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'My ambition? Another Nobel prize' says chemistry laureate 10 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier, director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, 2020 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing, poses after receiving her Nobel diploma and medal from
Chinese mystery box maker Pop Mart rakes in millions from millennial fans 10 Dec 2020 - 11:30 am
People wearing masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVDI-19) outbreak, are seen inside a store of Chinese toy maker Pop Mart at a shopping mall in Beijing, China December 9, 2020. Picture taken December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Gunmen kill female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan 10 Dec 2020 - 09:56 am
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UK issues anaphylaxis warning on Pfizer vaccine after adverse reactions 10 Dec 2020 - 08:34 am
A man receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs, at Guy's Hospital, at the start of the largest-ever immunisation programme in British history, in London, Britain December 8, 2020. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Trump vows to intervene as states join Texas election suit 10 Dec 2020 - 12:33 am
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, ahead of their January runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, during a campaign rally in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. REUT
Biden's son Hunter says under investigation for tax affairs 10 Dec 2020 - 12:23 am
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Facebook faces multiple US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp 09 Dec 2020 - 11:22 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 05, 2020 the logo of US social network Facebook and mobile messaging service WhatsApp are seen on the screens of a smartphone and a tablet in Toulouse, southwestern France. US federal and state antitrust enforce
French coronavirus cases up again but number of intensive care patients falls 09 Dec 2020 - 11:16 pm
People install a light fresco of 20 000 light bulbs entitled
Biden says 'right moment' for first Black Pentagon chief, amid congressional concerns 09 Dec 2020 - 10:59 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden listens to retired U.S. General Lloyd Austin speak after Biden announced Austin as his nominee to be defense secretary at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Boeing's 737 MAX is quietly flying again in Brazil with little fanfare 09 Dec 2020 - 10:43 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX of Brazilian airline Gol is seen after landing at Salgado Filho airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil on December 9, 2020. / AFP / SILVIO AVILA
S.Africa now experiencing Covid-19 'second wave': minister 09 Dec 2020 - 10:25 pm
FILE  PHOTO: South Africa's minister of health Zweli Mkhize, in Roodeport, South Africa, file. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Hackers access BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data in cyberattack on EU regulator 09 Dec 2020 - 10:02 pm
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Slovakia orders schools, most shops to shut from Dec 21 as COVID-19 cases rise 09 Dec 2020 - 08:50 pm
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Canada approves Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, first shots expected next week 09 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
(FILES) This file illustration taken on November 17, 2020, in London shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech. Canada on December 9, 2020, approved the P
Turkey won't buy Russian vaccine, health minister says 09 Dec 2020 - 08:02 pm
In this photo taken on December 6, 2020 the Galata tower is pictured next to Turkish national flags in Istanbul during a week-end curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Ozan KOSE
Relieved passengers leave Singapore cruise after COVID-19 scare 09 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
Passengers leave Marina Bay Cruise Center after disembarking from the Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, which is moored after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a cruise to nowhere, in Singapore, Decembe
First 'Covid-tested' flight lands in Rome from New York 09 Dec 2020 - 04:33 pm
Passengers who just landed from New York on an Alitalia flight wait in line as they prepare to undergo a rapid antigen swab test for COVID-19 on December 9, 2020 at a testing station set up at Rome's Fiumicino airport, as part of Italy's first coronavirus
India experts find traces of lead, nickel in patients' blood 09 Dec 2020 - 02:55 pm
In this handout photo take and released by the Public Relations Department Government of Andhra Pradesh on December 6, 2020, Andhra Pradesh Health minister Alla Nani (L) visits patients receiving medical care for a mystery illness at a government hospital