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Norway to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, keep others 18 Jan 2021 - 03:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask carries shopping bags as he walks on the streets of Oslo following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oslo, Norway March 13, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Hakon Mosvold Larsen via REUTERS .
Kuwait Amir accepts cabinet resignation in government-assembly standoff 18 Jan 2021 - 03:02 pm
Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah speaks at the first parliament session held after elections, in Kuwait City, Kuwait December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
Taxis for ladies: Putting the brakes on crime in South African city 18 Jan 2021 - 02:31 pm
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Germany plans more tests, sequencing to deal with new coronavirus strains 18 Jan 2021 - 02:01 pm
Vaccine center workers stand near cabins being used to inoculate people against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the opening day of a vaccination center at the Messe Berlin trade fair grounds in Berlin, Germany January 18, 2021. Sean Gallup/Pool via
Nepali climbers successfully complete first winter summit of K2; Spanish climber killed 18 Jan 2021 - 12:20 pm
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Sulawesi quake death toll at 81 as Indonesia battles series of disasters 18 Jan 2021 - 11:31 am
An Indonesian police officer with a K9 unit sniffer dog search for victims among the ruins of a hospital building collapsed following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia, January 18, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara F
UK is vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says 18 Jan 2021 - 11:21 am
Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain January 11, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Indian zoo stops feeding chickens to raptors as bird flu spreads 18 Jan 2021 - 10:57 am
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China reports more than 100 new COVID cases as New Year holiday exodus looms 18 Jan 2021 - 10:57 am
A woman is tested at a nucleic acid testing site following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Samsung's Lee receives 2-and-a-half year jail term from Seoul court 18 Jan 2021 - 08:34 am
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
US state capitals see few protesters after bracing for violent demonstrations 18 Jan 2021 - 12:47 am
Members of the Boogaloo Bois protest against the election of President-elect Joe Biden, outside the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
At least 12 workers trapped in China gold mine are still alive -Xinhua 18 Jan 2021 - 12:19 am
Rescue teams work on saving workers trapped underground after an explosion at the gold mine under construction in Qixia, Shandong province, China, January 12, 2021. Picture taken January 12, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines, shots begin 17 Jan 2021 - 11:47 pm
Health care workers receive a dose of the Sinovac's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, after Brazil health regulator Anvisa approved its emergency use at Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Singapore to require all inbound travelers be tested for virus 17 Jan 2021 - 10:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Marina Bay Sands integrated resort lights up in tribute to the healthcare workers and people staying home to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream 17 Jan 2021 - 10:47 pm
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Portugal's health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 cases surge 17 Jan 2021 - 10:26 pm
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India's COVID-19 vaccination drive hits bump due to app glitch 17 Jan 2021 - 09:33 pm
A paramedic fills a syringe with COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, before administering it to a colleague during one of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns at a health centre in Ahmedabad, India, Janua
Thousands protest in Amsterdam against Dutch coronavirus lockdown 17 Jan 2021 - 09:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: An empty street is seen during lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 15 2020, REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo/File Photo