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Norway lifts ban on flights from Britain introduced due to virus variant 01 Jan 2021 - 04:55 pm
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'No need to panic,' China official says of coronavirus variants 01 Jan 2021 - 04:48 pm
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a man for nucleic acid testing at a hospital following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China December 31, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Philippines to ban US travellers from Sunday 01 Jan 2021 - 04:03 pm
Airport personnel monitor a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine: Sources 01 Jan 2021 - 03:26 pm
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Daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 as S.Korea marks subdued New Year 01 Jan 2021 - 03:00 pm
People visit a shopping district on New Year's Eve in Seoul on December 31, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine set to become first one approved in India -sources 01 Jan 2021 - 01:39 pm
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BioNTech founders warn of vaccine supply gaps - Spiegel 01 Jan 2021 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, answers journalists' questions after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved its COVID-19 vaccine, at the company headquarters in Mainz, Germany December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Ph
Australia changes National Anthem wording to reflect Indigenous history 01 Jan 2021 - 12:30 pm
People visit the Opera House in Sydney on December 30, 2020, as authorities work to suppress a growing cluster of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Australia's most populous city. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
From the highways to the skies: Pakistan's famous truck art goes airborne 01 Jan 2021 - 12:23 pm
A two-seater Cessna aircraft painted with Pakistani truck art is seen at general aviation area at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, December 30, 2020. Picture taken December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Coronavirus overshadows Japan's New Year's Day festivities 01 Jan 2021 - 12:21 pm
Security guards stand in front of the main gate of Kanda Myojin Shrine for New Year prayers in Tokyo on January 1, 2021. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Singapore to block entry to visitors from South Africa 01 Jan 2021 - 12:17 pm
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Bangkok to close schools for two weeks as number of COVID-19 cases rise 01 Jan 2021 - 11:53 am
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World Health Organization lists Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use 01 Jan 2021 - 11:41 am
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a large vaccination centre open by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center on December 31, 2020 in the Israeli coastal city./ AFP / JACK GUEZ
After a year like no other, New York's Times Square empties out on New Year's Eve 01 Jan 2021 - 12:08 am
People play with confetti as New Year's Eve organizers test the air worthiness of confetti from the Hard Rock Cafe Marquee in Times Square on December 29, 2020 in New York City. The 2,000 pounds of confetti (907 kilograms) released on New Year’s Eve will
Delhi leads India clampdown on New Year events 31 Dec 2020 - 11:30 pm
People pose for a picture next to an installation at a mall on New Year's Eve, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Brazil's Fiocruz to seek emergency use of British COVID-19 vaccine 31 Dec 2020 - 11:15 pm
Health workers queue to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jab, at the 22 Battalion of the Military Police Hospital in Mexico City, on December 30, 2020. Mexico has registered more than 124,000 coronavirus deaths -- the world's fourth-highest to
Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinopharm 31 Dec 2020 - 11:01 pm
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Ontario Finance Minister resigns over Caribbean vacation outrage 31 Dec 2020 - 10:54 pm
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