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In pandemic Christmas, U.S. rivals aim to challenge Amazon under the tree 20 Nov 2020 - 04:29 pm
An Amazon.com Inc worker prepares an order in which the buyer asked for an item to be gift wrapped at a fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S., November 12, 2020. Amazon.com Inc/Handout via Reuters
Spain to vaccinate much of the nation by mid-2021 20 Nov 2020 - 03:59 pm
A handout picture released by the Moncloa Palace shows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivering a speech during a visit to the Wurth Museum in Agoncillo on November 20, 2020. AFP Photo / La Moncloa / Fernando Calvo
EU plans tight car CO2 limits under green finance rules 20 Nov 2020 - 03:50 pm
An exhaust emits fumes as a car is driven through Richmond in London, Britain December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo/File Photo
Britain may allow Christmas as COVID cases start to flatten 20 Nov 2020 - 12:52 pm
A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walk past Christmas-themed window display at Selfridges department store in central London on November 17, 2020. Britain has been the worst-hit nation in Europe recording more than
Hong Kong reports spike in daily cases before travel bubble with Singapore opens 20 Nov 2020 - 12:30 pm
Children wearing face masks stand near balloons at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
South Korea warns of return to tough COVID measures to fight third wave 20 Nov 2020 - 12:07 pm
Pedestrians wearing masks walk with umbrellas as it rains amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in central Seoul, South Korea, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Singapore activist faces fine over one-man smiley face sign protest 20 Nov 2020 - 11:52 am
Jolovan Wham wears a mask and holds a cardboard with a drawing of a smiley face in Singapore, March 28, 2020. Picture taken March 28, 2020. Jolovan Wham/Handout via REUTERS
China maintains ban on Boeing 737 MAX flights 20 Nov 2020 - 11:48 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 11, 2019 shows an Air China Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane at Beijing Capital Airport. China's aviation regulator said on November 20, 2020 it will not yet allow Boeing's troubled 737 MAX jet to fly in the company's biggest
South Australia says man's 'lie' caused coronavirus lockdown as harsh curbs eased 20 Nov 2020 - 11:36 am
People queue at a supermarket after the South Australian state government announced a six-day lockdown because of the Covid-19 corona virus out break in Adelaide on November 18, 2020. / AFP / Brenton EDWARDS
Plan to raise China's retirement age sparks anger 20 Nov 2020 - 11:30 am
FILE PHOTO: An elderly villager walks along a railway line on the outskirts of Jixi, in Heilongjiang province, China, October 24, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
WHO advises against Gilead's remdesivir for all hospitalised COVID-19 patients 20 Nov 2020 - 11:14 am
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Some Russian hospitals face shortages of COVID-19 drugs 20 Nov 2020 - 11:11 am
A general view shows a pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH), which was converted into a temporary hospital for people suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia November 17, 2020. Picture taken No
India's total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 Million 20 Nov 2020 - 11:05 am
A health worker takes the temperature of shoppers at a crowded market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
EU says could approve two coronavirus vaccines this year 20 Nov 2020 - 12:55 am
An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached, and syringes, with a flag of the European Union, on November 17, 2020. / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
BuzzFeed acquires HuffPost in tie-up of digital media rivals 19 Nov 2020 - 11:53 pm
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Robot reminds Japan shoppers to wear masks 19 Nov 2020 - 10:58 pm
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Virus 'out of control' among Brazil's Yanomami people 19 Nov 2020 - 10:18 pm
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Delhi quadruples mask fines as virus cases soar 19 Nov 2020 - 09:42 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear collects a nasal swab sample from a man for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the Covid-19 coronavirus as Noida authorities started conducting random coronavirus testing on commuters arriving from Delhi at Delhi-Uttar