminal building of Manchester Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Swiss impose 7pm shutdown on most shops and restaurants to tackle COVID-19 11 Dec 2020 - 04:17 pm
People stand in front The Resident Food Truck snack stall, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Any vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review: WHO 11 Dec 2020 - 03:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
Russia reports record COVID-19 deaths, cases climb 11 Dec 2020 - 01:41 pm
A waiter sets a table inside a transparent pod offered for private Christmas meals with backdrop of the Kremlin and Red Square on the rooftop of Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, Russia December 8, 2020. Picture taken December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Germany braces for tougher lockdown before Christmas 11 Dec 2020 - 01:38 pm
People with protective face masks walk beside Christmas themed lights at Schloss Strasse shopping street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
AstraZeneca to test combining COVID vaccine with Russia's Sputnik 11 Dec 2020 - 12:30 pm
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 December 4, 20
Sanofi/GSK announce delay in COVID-19 vaccine project 11 Dec 2020 - 12:27 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 23, 2020 shows a bottle reading
UK to boost COVID-19 testing in children as London risks new restrictions 10 Dec 2020 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: Children use hoops for social distancing at L'Ecole des Petits, an independent French bilingual school, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown eases in Fulham, London, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Sweden sets new daily COVID case record, says ICU beds not full 10 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
An information sign wishing Merry Christmas and asking to maintain social distancing is seen at a pedestrian shopping street amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Helsingborg, Sweden, December 7, 2020. Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/via R
As virus cases dip, western Switzerland reopens restaurants 10 Dec 2020 - 05:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A display shows the departure time of a train of Swiss train operator SBB from Zurich to Milan, Italy, REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann