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Germany's Merkel pushes stricter COVID measures, states want to wait and see 16 Nov 2020 - 11:11 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on her face mask before leaving after a news conference on the coronavirus following video consultations with the premiers of Germany's 16 federal states at Chancellery in Berlin on November 16, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Od
US logs 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, deaths up 12% 16 Nov 2020 - 11:00 pm
People wait in line to be tested at a coronavirus test site in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 2020. The United States recorded its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus Monday, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University, the same day that Pf
WHO hails 'encouraging' virus vaccine news 16 Nov 2020 - 10:56 pm
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Italy calls in warzone doctor to sort out Calabria COVID-19 health crisis 16 Nov 2020 - 09:52 pm
A view shows the Fountain of Neptune as the region of Campania becomes a 'red zone', as part of tougher measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Naples, Italy November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Hurricane Iota threatens catastrophe in Central America, fuel shortages hamper evacuation 16 Nov 2020 - 09:08 pm
Aerial patrols are conducted over beach areas to prevent entry of swimmers, ahead of Hurricane Iota in Cartagena, Colombia in this still image taken from social media video dated November 15, 2020. LUIS GUILLERMO FERREBUS/via REUTERS
Life and livelihoods go together in fighting COVID-19, says WHO 16 Nov 2020 - 08:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends a session on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2020. Christopher Black
Trump national security adviser O'Brien says looks now that Biden has won 16 Nov 2020 - 08:11 pm
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New Jersey tightens restrictions as COVID-19 surges across the United States 16 Nov 2020 - 07:57 pm
A person wearing a face mask walks in Weehawken, New Jersey, on November 11, 2020, with the New York skyline in the background. Mayor Bill de Blasio said November 9 that New York City is getting “dangerously close” to a second coronavirus wave as the infe
Travel restrictions challenge vaccine rollout, airlines warn 16 Nov 2020 - 07:41 pm
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EU eyes COVID vaccine deal with Moderna at less than $25 per dose, says source 16 Nov 2020 - 07:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: Moderna's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
65 virus cases, with 1 cluster, in WHO Geneva staff: Email 16 Nov 2020 - 07:20 pm
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Trump campaign drops key request in Pennsylvania lawsuit 16 Nov 2020 - 07:00 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump drives a golf cart at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Where social distancing comes naturally: Finland keeps coronavirus in check 16 Nov 2020 - 04:40 pm
View of the Hakaniemi Sunday market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Helsinki, Finland November 1, 2020. Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander via REUTERS
Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 16 Nov 2020 - 02:00 pm
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Moscow turns ice rink into hospital as Russia's COVID-19 cases hit record 16 Nov 2020 - 01:46 pm
A general view of treatment blocks at a temporary hospital in the Krylatskoye Ice Palace, where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated, in Moscow, Russia November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim She
Indian capital's third coronavirus wave has peaked: Minister 16 Nov 2020 - 01:29 pm
A medical worker collects a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the Covid-19 coronavirus from a passenger before boarding a train at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in New Delhi on November 10, 2020. / AFP / XAVIER GALIANA
'One heck of a ride': SpaceX launches astronauts into space 16 Nov 2020 - 12:43 pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on the first operational NASA commercial crew mission at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thom Baur
Ethiopia says Tigray town seized, war embroils Eritrea 16 Nov 2020 - 12:27 pm
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends a signing ceremony with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo