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Germany to ease testing for those with COVID-19 booster 15 Dec 2021 - 12:02 am
FILE PHOTO: Used Covid-19 rapid tests are seen in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test centre amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo
Vaccines slightly less effective against severe COVID, deaths - WHO 14 Dec 2021 - 11:44 pm
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Omicron estimated to be 2.9% of COVID-19 variants in U.S.-CDC 14 Dec 2021 - 08:42 pm
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UK to remove all countries from COVID travel red list on Wednesday 14 Dec 2021 - 07:45 pm
Digital display boards show cancelled flights to London - Heathrow at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo
Italy to impose mandatory virus testing for EU travelers 14 Dec 2021 - 07:18 pm
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Volcanic tremors stop on La Palma but eruption may not be over 14 Dec 2021 - 07:13 pm
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to expel lava and ash as seen from El Paso, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Surge in African Covid cases causing fewer deaths, WHO says 14 Dec 2021 - 05:39 pm
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Nigeria probes state Governor’s $146 million cash Machine 14 Dec 2021 - 03:49 pm
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Pfizer confirms Covid pill's results, potency versus omicron 14 Dec 2021 - 03:31 pm
File photo: Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer/Handout via Reuters
Dutch consider early Christmas break for schools to limit COVID-19 spread 14 Dec 2021 - 03:12 pm
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India stuck with Covid-19 vaccines it can't export 14 Dec 2021 - 02:47 pm
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China detects 2nd case of omicron variant 14 Dec 2021 - 02:29 pm
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a man at a nucleic acid testing booth set up at a highway exit, following cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the cities of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Hangzhou, in Ruian, Zhejiang province, China December 14, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Scientists cautious as erupting Spanish volcano falls quiet 14 Dec 2021 - 02:22 pm
An aerial view of the lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano near Tacande neighborhood, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, December 13, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Singapore eases workplace rules even as it warns of omicron risk 14 Dec 2021 - 01:37 pm
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Tornado-slammed parts of Kentucky face long recovery 14 Dec 2021 - 01:16 pm
Nicolaus Kruse, 23, stands amongst the rubble of the home he grew up in after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several U.S. states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
California to reinstitute statewide mask mandate amid rise in COVID cases 14 Dec 2021 - 12:31 pm
A traveller wearing a protective mask walks past a waiting area for Amtrak customers inside Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
Blinken touts deeper US engagement amid concern over 'aggressive' China 14 Dec 2021 - 12:10 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia December 14, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via Reuters
Philippines' Duterte withdraws candidacy for a senate seat 14 Dec 2021 - 12:02 pm
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