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Oman’s expat work force down by 16% amid pandemic, says report 28 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am
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Approval of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot could help relax COVID restrictions, British minister says 28 Dec 2020 - 11:32 am
AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
S.Korea to accelerate virus vaccine efforts as first U.K. variant detected 28 Dec 2020 - 11:22 am
A medical staff member wearing protective gear takes a swab from a visitor to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a temporary testing station outside the City Hall in Seoul on December 28, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting government shutdown 28 Dec 2020 - 08:22 am
The U.S. Capitol Building is seen past the Washington Monument as the sun rises on December 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images/AFP
Sydney told to watch its famous New Year's Eve fireworks from home 28 Dec 2020 - 08:21 am
Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during new year celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, January 1, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays: Fauci 28 Dec 2020 - 12:20 am
People drive by a house decorated with Christmas lights during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Hastings Ranch area of Pasadena, California, U.S., December 22, 2020. Picture taken December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Turkey says delivery of Sinovac vaccines postponed due to COVID-19 case in Beijing customs 28 Dec 2020 - 12:05 am
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, December 24, 2020. Turkish Health Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
South Africa counts more than one million virus cases 27 Dec 2020 - 11:54 pm
Residents of a Hillbrow, Johannesburg, building observe from the balconies on March 28, 2020 as a police operation is conducted to make sure everyone observes the Country's lockdown. AFP / MARCO LONGARI
Millions losing benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill 27 Dec 2020 - 08:49 pm
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk towards Marine One as they depart the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago, the President's private club, where they will spend Christmas and New Years Eve in Washington, DC on December 23, 2020./ AFP
Thousands without power, planes delayed as storm Bella lashes France 27 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
High waves and strong winds hit the coast of Le Becquet, northwestern France on December 27, 2020, as storm Bella strikes the coast of Britanny and Normandy. / AFP / Sameer Al-DOUMY
Jordan detects two coronavirus variant cases: minister 27 Dec 2020 - 07:51 pm
People wearing protective masks and practicing social distancing attend a Mass at Church of the Sacred Heart, as they take part in Christmas celebrations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Amman, Jordan, December 24, 2020. REUTERS//Muham
Thai hospital banned from offer to sell COVID-19 vaccine 27 Dec 2020 - 07:40 pm
A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Attikon hospital, in Athens, Greece, December 27, 2020. Kostas Tsironis/Pool via REUTERS
Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases 27 Dec 2020 - 06:26 pm
Members of the public enjoy a stroll on Hampstead Heath in London on December 27, 2020, as Londoners continue to live under Tier 4 lockdown restrictions. (AFP / Tolga Akmen)
Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine: Kremlin 27 Dec 2020 - 04:20 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year news conference, held online in a video conference mode, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia December 17, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky 27 Dec 2020 - 03:26 pm
A flightradar24.com handout photo received on December 27, 2020 shows the flight track for a D-ENIG plane that traced a syringe on the maps in Germany to celebrate the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. The flight between Friedrichshafen and Ulm took place on
Iran reports lowest daily deaths from coronavirus in more than three months 27 Dec 2020 - 01:44 pm
Iranian people walk past a Showcase of a Christmas store in Tehran, Iran December 23, 2020. Picture taken December 23, 2020. Majid Asgaripour
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital 27 Dec 2020 - 01:02 pm
People wearing masks walk in a street in Beijing?s central business district (CBD) during morning rush hour, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in China December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
96-year-old is first Spaniard vaccinated for Covid-19 27 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
Los Olmos nursing home resident Araceli, 96, receives the first injection nationwide, with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Guadalajara, Spain, December 27, 2020. Pepe Zamora/Pool via
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