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Trump blasts 'weak' Republican leaders over $2,000 checks, defense bill 29 Dec 2020 - 08:20 pm
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Argentina launches Covid-19 vaccines with controversial Sputnik V 29 Dec 2020 - 07:59 pm
A woman receives an injection with the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Dr. Pedro Fiorito hospital in Avellaneda, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Harris receives COVID-19 shot in bid to boost US vaccine confidence 29 Dec 2020 - 07:17 pm
Registered nurse Patricia Cummings administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris December 29, 2020 at the United Medical Center in Washington, DC. -
/ AFP / Alex Edelman
Moscow sees sharp rise in Covid-19 deaths in November 29 Dec 2020 - 07:10 pm
Pedestrians some wearing face masks walk in front of Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in Moscow on December 29, 2020, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Russia confirmed 27,002 new daily Covid-19 cases including 5,641 in
Hundreds of Syrians flee Lebanon camp after tents torched 29 Dec 2020 - 04:23 pm
Syrian refugees salvage belongings from the wreckage of their shelters at a camp set on fire overnight in the northern Lebanese town of Bhanine on December 27, 2020, following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family. AFP / Ibrahim
Dutch government under fire for late start with vaccinations 29 Dec 2020 - 04:17 pm
A car driver receives a self-test kit as he must answers questions to the medical staff, at a Covid-19 test location in Tilburg, on December 23, 2020. - Netherlands OUT / AFP / ANP / Koen van Weel
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98: family 29 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
This file photo taken on July 9, 2016 shows France's fashion designer Pierre Cardin gesturing during the 2016-2017 fall/winter Haute Couture collection fashion show in Bonnieux, southeastern France. French fashion designer Pierre Cardin died on December 2
Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits central Croatia 29 Dec 2020 - 02:51 pm
People repair the roof of a damaged house after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, in Brest Pokupski village, Croatia, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Thailand warns of stricter measures if virus not contained 29 Dec 2020 - 02:36 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample of a migrant worker for a COVID-19 test at a migrant community, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Phot
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine 29 Dec 2020 - 02:32 pm
A woman receives an injection during the first trial phase of a locally-made Iranian vaccine for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Iran's capital Tehran on December 29, 2020. / AFP
Belarus starts COVID-19 vaccinations with Russian shots 29 Dec 2020 - 02:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on December 14, 2020, a medical worker shows a vial with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease during the vaccination of medics at a clinic in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.  AFP / Pav
Russia imposes travel ban on German officials in response to sanctions 29 Dec 2020 - 01:42 pm
Cars are seen stuck in a traffic jam on an embankment of the Moskva river outside the Kremlin during a heavy snowfall in Moscow on December 25, 2020. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
American Airlines to restart US commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights 29 Dec 2020 - 01:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: People depart a Boeing 737 Max airplane at Dallas Fort Worth Airport following a media flight to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Dallas, Texas, U.S., December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
China's capital locks down part of district in coronavirus fight 29 Dec 2020 - 01:24 pm
Residents wearing face masks wait in a queue to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Beijing on December 29, 2020. / AFP / Noel Celis
UK virus strain has been in Germany since November 29 Dec 2020 - 01:23 pm
Pharmacist Susanne Wohlgemuth prepares Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations at the Haus an der Linde nursing home in Lichtentanne, Saxony, Germany December 27, 2020, the day when the country starts its vaccination programme. Hendrik Schmidt/Pool via Reut
UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epidemiologist warns 29 Dec 2020 - 12:58 pm
Vehicles drive past a roadside public health information sign, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, near Oxford, Britain, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Trump administration bolsters order barring US investment in Chinese firms 29 Dec 2020 - 12:24 pm
In this file photo taken on December 07, 2020, US President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP / Saul Loeb
Bangladesh moves biggest group of Rohingya to isolated island 29 Dec 2020 - 12:15 pm
Rohingyas prepare to board a ship as they move to Bhasan Char island near Chattogram, Bangladesh, December 29, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain