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KLM to keep long haul flights as Covid testing demands are softened 24 Jan 2021 - 11:19 am
KLM airplanes are seen parked at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 2, 2020. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
New Zealand probes first 'probable' community COVID-19 case in months 24 Jan 2021 - 10:59 am
A man walks by a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
UK's Johnson says he looks forward to working with Biden on shared goals 24 Jan 2021 - 09:56 am
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to U.S. President Joe Biden from London, Britain, in this social media image obtained on January 23, 2021. Mandatory credit DOWNING STREET HANDOUT /Crown copyright 2021/via REUTERS
China rescues seven miners after 14 days trapped underground: CCTV 24 Jan 2021 - 09:39 am
Security members keep watch at an entrance to the Hushan gold mine, where workers are trapped underground after the January 10 explosion, in Qixia, Shandong province, China January 21, 2021. Reuters/Aly Song
Australia has eye on vaccination drive even though coronavirus under control 24 Jan 2021 - 09:32 am
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China rescues first person from Shandong gold mine: CCTV 24 Jan 2021 - 07:24 am
Rescuers work at the Hushan gold mine where workers were trapped underground after the Jauary 10 explosion, in Qixia, Shandong province, China January 22, 2021. Reuters/Aly Song
2100 arrested at protests demanding Navalny's release 23 Jan 2021 - 07:53 pm
Law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades 23 Jan 2021 - 07:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Cyclone weakens in central Mozambique, but flooding a threat 23 Jan 2021 - 07:32 pm
Rain falls before the landfall of cyclone Eloise in Beira, Mozambique January 22, 2021, in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media.
UK vaccination rate hits record daily high, total deaths at 97,329 23 Jan 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 testing centre sign is pictured at Duesseldorf Airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Russia arrests 350 protesters demanding Navalny's release 23 Jan 2021 - 02:49 pm
A woman attends a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Omsk, Russia January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
Swedish PM admits strategy to stop virus fell short 23 Jan 2021 - 02:26 pm
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Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions -BBC 23 Jan 2021 - 12:27 pm
People queue for COVID-19 tests at a testing centre, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at terminal 2 of the Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hen
Norway's capital tightens lockdown to combat more contagious virus variant 23 Jan 2021 - 12:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the street in Oslo, Norway March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos/File Photo
Marchers rehearse for India's Republic Day parade 23 Jan 2021 - 11:53 am
Indian soldiers wearing protective face masks march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses 23 Jan 2021 - 11:50 am
Syringes filled with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are prepared at the CHIREC Delta Hospital in Brussels, Belgium January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Biden, Canada's Trudeau to meet next month, collaborate on vaccines, medical supplies 23 Jan 2021 - 11:46 am
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks on the phone with U.S. President Joe Biden, who made the first call to a foreign leader following his inauguration, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 22, 2021. Picture taken January 22, 2021. Adam Scotti/Prim
Russia arrests protesters demanding Alexei Navalny's release 23 Jan 2021 - 11:34 am
Law enforcement officers detain a participant of a rally to protest the detainment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov