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Biden set to introduce Buttigieg as his transportation pick 16 Dec 2020 - 08:16 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden looks at his watch as former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg arrives behind him to be annouced as his nominee for secretary of transportation during a news conference at Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington,
India's 'invisible' women hope for recognition at farmers protests 16 Dec 2020 - 07:02 pm
Farmers and activists from various political groups along with bulls take part in a rally in support of farmers against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in Kolkata on December 16, 2020. / AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR
'With reservations': Trump voters grapple with Biden's win 16 Dec 2020 - 06:58 pm
Supporters of President Donald Trump and a supporter of President-elect Joe Biden stand outside the Michigan state capital as the Electoral College votes in Lansing, Michigan on December 14, 2020. AFP / JEFF KOWALSKY
Congo to impose curfew against second wave of coronavirus 16 Dec 2020 - 06:45 pm
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Pompeo quarantining after contact with Covid-positive person: State Dept 16 Dec 2020 - 06:43 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 17, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech in Paramaribo, Surinam. America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo was in quarantine on december 16, 2020 after being exposed to a person who has tested pos
Vaccinating billions means finding ways around a patent impasse 16 Dec 2020 - 06:39 pm
Kassandra Martinez (L), an EVS Attendant and Lead waits for Rachel Marrs (out of frame) to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine shot at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California on December 15, 2020. / AFP / ARIANA DREHSLER
Two bears airlifted from Islamabad zoo weeks after elephant rescue 16 Dec 2020 - 06:37 pm
A Himalayan brown bear named 'Bubloo' is seen inside its enclosure prior to transport it to a sanctuary in Jordan, at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad on December 16, 2020. AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Fosun Pharma to buy 100 mln doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for mainland China 16 Dec 2020 - 02:14 pm
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Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents 16 Dec 2020 - 01:47 pm
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Wearing someone else's face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan 16 Dec 2020 - 01:28 pm
Shuhei Okawara, 30, owner of mask shop Kamenya Omote, wears a face mask based on a real person's face as he stands in front of his shop in Tokyo, Japan December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
German coronavirus deaths hit new high as lockdown starts 16 Dec 2020 - 12:46 pm
A view of Brandenburg Gate on the first day of a nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
S.Korea reports record coronavirus cases as Seoul runs out of critical care beds 16 Dec 2020 - 12:41 pm
A medical staff member wearing protective gear waits in a booth for visitors to take samples for the Covid-19 coronavirus test at a temporary testing station outside a railway station in Seoul on December 16, 2020 as South Korea ramps up coronavirus check
Valneva to start clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in UK 16 Dec 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Boko Haram: Mass kidnappings that shock the world 15 Dec 2020 - 07:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: The leader of one of the Boko Haram group's factions, Abubakar Shekau speaks in front of guards in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video obtained on January 15, 2018.
Swiss coronavirus expert calls for lockdown to curb COVID-19 15 Dec 2020 - 07:14 pm
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Harry and Meghan to produce and host podcasts for Spotify 15 Dec 2020 - 06:25 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Starbucks suspends U.S. Happy Hours due to crowd concerns as COVID-19 surges 15 Dec 2020 - 05:15 pm
A Starbucks logo is pictured on the door of the Green Apron Delivery Service at the Empire State Building in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
UK’s Johnson to visit India in January as trade talks to start 15 Dec 2020 - 04:59 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street in London on December 15, 2020 after chairing the weekly cabinet meeting held at the nearby Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
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