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BioNTech starts work on Omicron-specific vaccine 29 Nov 2021 - 03:57 pm
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US screened 2.45 mln passengers Sunday, highest since early 2020 29 Nov 2021 - 03:47 pm
People wait in a general screening line at a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before the Thanksgiving holiday in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Australia delays border reopening as Omicron cases rise 29 Nov 2021 - 02:57 pm
A traveller wearing personal protective equipment arrives at the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2021. AAP Image/James Gourley via REUTERS
Portugal finds 13 cases of Omicron variant at Lisbon soccer club 29 Nov 2021 - 02:48 pm
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Georgian ex-president appears in court amid street protests 29 Nov 2021 - 02:33 pm
Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who was convicted in absentia of abuse of power during his presidency and arrested upon his return from exile, waves inside a defendant's dock during a court hearing in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/Pool
Couple caught fleeing Dutch COVID-19 quarantine moved to "forced isolation" 29 Nov 2021 - 02:32 pm
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Omicron poses "very high" global risk, countries must prepare: WHO 29 Nov 2021 - 11:53 am
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Japan bans entry of foreign visitors as omicron spreads 29 Nov 2021 - 07:44 am
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Leftist claims victory in Honduran vote, setting up showdown 29 Nov 2021 - 07:37 am
Xiomara Castro, presidential candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE), and vice presidential candidate Salvador Nasrala react after the closing of the general election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, November 28, 2021. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
Philippines launches campaign to vaccinate 9 million people in three days 29 Nov 2021 - 07:35 am
Wendilyn Cabornay, 65, takes a selfie while being inoculated at a vaccination centre in San Juan City, Metro Manila, in the Philippines, November 29, 2021. Reuters/ Peter Blaza
US braces for Omicron ahead of southern Africa travel ban 28 Nov 2021 - 11:57 pm
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WHO says it is not yet clear if Omicron causes more severe disease 28 Nov 2021 - 09:59 pm
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New York City may be at start of winter surge of Covid-19 28 Nov 2021 - 09:27 pm
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EU needs to buy time on Omicron variant - EU's von der Leyen 28 Nov 2021 - 08:57 pm
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Swiss voters back government's COVID-19 response plan 28 Nov 2021 - 08:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk at the so-called 'vaccination village' (Impfdorf) after the start of a countrywide COVID-19 vaccination week against the coronavirus disease, in the hall of the central railway station, in Zurich, Switzerland November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
France says it will not be held hostage by British politics on migration 28 Nov 2021 - 08:19 pm
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Dubai, Abu Dhabi start giving booster shots amid Omicron scare 28 Nov 2021 - 08:03 pm
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Philippines tightens border controls to keep out Omicron variant 28 Nov 2021 - 07:52 pm
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