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Spain's Sanchez quarantines after France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19 17 Dec 2020 - 03:34 pm
In this file photo taken on December 14, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez prior to a meeting marking the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine faces U.S. FDA expert panel review 17 Dec 2020 - 03:24 pm
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Sydney residents told to stay home after COVID-19 cluster grows to 17 17 Dec 2020 - 01:11 pm
People walk past a hotel decorated for the holidays in the city centre of Sydney, Australia, December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Fiji declares state of natural disaster as powerful cyclone hits 17 Dec 2020 - 01:04 pm
The Bagata Crossing is seen flooded on Vunivesi Road in Savusavu, as Cyclone Yasa passes through Fiji, December 17, 2020, in this photo obtained from social media. Fiji Roads Authority/via REUTERS
Twitter reverts to old retweet function after U.S. election 17 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019 The Twitter logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration in Washington, DC. / AFP / Alastair Pike
French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19 17 Dec 2020 - 12:44 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, scratches his brow as he talks to the media next to Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gon
Thailand relaxes travel curbs for tourists from over 50 countries 17 Dec 2020 - 12:37 pm
Tourists wait for sunrise at Phu Thap Buek mountain in Phetchabun province, Thailand, December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
WHO says Beijing welcomes COVID-19 investigators trip to China 17 Dec 2020 - 11:53 am
People wearing masks walk across a street, almost a year after the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Tokyo hospitals overwhelmed as virus cases hit new record 17 Dec 2020 - 11:11 am
Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, December 17, 2020. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon)
India seeks to mend Bangladesh ties with vaccine diplomacy 17 Dec 2020 - 10:54 am
Indian and Bangladesh leaders jointly inaugurated a Bangabandhu-Bapu digital exhibition (Source: PIB/India)
Biden set to introduce Buttigieg as his transportation pick 16 Dec 2020 - 08:16 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden looks at his watch as former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg arrives behind him to be annouced as his nominee for secretary of transportation during a news conference at Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington,
India's 'invisible' women hope for recognition at farmers protests 16 Dec 2020 - 07:02 pm
Farmers and activists from various political groups along with bulls take part in a rally in support of farmers against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in Kolkata on December 16, 2020. / AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR
'With reservations': Trump voters grapple with Biden's win 16 Dec 2020 - 06:58 pm
Supporters of President Donald Trump and a supporter of President-elect Joe Biden stand outside the Michigan state capital as the Electoral College votes in Lansing, Michigan on December 14, 2020.  AFP / JEFF KOWALSKY
Congo to impose curfew against second wave of coronavirus 16 Dec 2020 - 06:45 pm
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Pompeo quarantining after contact with Covid-positive person: State Dept 16 Dec 2020 - 06:43 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 17, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech in Paramaribo, Surinam. America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo was in quarantine on december 16, 2020 after being exposed to a person who has tested pos
Vaccinating billions means finding ways around a patent impasse 16 Dec 2020 - 06:39 pm
Kassandra Martinez (L), an EVS Attendant and Lead waits for Rachel Marrs (out of frame) to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine shot at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California on December 15, 2020. / AFP / ARIANA DREHSLER
Two bears airlifted from Islamabad zoo weeks after elephant rescue 16 Dec 2020 - 06:37 pm
A Himalayan brown bear named 'Bubloo' is seen inside its enclosure prior to transport it to a sanctuary in Jordan, at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad on December 16, 2020.  AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Fosun Pharma to buy 100 mln doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for mainland China 16 Dec 2020 - 02:14 pm
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a