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Search ends for people trapped in Nicaragua mine collapse 06 Dec 2020 - 11:06 am
Handout photo released by the Fundacion del Rio of the site of landslide at
China prepares large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccines 06 Dec 2020 - 11:04 am
A small bottle labeled with a
Trump keeps up false claims of widespread fraud at Georgia rally for US senators 06 Dec 2020 - 10:46 am
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania attend a rally in support of Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) on December 05, 2020, in Valdosta, Georgia. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
S.Korea tightens curbs in Seoul as COVID-19 cases hit 9-mo high: Media 06 Dec 2020 - 10:15 am
A man wearing a face mask walks alongside the Chongye stream in central Seoul on December 4, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Britain gets ready for roll-out of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this week 06 Dec 2020 - 09:49 am
An NHS pharmacy technician holds a vial as she simulates the preparation of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, during a staff training session ahead of the vaccine's rollout next week, at the Royal Free Hospital in London on December 4, 2020. / AFP
Pfizer seeks emergency-use approval for vaccine in India: PTI 06 Dec 2020 - 08:36 am
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Protesters return to French streets to denounce police violence; tear gas fired 05 Dec 2020 - 05:54 pm
A firefighter runs past a burning car during a protest against the
Kyrgyzstan reopens borders to all foreign visitors 05 Dec 2020 - 04:18 pm
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Spain to vaccinate up to 20 million against Covid by June 05 Dec 2020 - 03:40 pm
A healthcare worker attends to a COVID-19 coronavirus patient at the Intensive Unit Care of the Povisa Hospital in Vigo, northwestern Spain, on April 16, 2020.  AFP / MIGUEL RIOPA
Blank tribute to Salvini becomes Italian bestseller 05 Dec 2020 - 03:28 pm
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Ghana heads to polls next week as democracy tested in region 05 Dec 2020 - 03:14 pm
Street vendors walk past campaign posters of Ghanian President and candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo and his running mate, Mahamudu Bawumia, in Accra, on December 4, 2020.  AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
Renowned trumpeter brings life to battered Beirut 05 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
French-Lebanese trumpet player and composer Ibrahim Maalouf performs with guitarist Francois Delporte, as part of Beirut Chants Festival, in Beirut, Lebanon December 4, 2020. Reuters/Issam Abdallah
Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers 05 Dec 2020 - 02:58 pm
A nurse wearing a face mask proceeds to vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine at a clinic in Moscow on December 5, 2020, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic.  AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
German court upholds ban on coronavirus demonstration 05 Dec 2020 - 02:31 pm
File photo: A demonstrator holds a sign reading
British PM Johnson and EU chief seek to break Brexit impasse 05 Dec 2020 - 02:24 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.   AFP
Cuddling in covid: 'Hug bubble' lets seniors feel the magic of touch 05 Dec 2020 - 01:05 pm
Marie-Paule and Marie-Josephe interact with their mother Colette, 97 old, behind a removable plastic sheet inside a bubble structure which allows families to give hugs without risk of contamination or transmission of Covid-19. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
Moscow starts mass Covid-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot 05 Dec 2020 - 11:51 am
A nurse wearing a face mask proceeds to a vaccination against the coronavirus disease by Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine at a clinic in Moscow on December 5, 2020. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
WHO warns virus crisis not over as vaccine rollout approaches 05 Dec 2020 - 10:21 am
(Files) This file photo taken on May 13, 2020, shows a member of the Covisan program testing a member of a family confined at home as they reported a suspected case of Covid-19, in Gennevilliers near Paris. AFP / Alain Jocard