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Swiss to get Moderna vaccine in tranches until mid-year - Blick 17 Jan 2021 - 11:21 am
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a local clinic as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Aschaffenburg, Germany, January 15, 2021. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
In wheelchair, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai climbs up skyscraper in Hong Kong 17 Jan 2021 - 10:50 am
Lai Chi-wai, a paraplegic climber, attempts to climb the 320-metre tall Nina Tower using only his upper body strength, in Hong Kong, China January 16, 2021. On this attempt, Lai completed 250-meters (75/f), as he faced strong winds. Picture taken January
Small coronavirus cluster emerges in Sydney suburb 17 Jan 2021 - 09:36 am
A police officer watches an entrance to a quarantine hotel, where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as a patient transport service vehicle departs in Sydney, Australia, August
Quake death toll at 56 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters 17 Jan 2021 - 09:17 am
Search and rescue personnel inspect a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia, January 16, 2021. Sigid Kurniawan/Antara Foto via REUTERS/File Photo
Italy suspends flights from Brazil in response to new coronavirus variant 16 Jan 2021 - 08:29 pm
A restaurant frustrated with being shut by the government due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions defies the rules and opens to the public as part of a nationwide protest against the ongoing curbs, in Venice, Italy, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ma
Denmark logs 256 cases of more contagious coronavirus variant 16 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm
A person uses laboratory equipment as researchers at Aalborg University screen and analyse all the positive Danish coronavirus disease (COVID-19) samples for the new English virus variant
Berlin hands transcripts to Moscow for probe into Navalny poisoning 16 Jan 2021 - 06:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February
Portuguese hospitals under pressure as COVID-19 cases reach record 16 Jan 2021 - 05:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the cabinets' hallway where medical workers receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Santa Maria hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans 16 Jan 2021 - 04:08 pm
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Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged 16 Jan 2021 - 03:59 pm
Ballot boxes and other electoral materials are seen at the Kampala tally centre after the presidential and parliamentary elections in Kampala, Uganda January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
Lebanon OKs law to import vaccines as virus hits new record 16 Jan 2021 - 03:41 pm
People ride on a motorbike along an empty road, as Lebanon tightened lockdown and introduced a 24-hour curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sidon, Lebanon, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 16 Jan 2021 - 03:40 pm
File photo: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US state capitals on edge for armed protests as Trump presidency nears end 16 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm
A local resident looks at a billboard with pictures of supporters of US President Donald Trump wanted by the FBI who participated in storming the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2021. Reuters/Carlos Barria
Centrist Laschet voted leader of Germany's Christian Democrats 16 Jan 2021 - 01:36 pm
North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and candidate for the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Armin Laschet shows a luck coin offered to him by his father in Berlin, Germany January 16, 2021. Odd Andersen/Pool via Reuters
Sanitation worker gets first shot as India launches Covid-19 vaccination campaign 16 Jan 2021 - 10:46 am
Sanitation worker Manish Kumar, who according to the officials is the first person in the country vaccinated against the Covid-19, receives a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases 16 Jan 2021 - 09:47 am
A general view shows cranes and workers at the construction site of a centralised quarantine facility at Guying village, following a recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China January 14, 2021. China Daily via Re
End of Merkel era begins as German CDU picks new party leader 16 Jan 2021 - 09:08 am
File photo: The three candidates for the chairmanship of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, from left to right, Friedrich Merz, Armin Laschet and Norbert Roettgen, pose at the end of a debate at party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Januar
Two COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flight, arrivals to quarantine 16 Jan 2021 - 08:37 am
File photo: A police officer watches an entrance to a quarantine hotel, where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as a patient transport service vehicle departs in Sydney, Austra
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