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Iran tells IAEA it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% at Fordow site 02 Jan 2021 - 10:31 am
Flags flutter in the wind in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2020. Reuters/Lisi Niesner
Thailand eyes tougher measures amid virus second wave 02 Jan 2021 - 09:45 am
The sun sets behind a building as Bangkok will close all schools for two weeks after the New Year's Day holiday as it tightens measures to control a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thaila
Ireland to replace British travel ban with stricter testing: Minister 01 Jan 2021 - 08:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney and his German counterpart Heiko Maas (not pictured) attend a news conference in Berlin, Germany, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
UK reactivates emergency hospitals as coronavirus cases surge 01 Jan 2021 - 07:38 pm
Cars enter the testing centre amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Milton Keynes, Britain, January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
Italy reports 462 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 22,211 new cases 01 Jan 2021 - 07:15 pm
A man crosses a street near the Colosseum on New Year's Day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rome, Italy January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Norway lifts ban on flights from Britain introduced due to virus variant 01 Jan 2021 - 04:55 pm
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'No need to panic,' China official says of coronavirus variants 01 Jan 2021 - 04:48 pm
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a man for nucleic acid testing at a hospital following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China December 31, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Philippines to ban US travellers from Sunday 01 Jan 2021 - 04:03 pm
Airport personnel monitor a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine: Sources 01 Jan 2021 - 03:26 pm
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Daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 as S.Korea marks subdued New Year 01 Jan 2021 - 03:00 pm
People visit a shopping district on New Year's Eve in Seoul on December 31, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine set to become first one approved in India -sources 01 Jan 2021 - 01:39 pm
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BioNTech founders warn of vaccine supply gaps - Spiegel 01 Jan 2021 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, answers journalists' questions after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved its COVID-19 vaccine, at the company headquarters in Mainz, Germany December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Ph
Australia changes National Anthem wording to reflect Indigenous history 01 Jan 2021 - 12:30 pm
People visit the Opera House in Sydney on December 30, 2020, as authorities work to suppress a growing cluster of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Australia's most populous city. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
From the highways to the skies: Pakistan's famous truck art goes airborne 01 Jan 2021 - 12:23 pm
A two-seater Cessna aircraft painted with Pakistani truck art is seen at general aviation area at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, December 30, 2020. Picture taken December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Coronavirus overshadows Japan's New Year's Day festivities 01 Jan 2021 - 12:21 pm
Security guards stand in front of the main gate of Kanda Myojin Shrine for New Year prayers in Tokyo on January 1, 2021. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Singapore to block entry to visitors from South Africa 01 Jan 2021 - 12:17 pm
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Bangkok to close schools for two weeks as number of COVID-19 cases rise 01 Jan 2021 - 11:53 am
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World Health Organization lists Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use 01 Jan 2021 - 11:41 am
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a large vaccination centre open by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center on December 31, 2020 in the Israeli coastal city./ AFP / JACK GUEZ
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