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Italy reports 459 coronavirus deaths on Friday: Health ministry 25 Dec 2020 - 07:20 pm
A woman receives a meal from a member of Rome-based charity Sant'Egidio Community in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, in Rome, Italy, December 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
Ireland confirms UK coronavirus variant present 25 Dec 2020 - 07:04 pm
A man walks past a graffiti of a Frankenstein wearing a protective face mask on a doorway amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Galway, Ireland, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Democrats in Georgia Senate contests take in more than $200M 25 Dec 2020 - 06:57 pm
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff listens to community members before voting early at the Metropolitan Library on December 22, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images/AFP)
British army helps clear backlog of virus-stranded drivers 25 Dec 2020 - 06:50 pm
A woman hands out donated food to a lorry driver on the outskirts of Ashford, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, December 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Police: Explosion in Nashville may have been "intentional" 25 Dec 2020 - 06:24 pm
Smoke billows from the site of an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. December 25, 2020. (Andrew Nelles/Tennessean.com via Reuters)
Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal 25 Dec 2020 - 06:19 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he holds a remote press conference to update the nation on the post-Brexit trade agreement, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 24, 2020. (AFP / Paul Grover)
Explosion rocks downtown Nashville 25 Dec 2020 - 05:58 pm
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At least 15 dead in delays at South Africa-Zimbabwe border: TV news 25 Dec 2020 - 03:03 pm
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Lebanon says first case of new coronavirus variant detected on flight from London 25 Dec 2020 - 02:26 pm
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Montenegro shutters national carrier 25 Dec 2020 - 01:49 pm
In this file photograph taken on June 12, 2020, an airport official gestures while standing in front of an aircraft of national airline Montenegro Airlines at Podgorica Airport, as the carrier recommenced flights which were halted due to the spread of the
'Parting is such sweet sorrow': EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord 25 Dec 2020 - 12:31 pm
European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds the pages of the Brexit trade deal as he attends a meeting of the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium D
S Korea to decide on tougher distancing as COVID-19 count hits another high 25 Dec 2020 - 12:23 pm
People wait 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-Ji
More than 600,000 people in UK get first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine dose 25 Dec 2020 - 11:28 am
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US to require negative virus test for UK arrivals 25 Dec 2020 - 08:56 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 21, 2020 travelers wait for their luggage at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. AFP / Kena Betancur
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth 25 Dec 2020 - 08:47 am
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Pompeo’s wife tested positive for coronavirus as cases spiked 24 Dec 2020 - 10:32 pm
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Post-Brexit borders to divide EU, UK citizens 24 Dec 2020 - 07:30 pm
The hat of anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray is pictured outside the gates of Downing Street in London, Britain December 24, 2020. (Reuters/Hannah McKay)
EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal 24 Dec 2020 - 07:24 pm
European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier gives a statement on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels, Belgium December 24, 2020. Francisco Seco/ via REUTERS