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British PM Johnson's father applying for French citizenship 31 Dec 2020 - 01:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: Stanley Johnson, father of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is seen in Westminster, in London, Britain September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Case of highly infectious UK variant of coronavirus identified in California 31 Dec 2020 - 12:32 pm
A hospital worker pushes two Computer on Wheels (COW) workstations outside the emergency room at the Community Hospital of Huntington Park during a surge in positive coronavirus cases in Huntington Park, California, U.S. December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Gu
China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant 31 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
A woman uses her mobile phone along the banks of the Yangtze River on New Year's Eve day in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on December 31, 2020. / AFP / Noel Celis
Foreign and Filipino travellers advised to reconsider New Year travel plans to the Philippines 31 Dec 2020 - 12:16 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
Record COVID cases in Tokyo, heavy snow curtail New Year celebrations in Japan 31 Dec 2020 - 11:50 am
Year-end shoppers wearing protective face masks are reflected on mirrors at a shopping and amusement district, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Russia signs Bolivia vaccine deal but confusion remains over dosages 31 Dec 2020 - 12:26 am
A nurse prepares dose of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) Covid-19 vaccine for a patient at a clinic in Moscow on December 30, 2020, as the country started its vaccination campaign for people aged 60 and over, to fight against the spread of the novel coronav
Netherlands sticks to plan to start COVID-19 vaccinations by Jan. 8 31 Dec 2020 - 12:03 am
An employee walks past portacabins in the Expo Houten, in Houten on December 30, 2020, as part of the locations setting-up for the Dutch national Covid-19 vaccination campaign to fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus. / AFP / ANP / Sem van der
Over 12.4 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 2.5 mln administered: US CDC 30 Dec 2020 - 11:53 pm
KIRKLAND, WA - DECEMBER 28: Pharmacists prepare doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Life Care Center of Kirkland on December 28, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. The Life Care Center of Kirkland, a nursing home, was an early epicenter for coronavirus outbre
Argentina approves AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine 30 Dec 2020 - 10:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of an AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Canada will require negative COVID-19 test for air passengers 30 Dec 2020 - 10:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: A traveller passes a YYZ airport code sign in the international arrival lounge amid a growing global number of coronavirus cases at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Study suggests Italy's COVID-19 death toll is higher than reported 30 Dec 2020 - 08:18 pm
A general view shows an empty street with trulli, limestone buildings of Alberobello, a World Heritage Site, lit up with Christmas lights, as Italy goes back to a complete lockdown during Christmas season as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coron
UK widens English lockdowns as COVID variant surges 30 Dec 2020 - 08:06 pm
People watch the sunset ahead of the start of tier 4 restrictions as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Quayside in Newcastle, Britain December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
Iran to pay $150,000 to downed plane victims' families 30 Dec 2020 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of one of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster during a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine Janua
Link between COVID-19 shot, Swiss death 'highly unlikely' - drugs regulator 30 Dec 2020 - 07:26 pm
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Ukraine to buy 2 mln doses of China's CoronaVac vaccine 30 Dec 2020 - 07:20 pm
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Biden picks Hicks to be first female deputy defense secretary 30 Dec 2020 - 07:13 pm
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First reported US case of virus variant triggers questions 30 Dec 2020 - 06:34 pm
County of Los Angeles paramedics examine a potential Covid-19 patient sitting on the sidewalk before transporting him to a hospital in Hawthorne, California on December 29, 2020.  AFP / Apu GOMES
"Where shall we go?", families ask after Croatia quake 30 Dec 2020 - 03:28 pm
Picture taken on December 30, 2020 shows the rubble of a destroyed building in the village of Majske Poljane, where 5 people died, some 50kms from Zagreb, a day after the region was hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake. AFP / Damir Sencar