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Germany set for longer lockdown as death figures spike 30 Dec 2020 - 03:20 pm
People queue in front of one of Berlin's 6 vaccination centres in Treptow, eastern Berlin, amid a Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, on December 29, 2020. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Switzerland sticks to 'lockdown light' despite virus variants 30 Dec 2020 - 03:12 pm
Skiers pass the restriction signs to line up at the chairlift at Les Portes du Soleil ski resort during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Les Crosets, Switzerland, December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Mask up: South African police enforce 'zero tolerance' drive 30 Dec 2020 - 03:06 pm
A Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer frisks a driver during a roadblock after curfew, to help curb the spread of COVID-19, in Johannesburg on December 29, 2020. AFP / Wikus de Wet
Vaccinated US nurse contracts COVID-19, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work: ABC 30 Dec 2020 - 02:58 pm
A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Liam McBurney/Pool via Reuters
UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage 30 Dec 2020 - 02:54 pm
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US Congress inches closer to Trump veto override as Republican tensions grow 30 Dec 2020 - 02:09 pm
The US Capitol building is seen on a cold and sunny winter day as Congress is in session in Washington on December 29, 2020.  AFP / Eric BARADAT
Virus rates show Germany 'still very far from normality': minister 30 Dec 2020 - 01:57 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn wears a face mask as he arrives for a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on December 30, 2020, to comment on the current situation amid the new coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination campaign in Germany. / A
Hundreds evacuated after landslide in Norway 30 Dec 2020 - 01:26 pm
A rescue helicopter view shows the aftermath of a landslide at a residential area in Ask village, about 40km north of Oslo, Norway December 30, 2020. According to police several people went missing.
Czechs approve squeezing extra dose from Pfizer vaccine vials 30 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
Medical staff is being innoculated with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the University Hospital in Prague, on December 27, 2020. AFP / Michal Cizek
Australia's biggest city tightens COVID-19 curbs for New Year's Eve 30 Dec 2020 - 12:54 pm
Pedestrian crosses a road usually packed with heavy traffic in the central business district 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 K
US sale of Hong Kong consulate property held up by China 30 Dec 2020 - 12:46 pm
This general view shows the outside of 37 Shouson Hill Road in southern Hong Kong on December 30, 2020, part of a multibillion-dollar property of six mansions owned by the US Consulate General in the city. / AFP / Peter Parks
New tremors shake Croatia after deadly quake 30 Dec 2020 - 11:59 am
A policeman stands in front of a damaged house in Prokopa village after an earthquake in Croatia, December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
EU officials formally sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK 30 Dec 2020 - 11:01 am
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel show signed Brexit trade agreement due to come into force on January 1, 2021, in Brussels, Belgium December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Taiwan firms up AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, finds new UK variant 30 Dec 2020 - 10:45 am
AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
U.S. congressman-elect Letlow dies of COVID-19 30 Dec 2020 - 10:22 am
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Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 30 Dec 2020 - 10:09 am
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U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook 30 Dec 2020 - 10:05 am
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the Queen Theater on December 29, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president in a scaled-down ceremony due to the pandemic
Singapore begins COVID-19 vaccinations marking "new chapter" in virus fight 30 Dec 2020 - 09:55 am
This handout photo taken and released on December 30, 2020 by Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information shows the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine being given to senior staff nurse Sarah Lim (R) as Singapore began its vaccination exercise with th