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UK puts navy on standby to protect fishing if Brexit talks fail 12 Dec 2020 - 04:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Freight and goods lorries queue at the entrance of the port of Dover on the south coast of England. March 19, 2018. AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Merkel to discuss tighter lockdown with German states on Sunday - sources 12 Dec 2020 - 03:36 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference at the end of a EU leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Brexit talks in final hours as decision time looms 12 Dec 2020 - 03:30 pm
In this file photo taken on June 28, 2016, A man waves both a Union flag and a European flag together on College Green outside The Houses of Parliament at an anti-Brexit protest in central London. AFP / Justin Tallis
Estonians plunge into icy water to ward off coronavirus blues 12 Dec 2020 - 01:45 pm
A man reacts after a swim during a largest winter swimming relay in Tallinn, Estonia December 11, 2020. Reuters/Janis Laizans
WHO expects decisions on Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines in weeks 11 Dec 2020 - 08:31 pm
Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Banksy mural of sneezing woman appears on England's steepest street 11 Dec 2020 - 05:06 pm
A man takes pictures of a new street artwork entitled 'Aachoo!!' by Banksy in Totterdown, Bristol, Britain December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
UK cuts self-isolation period to 10 days for domestic contacts, international arrivals 11 Dec 2020 - 04:28 pm
A passenger walks past a testing centre sign in the terminal building of Manchester Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Swiss impose 7pm shutdown on most shops and restaurants to tackle COVID-19 11 Dec 2020 - 04:17 pm
People stand in front The Resident Food Truck snack stall, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Any vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review: WHO 11 Dec 2020 - 03:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
Russia reports record COVID-19 deaths, cases climb 11 Dec 2020 - 01:41 pm
A waiter sets a table inside a transparent pod offered for private Christmas meals with backdrop of the Kremlin and Red Square on the rooftop of Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, Russia December 8, 2020. Picture taken December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Germany braces for tougher lockdown before Christmas 11 Dec 2020 - 01:38 pm
People with protective face masks walk beside Christmas themed lights at Schloss Strasse shopping street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
AstraZeneca to test combining COVID vaccine with Russia's Sputnik 11 Dec 2020 - 12:30 pm
A view shows vials during the production of Gam-COVID-Vac, also known as Sputnik-V, vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a facility of BIOCAD biotechnology company in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 20
Sanofi/GSK announce delay in COVID-19 vaccine project 11 Dec 2020 - 12:27 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 23, 2020 shows a bottle reading
UK to boost COVID-19 testing in children as London risks new restrictions 10 Dec 2020 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: Children use hoops for social distancing at L'Ecole des Petits, an independent French bilingual school, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown eases in Fulham, London, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Sweden sets new daily COVID case record, says ICU beds not full 10 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
An information sign wishing Merry Christmas and asking to maintain social distancing is seen at a pedestrian shopping street amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Helsingborg, Sweden, December 7, 2020. Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/via R
As virus cases dip, western Switzerland reopens restaurants 10 Dec 2020 - 05:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A display shows the departure time of a train of Swiss train operator SBB from Zurich to Milan, Italy, REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Latvia to roll out COVID tests via vending machine 10 Dec 2020 - 03:14 pm
A robotic arm is seen inside a vending machine where people can pick up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) saliva-based tests and return samples without having to come into contact with others, in Riga, Latvia December 9, 2020. Picture taken December 9, 2020.
French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookies rules 10 Dec 2020 - 12:51 pm
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File photo DR Congo's official Ebola death toll exceeds 400
Head of Algeria's Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) Abdelaali Hassani Cherif casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Algiers on July 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algerians vote for new parliament with turnout in focus
A general view of houses damaged by landslides and flooding in the Mossikro neighbourhood of Attecoube, a suburb of Abidjan, on June 29, 2026.Photo by CHRIS BOLI / AFP Floods kill 59 in I.Coast since mid-May: government
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Americas

This aerial view taken on July 2, 2026, in Caraballeda in the state of La Guaira shows collapsed buildings following the June 24 twin earthquakes. (Photo by Miguel Medina / Pool / AFP) Hunt for last signs of life in Venezuela quake zone
A man looks on at Centennial Park during an extreme-heat warning in Nashville, Tennessee. The heat wave, stretching from the Midwest to the East Coast, will affect as many as 90 million Americans. (Photo by Seth Herald /AFP) Hot spell roasts eastern US as holiday weekend approaches
An international rescue team assists a survivor of Venezuela's twin earthquakes in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, Venezuela on July 2, 2026, eight days after the quake. Hernan Gil, a 43-year-old security guard, had been buried in the booth of the seven-story building where he worked in Catia La Mar, a coastal area in the state of La Guaira devastated by the disaster. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Man rescued eight days after Venezuela quakes
People search for their deceased relatives among the debris of a collapsed building in the Los Corales neighbourhood of Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela on July 1, 2026, following the June 24 twin earthquakes. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) 'I'm going to stay calm': 48 hours under the rubble in Venezuela

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