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Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine: Kremlin 27 Dec 2020 - 04:20 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year news conference, held online in a video conference mode, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia December 17, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky 27 Dec 2020 - 03:26 pm
A flightradar24.com handout photo received on December 27, 2020 shows the flight track for a D-ENIG plane that traced a syringe on the maps in Germany to celebrate the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. The flight between Friedrichshafen and Ulm took place on
Iran reports lowest daily deaths from coronavirus in more than three months 27 Dec 2020 - 01:44 pm
Iranian people walk past a Showcase of a Christmas store in Tehran, Iran December 23, 2020. Picture taken December 23, 2020. Majid Asgaripour
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital 27 Dec 2020 - 01:02 pm
People wearing masks walk in a street in Beijing?s central business district (CBD) during morning rush hour, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in China December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
96-year-old is first Spaniard vaccinated for Covid-19 27 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
Los Olmos nursing home resident Araceli, 96, receives the first injection nationwide, with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Guadalajara, Spain, December 27, 2020. Pepe Zamora/Pool via
S.Korea extends social distancing steps as new daily COVID-19 cases remain near record levels 27 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am
A man reads a book while waiting in a line to undergo coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a coronavirus testing site which is temporarily set up in front of a railway station on Christmas day in Seoul, South Korea, December 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-J
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome 27 Dec 2020 - 11:24 am
A member of the medical staff shows a pin reading
Czech Republic starts rollout of coronavirus vaccine 27 Dec 2020 - 10:14 am
World War II veteran Emilie Repikova sits next to PM Andrej Babis as she receives the second injection nationwide with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Military University Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in
Troubled C.Africa goes to the polls 27 Dec 2020 - 09:44 am
A campaign billboard of Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera has seen the streets ahead of the upcoming elections in Bangui, the Central African Republic December 26, 2020. REUTERS/Antonie Rolland
Sydney awaits verdict on New Year's Eve festivities as COVID-19 outbreak grows 27 Dec 2020 - 09:25 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
101-year-old woman first German to be vaccinated against coronavirus: MDR 27 Dec 2020 - 09:18 am
Edith Kwoizalla, 101 years old, receives the first vaccination against the novel coronavirus COVID-19 by Pfizer and BioNTech from Doctor Bernhard Ellendt (R) in a senior care facility in Halberstadt (Seniorenzentrum Krueger), central northern Germany, on
France says third lockdown possible if Covid cases keep rising 27 Dec 2020 - 09:10 am
People gather near a merry-go-round on the Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Paris, where the city has set up a christmas village, on December 26, 2020. / AFP / Thomas SAMSON
Manila extends UK flight ban; China urges controls: virus update 27 Dec 2020 - 08:57 am
A person walks near of a COVID-19 test area at Fiumicino airport after the Italian government announced flights to and from the UK will be resumed following an order by the Health Ministry, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, I
Niger set for first democratic transition as Issoufou steps down 27 Dec 2020 - 08:53 am
Members of Niger's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) load ballot boxes and election equipment onto a truck on December 26, 2020, in Niamey, on the eve of the country's presidential and legislative elections. / AFP / Issouf SANOGO
Iran's Rouhani says US wants vaccine payments to go via its banks 26 Dec 2020 - 08:03 pm
President Hassan Rouhani chairing the weekly coronavirus taskforce meeting in the capital Tehran.  AFP
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii 26 Dec 2020 - 07:46 pm
A Thermopolis, a sort of street
Trump made lasting impact on federal courts 26 Dec 2020 - 05:24 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., December 23, 2020. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
Japan to ban new entry by all non-nationals to fight Covid-19 26 Dec 2020 - 05:12 pm
A couple takes pictures in front of Christmas-themed light decorations along a street in Marunouchi district in Tokyo on December 25, 2020. / AFP / Philip FONG