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Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan former prime minister, dies of virus 26 Nov 2020 - 05:52 pm
Sudan's top opposition leader and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, whose elected government was toppled in a 1989 Islamist-backed coup, speaks during an interview at his residence in Omdourman.  AFP / OZAN KOSE
Lithuania finds coronavirus in minks at one farm 26 Nov 2020 - 04:34 pm
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Burkina Faso president Kabore wins election with 57.87% of vote 26 Nov 2020 - 04:24 pm
A woman displays bread for sale near a campaign banner of presidential candidate Roch Kabore in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Greece extends coronavirus lockdown by a week 26 Nov 2020 - 03:37 pm
Nurses attend a Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Athens on November 20, 2020.  AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
Buried under a Serbian cornfield, Roman military HQ slowly sheds its secrets 26 Nov 2020 - 03:32 pm
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"Corona cabbies" in driving seat of Stockholm's COVID testing 26 Nov 2020 - 03:29 pm
AstraZeneca faces more vaccine questions after manufacturing error 26 Nov 2020 - 03:21 pm
A laboratory technician supervises capped vials during filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, conducted on a high-performance aseptic vial filling line on Se
With frozen food clampdown, China points overseas as source of coronavirus 26 Nov 2020 - 03:05 pm
File photo: A blocked entrance to Huanan seafood market, where the coronavirus that can cause COVID-19 is believed to have first surfaced, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China September 2, 2020. Picture taken September 2, 2020. Reuters/Aly Song/File Photo
German COVID-19 restrictions set to last into 2021 26 Nov 2020 - 02:39 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during a session at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) on November 26, 2020 in Berlin on measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). / AFP / Tobias SCHWARZ
Indian farmers clash with police over farm reforms 26 Nov 2020 - 12:24 pm
Farmers gather on a bridge as police block a road during a march to India's capital New Delhi to protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms, on the outskirts of Ambala on November 26, 2020. AFP
Cyclone Nivar slams into southern India causing five deaths 26 Nov 2020 - 11:54 am
A municipal worker wade past an uprooted tree after heavy rains and wind along a waterlogged road following Cyclone Nivar landfall, in Puducherry on November 26, 2020. Accurate forecasting and the evacuation of several hundred thousand people helped avert
South Korea reports biggest COVID-19 spike since March 26 Nov 2020 - 11:22 am
Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a street in Seoul on November 26, 2020. South Korea reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since March on November 26, with a surge of new infections sparking fears of a major third wave. / AFP / Ed Jon
Tens of thousands evacuated as cyclone targets southeast India 26 Nov 2020 - 12:07 am
A man shelters under an umbrella from heavy rains while looking out to the Indian ocean as Cyclone Nivar approaches the southeastern Indian coast in Puducherry on November 25, 2020. Several thousand people in south-eastern India fled their homes on Novemb
US grants ByteDance new seven-day extension of TikTok sale order -filing 25 Nov 2020 - 11:52 pm
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Biden urges Americans to be safe during holiday, fight coronavirus pandemic 25 Nov 2020 - 11:32 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving address at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Biden to unveil economic team next week as transition moves ahead 25 Nov 2020 - 10:19 pm
:US President-elect Joe Biden talks to the media after neeting with members of his cabinet at the Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 24, 2020. US President-elect Joe Biden introduced November 24, 2020 a seasoned national security team he said was
Turkey announces asymptomatic coronavirus case numbers for first time since July 25 Nov 2020 - 09:36 pm
Couple walks along Istiklal Street at the popular touristic neighbourhood of Beyoglu after a partial weekend curfew started during the COVID-19 outbreak in Istanbul, Turkey, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Hospitals full as second wave of virus grips Pakistan 25 Nov 2020 - 09:15 pm
Students wear protective masks as they attend a class at school as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz