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Mexico begins mass coronavirus vaccination program 24 Dec 2020 - 04:50 pm
Maria Irene Ramirez receives the first injection with a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at General Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Serbia begins COVID-19 vaccination drive, with PM first in line 24 Dec 2020 - 04:27 pm
A medical worker disinfects the window of a testing booth while waiting for patients to test for coronavirus at the Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera “Torlak” in Belgrade on December 24, 2020.
Indonesia issues UK travel ban over coronavirus variant 24 Dec 2020 - 04:08 pm
assengers wearing protective face masks line up for rapid antigen test at the Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, December 22, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Fauzan/via Reuters.
Pakistan court orders release of mastermind behind Daniel Pearl murder 24 Dec 2020 - 04:03 pm
Mahmood Sheikh (L), lawyer of British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, speaks to media representatives after the high court ordered to release Omar Saeed Sheikh on the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl, outside the Sindh high court in
Brazil suspends flights from Britain due to new COVID-19 variant 24 Dec 2020 - 03:56 pm
A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a Christmas-themed display in a shop window on Oxford Street in central London on December 22, 2020. AFP / Tolga Akmen
Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests 24 Dec 2020 - 03:18 pm
India’s opposition Congress party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes part in a march towards presidential palace 'Rashtrapati Bhavan' to request Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to repeal the central government's recent agricultural reforms in
British Airways cargo staff strike from Christmas Day 24 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
This file picture taken on March 29, 2010 shows British Airways aircraft sitting parked at London Heathrow Airport during the third day of a four-day strike. AFP / Adrian DENNIS
Seven troops, 11 'terrorists' killed in Niger ahead of vote 24 Dec 2020 - 03:08 pm
A Nigerien police officer stands in the road near the Diffa airport in South-East Niger, near the Nigerian border, on December 23, 2020. AFP / Issouf SANOGO
Denmark finds 33 cases of new variant of coronavirus 24 Dec 2020 - 02:46 pm
Travellers from Denmark are controlled by Swedish police wearing protective masks at the border control point at Hyllie station on Decmber 22, 2020. Sweden OUT / AFP / TT News Agency / Johan NILSSON
Pope promises to visit Lebanon, South Sudan, as soon as possible 24 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
AFP / VATICAN MEDIA
French medical regulator approves COVID-19 vaccine 24 Dec 2020 - 01:46 pm
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UK-France border to stay open at Christmas to clear truck logjam 24 Dec 2020 - 01:43 pm
AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
China to suspend UK flights indefinitely: Foreign ministry 24 Dec 2020 - 11:52 am
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin attends a news conference in Beijing, China November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo
Trump pardons ex-campaign chief Manafort, adviser Roger Stone 24 Dec 2020 - 08:37 am
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, December 23, 2020. Reuters/Tom Brenner
Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders: report 23 Dec 2020 - 06:41 pm
AFP / Sakis MITROLIDIS
Refugee camp burned down as Bosnia struggles to house migrants 23 Dec 2020 - 06:00 pm
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Rules to stop coronavirus variant stoke chaos at Indian airports 23 Dec 2020 - 03:33 pm
People wearing protective face masks wait for passengers to arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, Decem
Three French police shot dead while responding to domestic violence call 23 Dec 2020 - 03:27 pm
French Gendarmes speak with a man at the Gendarmerie in Ambert, central France on December 23, 2020, after three gendarmes were killed and a fourth wounded by a gunman they confronted in response to a domestic violence call in Saint-Just. AFP / Olivier Ch
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