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Macron 'stable' after virus infection: presidency 19 Dec 2020 - 03:07 pm
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Switzerland approves Pfizer shot as first coronavirus vaccine 19 Dec 2020 - 03:01 pm
People queue in front of a COVID-19 testing site of the Stadtspital Waid and Triemli hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Sweden introduces toughest measures yet in the face of second COVID-19 wave 18 Dec 2020 - 08:15 pm
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks during a press conference on the new restrictions during the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, in Stockholm on December 18, 2020. AFP / TT News Agency / Jessica GOW
COVAX programme doubles global vaccine supply deals to 2 billion doses 18 Dec 2020 - 04:33 pm
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Mausoleum of Rome's first emperor restored and ready to reopen 18 Dec 2020 - 04:14 pm
A general view of the mausoleum of Rome's emperor Augustus during a preview of the reopening after years of restoration in Rome, Italy, December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
UK PM Johnson says he hopes to avoid another lockdown for England 18 Dec 2020 - 04:01 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference about the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 16, 2020. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS
Macron working from retreat after catching Covid 18 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron, tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen on a screen as he attends by video conference a round table for the National Humanitarian Conference (NHC) at the Foreign Ministry in Paris on December 17, 2
Austria to go into third lockdown after Christmas, media report 18 Dec 2020 - 03:07 pm
People walk down a shopping street amid the government reopening bigger shops as well as small businesses in a loosening of the second lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Vienna, Austria December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foege
Spain's Supreme Court orders probe into nursing home COVID-19 deaths 18 Dec 2020 - 01:33 pm
File photo: Josefa Velasco, 94, who overcame the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and lives in a care home, waves goodbye to her relatives after they talk through a glass front at the Centre Parc nursing home in Barcelona, Spain August 27, 2020. Reuters/Nac
British royals select happy family snapshots for their Christmas cards 17 Dec 2020 - 04:06 pm
This undated handout picture released by Clarence House on December 16, 2020, shows Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall posing for their 2020 Christmas card at Birkhall in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. / AFP
Spain's Sanchez quarantines after France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19 17 Dec 2020 - 03:34 pm
In this file photo taken on December 14, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez prior to a meeting marking the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19 17 Dec 2020 - 12:44 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, scratches his brow as he talks to the media next to Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gon
Vaccinating billions means finding ways around a patent impasse 16 Dec 2020 - 06:39 pm
Kassandra Martinez (L), an EVS Attendant and Lead waits for Rachel Marrs (out of frame) to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine shot at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California on December 15, 2020. / AFP / ARIANA DREHSLER
German coronavirus deaths hit new high as lockdown starts 16 Dec 2020 - 12:46 pm
A view of Brandenburg Gate on the first day of a nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Valneva to start clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in UK 16 Dec 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Swiss coronavirus expert calls for lockdown to curb COVID-19 15 Dec 2020 - 07:14 pm
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Harry and Meghan to produce and host podcasts for Spotify 15 Dec 2020 - 06:25 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
UK’s Johnson to visit India in January as trade talks to start 15 Dec 2020 - 04:59 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street in London on December 15, 2020 after chairing the weekly cabinet meeting held at the nearby Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas