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'Parting is such sweet sorrow': EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord 25 Dec 2020 - 12:31 pm
European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds the pages of the Brexit trade deal as he attends a meeting of the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium D
S Korea to decide on tougher distancing as COVID-19 count hits another high 25 Dec 2020 - 12:23 pm
People wait 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-Ji
More than 600,000 people in UK get first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine dose 25 Dec 2020 - 11:28 am
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US to require negative virus test for UK arrivals 25 Dec 2020 - 08:56 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 21, 2020 travelers wait for their luggage at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. AFP / Kena Betancur
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth 25 Dec 2020 - 08:47 am
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Pompeo’s wife tested positive for coronavirus as cases spiked 24 Dec 2020 - 10:32 pm
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Post-Brexit borders to divide EU, UK citizens 24 Dec 2020 - 07:30 pm
The hat of anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray is pictured outside the gates of Downing Street in London, Britain December 24, 2020. (Reuters/Hannah McKay)
EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal 24 Dec 2020 - 07:24 pm
European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier gives a statement on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels, Belgium December 24, 2020. Francisco Seco/ via REUTERS
Mexico begins mass coronavirus vaccination program 24 Dec 2020 - 04:50 pm
Maria Irene Ramirez receives the first injection with a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at General Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Serbia begins COVID-19 vaccination drive, with PM first in line 24 Dec 2020 - 04:27 pm
A medical worker disinfects the window of a testing booth while waiting for patients to test for coronavirus at the Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera “Torlak” in Belgrade on December 24, 2020.
Indonesia issues UK travel ban over coronavirus variant 24 Dec 2020 - 04:08 pm
assengers wearing protective face masks line up for rapid antigen test at the Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, December 22, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Fauzan/via Reuters.
Pakistan court orders release of mastermind behind Daniel Pearl murder 24 Dec 2020 - 04:03 pm
Mahmood Sheikh (L), lawyer of British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, speaks to media representatives after the high court ordered to release Omar Saeed Sheikh on the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl, outside the Sindh high court in
Brazil suspends flights from Britain due to new COVID-19 variant 24 Dec 2020 - 03:56 pm
 A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a Christmas-themed display in a shop window on Oxford Street in central London on December 22, 2020.  AFP / Tolga Akmen
Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests 24 Dec 2020 - 03:18 pm
India’s opposition Congress party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes part in a march towards presidential palace 'Rashtrapati Bhavan' to request Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to repeal the central government's recent agricultural reforms in
British Airways cargo staff strike from Christmas Day 24 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
This file picture taken on March 29, 2010 shows British Airways aircraft sitting parked at London Heathrow Airport during the third day of a four-day strike. AFP / Adrian DENNIS
Seven troops, 11 'terrorists' killed in Niger ahead of vote 24 Dec 2020 - 03:08 pm
A Nigerien police officer stands in the road near the Diffa airport in South-East Niger, near the Nigerian border, on December 23, 2020.  AFP / Issouf SANOGO
Denmark finds 33 cases of new variant of coronavirus 24 Dec 2020 - 02:46 pm
Travellers from Denmark are controlled by Swedish police wearing protective masks at the border control point at Hyllie station on Decmber 22, 2020.  Sweden OUT / AFP / TT News Agency / Johan NILSSON
Pope promises to visit Lebanon, South Sudan, as soon as possible 24 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
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