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U.K.’s Hancock says new Covid mutation is ‘out of control’ 20 Dec 2020 - 01:59 pm
Christmas illuminations are seen above shoppers on Regent Street in the main high-street shopping area of London on December 15, 2020 ahead of fresh measures for the capital amid rising novel coronavirus infection rates. AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS
Belgium suspends UK flights, trains over virus variant 20 Dec 2020 - 01:57 pm
A pedestrian, wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks through an almost deserted concourse at Charing Cross train station in London on December 20, 2020.  AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Eight dead in Philippine floods as thousands flee homes 20 Dec 2020 - 01:32 pm
Floodwaters reached waist-deep in 14 towns in the Cagayan Valley in the northeast of the main island of Luzon
Oman to start cutting utility subsidies in January 20 Dec 2020 - 01:21 pm
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'You will die in the forest' - Nigerian schoolboys describe kidnap ordeal 20 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
Annas Shuaibu, a rescued student, looks on after he returned home in Kankara, Nigeria, on December 19, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
WHO says in close contact with UK officials on new COVID-19 virus variant 20 Dec 2020 - 12:46 pm
A British government health information advertisement highlighting new restrictions amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen in London, Britain, December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs 20 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Sydney virus cluster grows, border restrictions isolate city 20 Dec 2020 - 11:49 am
People queue in cars at a COVID-19 drive-through testing centre at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 20, 2020. / AFP / Steven Saphore
Eight killed as car bomb rocks Afghan capital 20 Dec 2020 - 10:57 am
Afghan policemen inspect at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Thailand to test over 10,000 people after record COVID-19 surge 20 Dec 2020 - 10:43 am
Migrant workers queue for a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a migrant community, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Netherlands ban flights from UK after detecting new coronavirus strain 20 Dec 2020 - 10:27 am
People wearing protective face masks stand, as Schiphol Airport reduces its flights due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Deadly Fiji super cyclone sparks disease fears 20 Dec 2020 - 10:12 am
Aid workers bring aid to people who are returning to their houses, completely destroyed by Cyclone Yasa, northern Bua, Vanua Levu, Fiji, December 19, 2020, in this photo supplied by IFRC. Ponipate/IFRC/via Reuters
US Congress poised to vote on COVID aid package after Fed compromise 20 Dec 2020 - 09:04 am
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets virtually with incoming Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge on December 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Moderna says CDC panel recommends its COVID-19 vaccine for adults 20 Dec 2020 - 08:48 am
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India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip 19 Dec 2020 - 07:29 pm
A health official takes a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a testing centre in Allahabad on December 19, 2020, as India surged past 10 million coronavirus cases. / AFP / SANJAY KANOJIA
UK medical officer: New virus variant spreading more rapidly 19 Dec 2020 - 05:18 pm
Officials collect Coronavirus COVID-19 testing samples at a drive-through test centre amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain, December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Turkish hospital fire kills 9 Covid-19 patients 19 Dec 2020 - 04:13 pm
Police cordon off the area in front of the privately-run Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep after nine patients, all infected with Covid-19, died in a fire on December 19, 2020. AFP /Kadir Gunes AND Kadir Gunes
UK ministers discuss COVID-19 concern amid rise in cases 19 Dec 2020 - 03:35 pm
Mounted police officers attempt to prevent protesters march up Whitehall after they gather in Parliament Square at an anti-lockdown demonstration,