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Brexit crunch time as EU and UK still divided over trade deal 07 Dec 2020 - 10:36 am
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier takes part in a meeting of ambassadors of European Union governments in Brussels, Belgium December 7, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS
Thousands protest in London against India's farming reforms 06 Dec 2020 - 11:05 pm
British Sikhs protest against India's new farming legislation in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Germany's Bavaria region to tighten coronavirus lockdown 06 Dec 2020 - 07:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Men wearing protective face masks walk after residents of the Berchtesgadener Land district of Bavaria will not be able to leave their homes from October 20, 2020, without a valid reason for two weeks, making it the first area in Germany to go
Vaccine requirement for travel debate intensifies 06 Dec 2020 - 06:27 pm
A pilot moves through New York's LaGuardia Airport on December 03, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt/AFP
Romanians elect new lawmakers, seek end to political turmoil 06 Dec 2020 - 05:55 pm
A woman votes at a polling station in Bucharest during the parliamentary elections on December 6, 2020.  AFP / Daniel MIHAILESCU
Moscow aims to vaccinate 7 mln as Russia reports record rise in COVID cases 06 Dec 2020 - 05:50 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine before administering an injection during the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a clinic in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Thousands in Moldova call for government's resignation 06 Dec 2020 - 02:53 pm
Riot police forces stand guard in front of the government building during a rally to demand the government's resignation and snap parliamentary elections on December 6, 2020 in central Chisinau. AFP / Bogdan TUDOR
Mass evacuation in Frankfurt as WWII bomb is defused 06 Dec 2020 - 02:25 pm
Police closes a street as people leave their home area in the Gallus district in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, during an evacuation on early morning of December 6, 2020. AFP / Armando BABANI
'Final throw of the dice': Britain and EU to resume trade talks 06 Dec 2020 - 12:51 pm
File photo: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London, Britain January 8, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville/File Photo
Britain's Queen Elizabeth may go public after having COVID vaccine, Times reports 06 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am
Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with staff during a visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Science Park near Salisbury, Britain October 15, 2020. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Britain gets ready for roll-out of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this week 06 Dec 2020 - 09:49 am
An NHS pharmacy technician holds a vial as she simulates the preparation of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, during a staff training session ahead of the vaccine's rollout next week, at the Royal Free Hospital in London on December 4, 2020. / AFP
Protesters return to French streets to denounce police violence; tear gas fired 05 Dec 2020 - 05:54 pm
A firefighter runs past a burning car during a protest against the
Spain to vaccinate up to 20 million against Covid by June 05 Dec 2020 - 03:40 pm
A healthcare worker attends to a COVID-19 coronavirus patient at the Intensive Unit Care of the Povisa Hospital in Vigo, northwestern Spain, on April 16, 2020.  AFP / MIGUEL RIOPA
Blank tribute to Salvini becomes Italian bestseller 05 Dec 2020 - 03:28 pm
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Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers 05 Dec 2020 - 02:58 pm
A nurse wearing a face mask proceeds to vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine at a clinic in Moscow on December 5, 2020, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic.  AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
German court upholds ban on coronavirus demonstration 05 Dec 2020 - 02:31 pm
File photo: A demonstrator holds a sign reading
British PM Johnson and EU chief seek to break Brexit impasse 05 Dec 2020 - 02:24 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.   AFP
Cuddling in covid: 'Hug bubble' lets seniors feel the magic of touch 05 Dec 2020 - 01:05 pm
Marie-Paule and Marie-Josephe interact with their mother Colette, 97 old, behind a removable plastic sheet inside a bubble structure which allows families to give hugs without risk of contamination or transmission of Covid-19. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol