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Italy's interior minister told she has COVID-19 at cabinet -sources 07 Dec 2020 - 11:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio, Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese and Minister of Justice Alfonso Bonafede together in February. Lamorghese tested positive for coronavirus on Dec. 7. Di Maio and Bonafede have both s
California bans private gatherings, New York expands hospitals to battle coronavirus surge 07 Dec 2020 - 09:48 pm
A woman stretches near a warning sign on the beach as new stay-at-home orders begin in Southern California during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Oceanside, California, U.S., December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory 07 Dec 2020 - 08:54 pm
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India speeding up review of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines - senior official 07 Dec 2020 - 08:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REU
Merkel warns Germany needs tougher lockdown to get through winter 07 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
People walk by Christmas-themed food stalls at Breitscheidplatz square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Biden names health team to tackle spiraling Covid crisis 07 Dec 2020 - 08:12 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (L), announces his economic team at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. / AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA
Canada set to receive first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before end of year 07 Dec 2020 - 07:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
UK says ready to revise Brexit legislation after EU protests 07 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
Anti-Brexit activist Steve Bray stands with a placard as he protests outside a conference centre in central London on December 4, 2020, as talks continue on a trade deal between the EU and the UK. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Hamas warns of virus testing kit shortage in Gaza 07 Dec 2020 - 06:23 pm
A technician handles collected PCR (polymerase chain reaction) swab samples collected as part of COVID-19 coronavirus disease testing, at the Palestinian Gaza-based Health Ministry central laboratory in Gaza City on December 7, 2020. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
Citing low virus rates in schools, NYC again reopens schools 07 Dec 2020 - 04:30 pm
Jane Hassebroek holds her cousin while sitting next to her brother Felix, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting 07 Dec 2020 - 03:57 pm
Pope Francis addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during his Angelus prayer on December 6, 2020 at the Vatican. / AFP / Alberto PIZZOLI
Denmark tightens lockdown to curb COVID-19 spike 07 Dec 2020 - 03:20 pm
Denmark's Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke speaks at a news briefing about the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters
IKEA turns the page: drops iconic catalogue after 70 years 07 Dec 2020 - 03:18 pm
The 2021 catalogues are stacked at an IKEA store on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden December 5, 2020. Picture taken December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom
Indian wedding takes on otherworldly feel after bride tests positive for covid-19 07 Dec 2020 - 01:47 pm
A bride and groom wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) exchange flower garlands during a wedding ritual in Baran, Rajasthan, India December 6, 2020, in this still image taken from video. ANI/Reuters
Prince William and Kate begin UK tour to thank workers for COVID efforts 07 Dec 2020 - 01:22 pm
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, board the Royal train at London Euston Station, as they embark on a three-day tour aboard the Royal train to thank frontline staff and community workers in the UK, in London, Britain, December
Iran centrifuge plan alarms European trio 07 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2005, the Iranian nuclear research centre of Natanz, is pictured 270 kms south of Tehran. AFP / Henghameh Fahimi
Melbourne welcomes first international flight in 5 months as COVID curbs ease 07 Dec 2020 - 12:18 pm
Travellers arrive at a hotel in Melbourne on December 7, 2020 where Australians returning from overseas will quarantine as part of precautions against the Covid-19 coronavirus. An outbreak of the coronavirus from hotel quarantine earlier in the year from
Sinovac secures $515 mln funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine production 07 Dec 2020 - 12:02 pm
This file photo taken on September 24, 2020 shows an engineer working in the general laboratory during a media tour of a new factory built to produce a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Sinovac, one of 11 Chinese companies approved to carry out clinical tri