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Brazil suspends flights from Britain due to new COVID-19 variant 24 Dec 2020 - 03:56 pm
 A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a Christmas-themed display in a shop window on Oxford Street in central London on December 22, 2020.  AFP / Tolga Akmen
Trump pardons ex-campaign chief Manafort, adviser Roger Stone 24 Dec 2020 - 08:37 am
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, December 23, 2020. Reuters/Tom Brenner
Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders: report 23 Dec 2020 - 06:41 pm
AFP / Sakis MITROLIDIS
Pfizer to supply U.S. with 100 million more COVID-19 shots by July 23 Dec 2020 - 03:15 pm
This photograph taken on December 22, 2020 in Puurs shows the logo of US multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer at the production site of the Covid-19 vaccine that was given the European Union's green light the day before, paving the way for vaccinat
Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research - documents 23 Dec 2020 - 02:36 pm
File photo: A Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, draws crowds to park 22 Dec 2020 - 12:24 pm
This handout satellite image taken and released by Maxar on December 21, 2020 shows the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, which began erupting late on December 20. The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted late on December 20, authorities s
After months of inaction, US Congress approves $892 bln COVID-19 relief package 22 Dec 2020 - 10:52 am
In this file photo taken on December 4, 2020, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, leaves after speaking during her weekly press briefing at Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Biden gets coronavirus vaccine as U.S. inoculation effort mounts 22 Dec 2020 - 10:34 am
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital, in Newark, Delaware, U.S. December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Amazon shuts New Jersey facility till Dec. 26 on virus spike among workers 21 Dec 2020 - 03:46 pm
The logo of Amazon is pictured inside the company's office in Bengaluru, India, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File Photo
Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign 20 Dec 2020 - 05:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump departs on travel to West Point, New York from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May
Moderna COVID-19 shots leave warehouses, widening U.S. immunization push 20 Dec 2020 - 03:00 pm
A small shopping basket filled with vials labelled
Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs 20 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Deadly Fiji super cyclone sparks disease fears 20 Dec 2020 - 10:12 am
Aid workers bring aid to people who are returning to their houses, completely destroyed by Cyclone Yasa, northern Bua, Vanua Levu, Fiji, December 19, 2020, in this photo supplied by IFRC. Ponipate/IFRC/via Reuters
US Congress poised to vote on COVID aid package after Fed compromise 20 Dec 2020 - 09:04 am
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets virtually with incoming Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge on December 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Moderna says CDC panel recommends its COVID-19 vaccine for adults 20 Dec 2020 - 08:48 am
Vials with a sticker reading,
US authorizes Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine 19 Dec 2020 - 10:58 am
This file photo taken on November 18, 2020, shows a bottle reading
US to halt work at two consulates in Russia after Covid-19 drawdown 19 Dec 2020 - 10:51 am
In this file photo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves the White House after visiting with family December 11, 2020, in Washington, DC. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Panama orders men and women to shop on different days to curb coronavirus 19 Dec 2020 - 08:21 am
A paramedic is disinfected after transferring a patient infected with Covid-19 in Panama City on December 14, 2020. AFP / STR