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'Alone in the dark': S.Korea's small businesses reel from new virus clampdown 24 Nov 2020 - 09:00 am
A pigeon walks at an empty shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Spain's king self-isolating after virus contact: palace 24 Nov 2020 - 12:22 am
FILE PHOTO: Spain's King Felipe delivers a speech during the Princess of Asturias Award ceremony at Reconquista hotel in Oviedo, Spain, October 16, 2020. Andres Ballesteros/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
White House plans holiday parties as Americans urged to stay home 24 Nov 2020 - 12:04 am
FILE PHOTO: The official White House Christmas tree is seen from the Cross Hall of the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Biden to choose ex-Fed chair Yellen as first woman treasury secretary, allies say 24 Nov 2020 - 12:01 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 14, 2017 US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen arrives for a press conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC. / AFP / ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
China launches robotic spacecraft to retrieve rocks from the moon 23 Nov 2020 - 11:53 pm
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Barcelona bars spring back to life after five-week coronavirus closure 23 Nov 2020 - 09:54 pm
A waiter serves customers at a restaurant in Barcelona on November 23, 2020 as bars, restaurants and movie theatres were allowed to reopen in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia after being closed for over a month as part of measures to slow coronavi
International virus sleuths expected to go to China soon: WHO 23 Nov 2020 - 09:32 pm
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WHO awaits AstraZeneca data, says more vaccines needed 23 Nov 2020 - 09:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading,
Turkey's daily COVID-19 deaths hit record 153 as people deal with new curbs 23 Nov 2020 - 09:20 pm
An empty Taksim square is pictured during the weekend curfew on November 21, 2020 in Istanbul. A partial curfew that apply from 8 pm until 10 am to fight rising coronavirus infections and growing deaths starts in Turkey. / AFP / Ozan KOSE
Biden taps Blinken as secretary of state as foreign policy team takes shape 23 Nov 2020 - 08:48 pm
(FILES) In this file photo former US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J Blinken gives a joint press conference following a meeting with Foreign Affairs member of the anti-Islamic State coalition on June 2, 2015 in Paris. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
Shanghai airport mass testing staff after virus cases reported 23 Nov 2020 - 08:14 pm
This photo taken on November 22, 2020 shows health workers in protective suits waiting to conduct COVID-19 coronavirus tests on staff at Pudong Airport in Shanghai. China OUT
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US infectious disease group backs Gilead's remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment 23 Nov 2020 - 07:59 pm
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British PM Johnson sets out new COVID measures for Dec. 2 23 Nov 2020 - 07:46 pm
Pedestrians wearing face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walk past Christmas-themed window displays inside Burlington Arcade in central London, on November 23, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest plan is to roll out mass testing to the hardest
Toronto enters virus lockdown as US looks to vaccine rollout 23 Nov 2020 - 07:33 pm
Shoppers walk in Bramalea City Centre mall in Brampton two days before COVID-19 restrictions are reintroduced to Greater Toronto Area regions in Ontario, Canada November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
US airports screen millions of travelers ahead of Thanksgiving 23 Nov 2020 - 07:26 pm
Travelers wait for their luggage at Newark International Airport on November 21, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. Current US numbers -- more than a quarter of a million deaths have been reported -- have alarmed authorities enough to advise that people stay hom
U.S. prepares for first COVID-19 shots as another vaccine candidate emerges 23 Nov 2020 - 04:01 pm
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Al-Qaida names new North Africa leader, reports kidnap death 23 Nov 2020 - 03:54 pm
Abu Obaida al-Annabi, a leader of Al-Qaeda in North Africa (AQIM), in a video message posted online.
Ukraine's Zelensky recovers from coronavirus 23 Nov 2020 - 03:43 pm
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