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Suspected debris of Indonesian plane found: Rescue official 09 Jan 2021 - 03:08 pm
Indonesian soldiers are seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after Sriwijaya Airplane flight SJ182 lost contact. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Indonesia says it has lost contact with Sriwijaya Flight 182 09 Jan 2021 - 02:19 pm
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Saudi King receives first dose of a coronavirus vaccine: SPA 09 Jan 2021 - 12:28 pm
Saudi King gets a dose of a coronavirus disease vaccine in Neom, Saudi Arabia, January 8, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters
UK to vaccinate out of pandemic by looking to local GPs 09 Jan 2021 - 11:59 am
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain, January 6, 2021. Reuters/John Sibley
Hebei capital suspends public transport as China reports 33 new Covid-19 cases 09 Jan 2021 - 11:21 am
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident following a recent coronavirus disease outbreak in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China January 6, 2021. China Daily via Reuters
Ten babies killed in a fire at Western India hospital 09 Jan 2021 - 10:05 am
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Democrats plan impeachment and Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account after Capitol chaos 09 Jan 2021 - 08:39 am
A photo illustration shows the suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump on a smartphone and a lit window in the White House residence in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2021. Reuters/Joshua Roberts/Illustration
Coronavirus variants may lead to false negative results with molecular tests: FDA 08 Jan 2021 - 09:12 pm
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Denmark limits travel from all countries to try to check virus 08 Jan 2021 - 07:47 pm
Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod speaks during a news conference, announcing changes in Denmark's entry and exit restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Copenhagen, Denmark January 8, 2021.
Biden to release all available coronavirus doses: CNN 08 Jan 2021 - 07:38 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces his Justice Department nominees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Snowstorm hits Spain, Madrid braces for heaviest snowfall in decades 08 Jan 2021 - 07:27 pm
People carry umbrellas during heavy snowfall in Retiro park in Madrid, Spain, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Trump says he will not attend Biden's inauguration 08 Jan 2021 - 06:52 pm
U.S President Donald Trump gives an address, a day after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., in this still image taken from video provided on social media on January 8, 2021. Donald J. Trump via Twitter/via REUTERS
Sweden tightens COVID rules, but still no lockdown 08 Jan 2021 - 06:44 pm
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven addresses a news conference, after parliament passed a bill giving the government the temporary power to adopt new measures to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, in Stockhom, Sweden January 8, 2021. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News A
Scientists surprised to discover two dwarf giraffes in Namibia, Uganda 08 Jan 2021 - 06:34 pm
A dwarf giraffe named ‘Nigel’, born in 2014, stands with an adult male giraffe at an undisclosed location in Namibia, March 26, 2018. Picture taken March 26, 2018. Emma Wells/Giraffe Conservation Foundation/Handout via REUTERS
Germany secured 50 mln vaccine doses from CureVac, BioNTech on top of EU supplies: Document 08 Jan 2021 - 06:00 pm
An employee of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo/File Photo
London Mayor declares major incident over COVID hospital pressure 08 Jan 2021 - 04:59 pm
An NHS sign is displayed outside the Bank of England in the financial district, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley
Malaysia PM to announce new COVID-19 measures as deaths hit daily record 08 Jan 2021 - 04:54 pm
People wait in line to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shah Alam, Malaysia January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Britain approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use 08 Jan 2021 - 03:35 pm
An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo/File Photo