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Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome 27 Dec 2020 - 11:24 am
A member of the medical staff shows a pin reading
Czech Republic starts rollout of coronavirus vaccine 27 Dec 2020 - 10:14 am
World War II veteran Emilie Repikova sits next to PM Andrej Babis as she receives the second injection nationwide with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Military University Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in
101-year-old woman first German to be vaccinated against coronavirus: MDR 27 Dec 2020 - 09:18 am
Edith Kwoizalla, 101 years old, receives the first vaccination against the novel coronavirus COVID-19 by Pfizer and BioNTech from Doctor Bernhard Ellendt (R) in a senior care facility in Halberstadt (Seniorenzentrum Krueger), central northern Germany, on
France says third lockdown possible if Covid cases keep rising 27 Dec 2020 - 09:10 am
People gather near a merry-go-round on the Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Paris, where the city has set up a christmas village, on December 26, 2020. / AFP / Thomas SAMSON
Manila extends UK flight ban; China urges controls: virus update 27 Dec 2020 - 08:57 am
A person walks near of a COVID-19 test area at Fiumicino airport after the Italian government announced flights to and from the UK will be resumed following an order by the Health Ministry, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, I
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii 26 Dec 2020 - 07:46 pm
A Thermopolis, a sort of street
Sweden confirms first case of variant coronavirus in visitor from UK 26 Dec 2020 - 04:44 pm
Control patrols and vehicles at the border crossing on the Oresund Bridge, which connects Denmark and Sweden (Copenhagen and Malm?).  AFP  / Johan NILSSON
British cold war double agent George Blake dies in Moscow 26 Dec 2020 - 03:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Soviet secret agent George Blake gestures as he speaks at a presentation of a book of letters written by other spies from a British prison, in Moscow June 28, 2001.
COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive across EU before rollout 26 Dec 2020 - 03:03 pm
Hungarian soldiers carry the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, December 26, 2020. Szilard Koszticsak/Pool via REUTERS
First confirmed cases in Spain of British virus variant: regional govt 26 Dec 2020 - 02:08 pm
A man walks past a new work by Italian street artist TvBoy depicting Santa Claus carrying the Covid-19 vaccine in his sack, in Barcelona on December 24, 2020.   / AFP / Josep LAGO
Three seriously injured in Berlin shooting in Berlin, fire service says 26 Dec 2020 - 08:48 am
Peninsula
In Bullet Points: The key terms of the Brexit deal 25 Dec 2020 - 08:03 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)
4 pregnant women among 20 migrants dead in Tunisia sinking 25 Dec 2020 - 08:03 pm
A picture taken at the port of Sfax in central Tunisia show the recovered bodies of 20 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa after their boat capsized at sea, on December 24, 2020. (AFP / HOUSSEM ZOUARI)
Italy reports 459 coronavirus deaths on Friday: Health ministry 25 Dec 2020 - 07:20 pm
A woman receives a meal from a member of Rome-based charity Sant'Egidio Community in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, in Rome, Italy, December 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
Ireland confirms UK coronavirus variant present 25 Dec 2020 - 07:04 pm
A man walks past a graffiti of a Frankenstein wearing a protective face mask on a doorway amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Galway, Ireland, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
British army helps clear backlog of virus-stranded drivers 25 Dec 2020 - 06:50 pm
A woman hands out donated food to a lorry driver on the outskirts of Ashford, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, December 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal 25 Dec 2020 - 06:19 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he holds a remote press conference to update the nation on the post-Brexit trade agreement, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 24, 2020. (AFP / Paul Grover)
Montenegro shutters national carrier 25 Dec 2020 - 01:49 pm
In this file photograph taken on June 12, 2020, an airport official gestures while standing in front of an aircraft of national airline Montenegro Airlines at Podgorica Airport, as the carrier recommenced flights which were halted due to the spread of the