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UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world 02 Dec 2020 - 10:15 am
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England faces regional COVID-19 restrictions despite lawmaker rebellion 02 Dec 2020 - 12:21 am
Pedestrians stand near a COVID-19 information board in Hull, in north-east England on November 30, 2020. Hull will return to the England's highest coronavirus category, Tier 3, when England exits its second lockdown an re-enters a tiered system of toughen
Dutch mask-wearing rule becomes law 01 Dec 2020 - 09:21 pm
Shoppers walk with bags in the center of Rotterdam, on November 29, 2020. Shopkeepers in the city center, Alexandrium and Zuidplein have to close their doors at 5 pm, just like on November 28, 2020 because it is not possible to keep enough distance due to
Car hits pedestrians in Germany; 2 killed, 15 injured 01 Dec 2020 - 05:18 pm
File Photo: Tourist in front of Trier's most famous monument, the Porta Nigra, or Black Gate. AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Bosnia's 'Oxygen Man' brings cheer, and supplies, to COVID-19 patients 01 Dec 2020 - 04:07 pm
Miralem Sabic carries oxygen bottles from his private van to an improvised coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospital in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 27, 2020. Picture taken November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Madrid region inaugurates COVID-19 hospital, unions protest lack of staff 01 Dec 2020 - 03:22 pm
Protestors march in support of public health services amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
Locked down Greek fir tree farmers wait for Christmas miracle 01 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
View of fir trees, grown to be sold as Christmas trees, at a farm in the village of Taxiarchis, in the region of Chalkidiki, Greece, November 29, 2020. Reuters/Alexandros Avramidis
Pfizer-BioNTech apply for EU emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine 01 Dec 2020 - 01:07 pm
Syringes are seen in front of displayed Biontech and Pfizer logos in this illustration taken November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Debenhams set to shut, threatening another 12,000 UK jobs 01 Dec 2020 - 12:59 pm
Debenhams' logo is pictured amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Liverpool, Britain December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
No COVID-19 vaccine, no normal life, UK minister suggests 30 Nov 2020 - 11:11 pm
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WHO alarmed by Covid-19 surge in Brazil, Mexico 30 Nov 2020 - 10:54 pm
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab sample from a man for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rapid antigen testing outside the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Bulgarian doctors exhausted as COVID deaths hit record 30 Nov 2020 - 08:22 pm
Medical workers treat a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Saint Anna hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
WHO says 'will do everything' to find Covid-19 origins 30 Nov 2020 - 07:46 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
Germany to store medical supplies for future crises 30 Nov 2020 - 07:20 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during a session at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) on November 26, 2020 in Berlin on measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). / AFP / Tobias SCHWARZ
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine reports 100% success rate in preventing severe cases 30 Nov 2020 - 03:20 pm
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Russia begins mass trials of second coronavirus vaccine 30 Nov 2020 - 03:15 pm
Passengers wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease ride on a metro train in Moscow on November 30, 2020. / AFP / Natalia KOLESNIKOVA
Russia under renewed pressure to explain Navalny poisoning 30 Nov 2020 - 02:58 pm
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Swiss skier Marc Gisin retires after incomplete recovery from crashes 30 Nov 2020 - 01:49 pm
Alpine Skiing - FIS Ski World Cup - Downhill Training - Val Gardena, Italy - December 19, 2019 Switzerland's Marc Gisin during training REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Africa

File photo for representational purposes only. Uganda says Ebola outbreak contained, seeks lifting of travel restrictions
Protesters march during a demonstration against illegal immigration in Durban, South Africa, June 30, 2026. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua) South Africa accelerates migration enforcement with new courts, repatriation measures amid tensions
(FILES) An aerial image shows a general view of Gao, in Mali, on November 26, 2019. (Photo by Souleymane AG ANARA / AFP) Mali hit by new coordinated attacks, including prison
A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) DRC Ebola claims 452 lives, says WHO

Americas

High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) 'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026.(Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) 'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
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The new Air Force One escorted by US Air Force F-22 Raptors flies over the National Mall during the Main Washington July Fourth event evacuated over storm threat: AFP

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