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Spain authorises Phase III trial of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 18 Nov 2020 - 01:50 pm
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Thousands protest in Berlin against Merkel's coronavirus plans 18 Nov 2020 - 01:22 pm
A demonstrator wears a white mask during a protest against the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, near the Reichstag, the seat of Germany's lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, November, 18, 2020. Reuters/Christian Mang
Head of UK's criticised test and trace scheme self isolates 18 Nov 2020 - 12:16 pm
Dido Harding, executive chair of NHS Test and Trace leaves Downing street in central London on November 13, 2020. / AFP / Tolga Akmen
Analysis: Airlines scramble to prepare for ultra-cold COVID-19 vaccine distribution 18 Nov 2020 - 12:14 pm
A worker passes a line of freezers holding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate BNT162b2 at a Pfizer facility in Puurs, Belgium in an undated photograph. Pfizer/Handout via Reuters
UK's Johnson reveals love of Asterix as he backs reading drive 18 Nov 2020 - 12:04 pm
(Files) Manchester United's English striker Marcus Rashford applauds supporters on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England. AFP / Oli Scarff
Britain to ban new petrol cars by 2030 on road to net zero emissions 18 Nov 2020 - 10:50 am
An exhaust emits fumes as a car is driven through Richmond in London, Britain December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
German govt bars coronavirus protest outside parliament 17 Nov 2020 - 08:31 pm
A police officer prepares before protest against the government's restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Thieves steal $6.6 million of Apple products in UK truck heist 17 Nov 2020 - 12:56 pm
File photo: The Apple logo is seen through a security fence erected around the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 5, 2020. Reuters/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
UK's Johnson says devolving powers to Scotland was "a disaster" 17 Nov 2020 - 11:51 am
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gestures during the First Minister's Questions session at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh on November 12, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Jane Barlow
Three detained in Germany over $1 billion Green Vault jewel heist 17 Nov 2020 - 11:18 am
A general view of Green Vault city palace, unique historic museum that contains the largest collection of treasures in Europe after a robbery in Dresden, Germany, November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
Laziness could save lives: Germany's Covid-heroes campaign hits the right note 17 Nov 2020 - 10:19 am
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We can stop COVID-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope 17 Nov 2020 - 08:35 am
Researchers work in a lab run by Moderna Inc, who said November 16, 2020 that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, in an undated photograph. Moderna Inc/Handout via REU
Germany's Merkel pushes stricter COVID measures, states want to wait and see 16 Nov 2020 - 11:11 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on her face mask before leaving after a news conference on the coronavirus following video consultations with the premiers of Germany's 16 federal states at Chancellery in Berlin on November 16, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Od
US logs 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, deaths up 12% 16 Nov 2020 - 11:00 pm
People wait in line to be tested at a coronavirus test site in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 2020. The United States recorded its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus Monday, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University, the same day that Pf
WHO hails 'encouraging' virus vaccine news 16 Nov 2020 - 10:56 pm
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Italy calls in warzone doctor to sort out Calabria COVID-19 health crisis 16 Nov 2020 - 09:52 pm
A view shows the Fountain of Neptune as the region of Campania becomes a 'red zone', as part of tougher measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Naples, Italy November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Life and livelihoods go together in fighting COVID-19, says WHO 16 Nov 2020 - 08:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends a session on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2020. Christopher Black
Travel restrictions challenge vaccine rollout, airlines warn 16 Nov 2020 - 07:41 pm
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