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US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays: Fauci 28 Dec 2020 - 12:20 am
People drive by a house decorated with Christmas lights during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Hastings Ranch area of Pasadena, California, U.S., December 22, 2020. Picture taken December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Turkey says delivery of Sinovac vaccines postponed due to COVID-19 case in Beijing customs 28 Dec 2020 - 12:05 am
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, December 24, 2020. Turkish Health Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
South Africa counts more than one million virus cases 27 Dec 2020 - 11:54 pm
Residents of a Hillbrow, Johannesburg, building observe from the balconies on March 28, 2020 as a police operation is conducted to make sure everyone observes the Country's lockdown. AFP / MARCO LONGARI
Millions losing benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill 27 Dec 2020 - 08:49 pm
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk towards Marine One as they depart the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago, the President's private club, where they will spend Christmas and New Years Eve in Washington, DC on December 23, 2020./ AFP
Thousands without power, planes delayed as storm Bella lashes France 27 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
High waves and strong winds hit the coast of Le Becquet, northwestern France on December 27, 2020, as storm Bella strikes the coast of Britanny and Normandy. / AFP / Sameer Al-DOUMY
Jordan detects two coronavirus variant cases: minister 27 Dec 2020 - 07:51 pm
People wearing protective masks and practicing social distancing attend a Mass at Church of the Sacred Heart, as they take part in Christmas celebrations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Amman, Jordan, December 24, 2020. REUTERS//Muham
Thai hospital banned from offer to sell COVID-19 vaccine 27 Dec 2020 - 07:40 pm
A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Attikon hospital, in Athens, Greece, December 27, 2020. Kostas Tsironis/Pool via REUTERS
Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases 27 Dec 2020 - 06:26 pm
Members of the public enjoy a stroll on Hampstead Heath in London on December 27, 2020, as Londoners continue to live under Tier 4 lockdown restrictions. (AFP / Tolga Akmen)
Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine: Kremlin 27 Dec 2020 - 04:20 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year news conference, held online in a video conference mode, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia December 17, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky 27 Dec 2020 - 03:26 pm
A flightradar24.com handout photo received on December 27, 2020 shows the flight track for a D-ENIG plane that traced a syringe on the maps in Germany to celebrate the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. The flight between Friedrichshafen and Ulm took place on
Iran reports lowest daily deaths from coronavirus in more than three months 27 Dec 2020 - 01:44 pm
Iranian people walk past a Showcase of a Christmas store in Tehran, Iran December 23, 2020. Picture taken December 23, 2020. Majid Asgaripour
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital 27 Dec 2020 - 01:02 pm
People wearing masks walk in a street in Beijing?s central business district (CBD) during morning rush hour, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in China December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
96-year-old is first Spaniard vaccinated for Covid-19 27 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
Los Olmos nursing home resident Araceli, 96, receives the first injection nationwide, with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Guadalajara, Spain, December 27, 2020. Pepe Zamora/Pool via
S.Korea extends social distancing steps as new daily COVID-19 cases remain near record levels 27 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am
A man reads a book while waiting in a line to undergo coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a coronavirus testing site which is temporarily set up in front of a railway station on Christmas day in Seoul, South Korea, December 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-J
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome 27 Dec 2020 - 11:24 am
A member of the medical staff shows a pin reading
Czech Republic starts rollout of coronavirus vaccine 27 Dec 2020 - 10:14 am
World War II veteran Emilie Repikova sits next to PM Andrej Babis as she receives the second injection nationwide with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Military University Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in
Troubled C.Africa goes to the polls 27 Dec 2020 - 09:44 am
A campaign billboard of Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera has seen the streets ahead of the upcoming elections in Bangui, the Central African Republic December 26, 2020. REUTERS/Antonie Rolland
Sydney awaits verdict on New Year's Eve festivities as COVID-19 outbreak grows 27 Dec 2020 - 09:25 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo