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101-year-old woman first German to be vaccinated against coronavirus: MDR 27 Dec 2020 - 09:18 am
Edith Kwoizalla, 101 years old, receives the first vaccination against the novel coronavirus COVID-19 by Pfizer and BioNTech from Doctor Bernhard Ellendt (R) in a senior care facility in Halberstadt (Seniorenzentrum Krueger), central northern Germany, on
France says third lockdown possible if Covid cases keep rising 27 Dec 2020 - 09:10 am
People gather near a merry-go-round on the Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Paris, where the city has set up a christmas village, on December 26, 2020. / AFP / Thomas SAMSON
Manila extends UK flight ban; China urges controls: virus update 27 Dec 2020 - 08:57 am
A person walks near of a COVID-19 test area at Fiumicino airport after the Italian government announced flights to and from the UK will be resumed following an order by the Health Ministry, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, I
Niger set for first democratic transition as Issoufou steps down 27 Dec 2020 - 08:53 am
Members of Niger's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) load ballot boxes and election equipment onto a truck on December 26, 2020, in Niamey, on the eve of the country's presidential and legislative elections. / AFP / Issouf SANOGO
Iran's Rouhani says US wants vaccine payments to go via its banks 26 Dec 2020 - 08:03 pm
President Hassan Rouhani chairing the weekly coronavirus taskforce meeting in the capital Tehran. AFP
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii 26 Dec 2020 - 07:46 pm
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Trump made lasting impact on federal courts 26 Dec 2020 - 05:24 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., December 23, 2020. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
Japan to ban new entry by all non-nationals to fight Covid-19 26 Dec 2020 - 05:12 pm
A couple takes pictures in front of Christmas-themed light decorations along a street in Marunouchi district in Tokyo on December 25, 2020. / AFP / Philip FONG
Philippines extends ban on flights from U.K. to avoid new COVID-19 variant 26 Dec 2020 - 05:03 pm
A woman undergoes a swab test amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a testing station, in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Sweden confirms first case of variant coronavirus in visitor from UK 26 Dec 2020 - 04:44 pm
Control patrols and vehicles at the border crossing on the Oresund Bridge, which connects Denmark and Sweden (Copenhagen and Malm?). AFP / Johan NILSSON
Iran extends traffic curfew to 330 cities to sustain virus decline 26 Dec 2020 - 04:23 pm
An Iranian woman, wearing a protective face mask, shops at a store selling Christmas decorations in the capital Tehran on December 22, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Jordan arrests journalist for alleging officials vaccinated 26 Dec 2020 - 04:18 pm
Jamal Haddad, editor of news website Al-Wakaai
Series of explosions target police in Kabul; at least 4 dead 26 Dec 2020 - 03:29 pm
A member of Afghan security force stands guard at the site of an attack in Kabul on December 20, 2020. A car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen in Kabul on December 20, officials said, the latest attack to r
British cold war double agent George Blake dies in Moscow 26 Dec 2020 - 03:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Soviet secret agent George Blake gestures as he speaks at a presentation of a book of letters written by other spies from a British prison, in Moscow June 28, 2001.
COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive across EU before rollout 26 Dec 2020 - 03:03 pm
Hungarian soldiers carry the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, December 26, 2020. Szilard Koszticsak/Pool via REUTERS
Tokyo Covid-19 cases hit record, new strain arrives before New Year holiday 26 Dec 2020 - 02:59 pm
Passersby wearing protective face masks walk on the Shibuya crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 26, 2020. Kyodo/via Reuters
Philippines evaluating emergency use for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 26 Dec 2020 - 02:36 pm
A health worker wearing a protective suit amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic disinfects her hands at a testing station, in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Lebanon confirms first case of new COVID-19 variant 26 Dec 2020 - 02:27 pm
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