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WHO says close to Pfizer deal that would give poorer countries access 18 Jan 2021 - 08:18 pm
tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks during the opening of the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2021. Christopher
Joy and caution as Greek shops re-open amid strict safety limits 18 Jan 2021 - 07:51 pm
People wearing protective face masks apply social distancing as they wait to enter a shop on the first day of the re-opening of retail stores, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantini
US and China clash at WHO over scientific mission in Wuhan 18 Jan 2021 - 07:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization (WHO) holds up a chart during a news conference given by the WHO-China Joint Mission on COVID-19 about its investigation of the coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, China, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/T
Italy’s Conte calls on lawmakers to back his plan to govern 18 Jan 2021 - 05:22 pm
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte looks at papers during a debate that followed his speech at the lower chamber of Parliament, in Rome, Italy, January 18, 2021. Alessandra Tarantino/Pool via REUTERS
Russian prosecutors want Kremlin foe Navalny jailed for 30 days 18 Jan 2021 - 03:39 pm
A view shows a police station where detained Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being held, in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021. Reuters/Tatyana Makeyeva
Winter weather hits parts of Europe, from Poland to Turkey 18 Jan 2021 - 03:27 pm
Children run on the beach during a snowfall in Sopot, Poland January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
Norway to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, keep others 18 Jan 2021 - 03:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask carries shopping bags as he walks on the streets of Oslo following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oslo, Norway March 13, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Hakon Mosvold Larsen via REUTERS .
Germany plans more tests, sequencing to deal with new coronavirus strains 18 Jan 2021 - 02:01 pm
Vaccine center workers stand near cabins being used to inoculate people against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the opening day of a vaccination center at the Messe Berlin trade fair grounds in Berlin, Germany January 18, 2021. Sean Gallup/Pool via
UK is vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says 18 Jan 2021 - 11:21 am
Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain January 11, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Portugal's health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 cases surge 17 Jan 2021 - 10:26 pm
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Thousands protest in Amsterdam against Dutch coronavirus lockdown 17 Jan 2021 - 09:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: An empty street is seen during lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 15 2020, REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo/File Photo
Russian police detain Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on arrival at airport 17 Jan 2021 - 09:20 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya walk out of a plane after arriving at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Polina Ivanova
Navalny plans to return to Russia after recovery in Germany 17 Jan 2021 - 03:28 pm
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is seen in a still image from video in Germany, in this undated image obtained from social media January 13, 2021.
Britons lament 'UK variant' label as coronavirus strain spreads around the world 17 Jan 2021 - 03:20 pm
Firefighters from the Marins-Pompiers of Marseille (Marseille Naval Fire Battalion) take samples in Marseille sewage water to detect the concentration of coronavirus traces and the presence of the new UK variant of the virus in Marseille, France, January
Bayer aims to help CureVac with COVID-19 vaccine output, says CEO 17 Jan 2021 - 03:06 pm
Werner Baumann, CEO of Bayer AG, addresses the German drugmaker's annual results news conference in Leverkusen, Germany, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Russian freight ship sinks off Turkey's Black Sea coast - governor 17 Jan 2021 - 01:48 pm
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Austria extends third COVID-19 lockdown to Feb 8 17 Jan 2021 - 01:28 pm
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives for a news conference, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
German minister says Covid curbs should be eased for vaccinated people 17 Jan 2021 - 01:09 pm
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas listens to his counterpart Djordje Radulovic of Montenegro during their meeting in Berlin, Germany, January 15, 2021. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via Reuters

Africa

Peninsula Morocco announces it has thwarted terror plots aimed at public order
Peninsula Ethiopia's coffee export not threatened by EU deforestation regulation official
File photo for representational purposes only. Uganda says Ebola outbreak contained, seeks lifting of travel restrictions
Protesters march during a demonstration against illegal immigration in Durban, South Africa, June 30, 2026. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua) South Africa accelerates migration enforcement with new courts, repatriation measures amid tensions

Americas

File photo Cuba reconnects to power grid after latest island blackout
File photo EU says decisions about Greenland are for Greenlanders, Denmark
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) and US President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP) Trump blasts Spain, targets Greenland at NATO summit
US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary General on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP) Trump says Iran ceasefire 'is over'

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