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TikTok keeps ticking in US as deadline for asset sale passes 05 Dec 2020 - 10:19 am
File photo: A 3D printed Tik Tok logo is seen in front of US flag in this illustration taken October 6, 2020. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Kuwait holds legislative elections amidst health precautions 05 Dec 2020 - 10:07 am
A Kuwaiti Judge checks the nationality card before a woman takes her ballot to vote during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Jahra City, Kuwait December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
Indian jeweller's 12,638-diamond ring sets world record 04 Dec 2020 - 09:25 pm
This undated handout photograph provided by the Renani Jewels on December 4, 2020, shows a ring called the Marigold-the ring of prosperity, the circular band with 12,638 diamonds that weighs a little over 165 grams is pictured in Meerut. AFP PHOTO/Renani
Slopes stay open, singing banned as Swiss crack down on COVID-19 04 Dec 2020 - 08:16 pm
Swiss Interior Minister Alain Berset attends a news conference on the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bern, Switzerland, December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
WHO's Tedros says concerned about perception pandemic is over 04 Dec 2020 - 08:03 pm
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of World Health Organization (WHO) speaks at the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handou
After being fined by US, Hyundai recalls more vehicles 04 Dec 2020 - 07:42 pm
The Hyundai Sonata hybrid is displayed during the first media preview day at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show in Chicago, Illinois February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Frank Polich/File Photo
GCC Secretary General welcomes Kuwait statement related to strengthening Gulf and Arab solidarity and stability 04 Dec 2020 - 05:49 pm
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FDA chief Hahn says 20 mln Americans could be vaccinated this year 04 Dec 2020 - 05:33 pm
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn testifies at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 23, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Norway to use three vaccines to stop COVID-19 from early 2021 04 Dec 2020 - 05:06 pm
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Japan spacecraft approaches Earth to drop asteroid samples 04 Dec 2020 - 03:36 pm
Yuichi Tsuda (L), Hayabusa2 project manager of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), answers questions at a press conference held before the return of the sample capsule of the Hayabusa 2 probe to the earth at JAXA Sagamihara Campus in Sagamihara
German firm's super-coolers to send vaccines around the world 04 Dec 2020 - 02:50 pm
Ultra-cold refrigerators filled with vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured at a secret storage facility in the Rhein-Main area, Germany, December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
Philippines allows hotel conventions as cases ebb to 5-month low 04 Dec 2020 - 02:33 pm
Filipinos wearing masks and face shields for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk along a street market in Manila, Philippines, December 3, 2020. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
Submarine Santa brings festive cheer to Tokyo aquarium 04 Dec 2020 - 02:25 pm
A diver wearing Santa Claus costume swims in a large fish tank during an underwater performance for the Christmas celebration, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, December 4, 2020. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Moscow launches online registration for COVID-19 vaccination 04 Dec 2020 - 02:13 pm
A nurse shows Russia's
India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests 04 Dec 2020 - 01:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens while wearing a mask at a news conference held to discuss the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle//File Photo
Biden says he'll publicly get a COVID-19 vaccine, keep Fauci 04 Dec 2020 - 01:32 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gets in his car as he leaves The Queen theater after having a video call with small business owners and workers impacted by the current economic crisis in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
India's moustachioed 'Spice King' dies aged 97 04 Dec 2020 - 01:13 pm
A sign with a picture of Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Spices founder Dharampal Gulati is seen at a closed store in New Delhi on December 4, 2020. A former refugee who became India's
China's Clover says its COVID-19 vaccines trigger "strong immune responses" in early trial 04 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
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