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Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents 16 Dec 2020 - 01:47 pm
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Wearing someone else's face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan 16 Dec 2020 - 01:28 pm
Shuhei Okawara, 30, owner of mask shop Kamenya Omote, wears a face mask based on a real person's face as he stands in front of his shop in Tokyo, Japan December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
German coronavirus deaths hit new high as lockdown starts 16 Dec 2020 - 12:46 pm
A view of Brandenburg Gate on the first day of a nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
S.Korea reports record coronavirus cases as Seoul runs out of critical care beds 16 Dec 2020 - 12:41 pm
A medical staff member wearing protective gear waits in a booth for visitors to take samples for the Covid-19 coronavirus test at a temporary testing station outside a railway station in Seoul on December 16, 2020 as South Korea ramps up coronavirus check
Valneva to start clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in UK 16 Dec 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Boko Haram: Mass kidnappings that shock the world 15 Dec 2020 - 07:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: The leader of one of the Boko Haram group's factions, Abubakar Shekau speaks in front of guards in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video obtained on January 15, 2018.
Swiss coronavirus expert calls for lockdown to curb COVID-19 15 Dec 2020 - 07:14 pm
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Harry and Meghan to produce and host podcasts for Spotify 15 Dec 2020 - 06:25 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Starbucks suspends U.S. Happy Hours due to crowd concerns as COVID-19 surges 15 Dec 2020 - 05:15 pm
A Starbucks logo is pictured on the door of the Green Apron Delivery Service at the Empire State Building in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
UK’s Johnson to visit India in January as trade talks to start 15 Dec 2020 - 04:59 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street in London on December 15, 2020 after chairing the weekly cabinet meeting held at the nearby Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
U.S. FDA staff raises no new concerns with Moderna's coronavirus vaccine 15 Dec 2020 - 04:17 pm
In this file photo taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading
Poland taps coal region for first electric car plant 15 Dec 2020 - 03:53 pm
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Thai authorities to clamp down on polluters as haze chokes Bangkok 15 Dec 2020 - 03:50 pm
Buildings are shrouded in haze in Bangkok, Thailand December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Facebook, Twitter face British fines if fail on harmful content 15 Dec 2020 - 03:31 pm
The logo of the American online social media and social networking service, Facebook and Twitter on a computer screen in Lille.   AFP / Denis Charlet
EU regulator set to approve Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec 23 15 Dec 2020 - 03:22 pm
A vial of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine that received emergency use authorization is seen at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC, US December 14, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters
Singapore to open travel bubble as it prepares to stand in for Davos 15 Dec 2020 - 03:08 pm
A view of a cordoned off area at the Merlion Park is seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
After the White House, Trump faces uncertain future and legal threats 15 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
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Biden says ‘time to turn the page’ after electoral college win 15 Dec 2020 - 02:29 pm
File photo: US President-elect Joe Biden delivers a televised address to the nation, after the US Electoral College formally confirmed his victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election, from Biden's transition headquarters at th