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Argentina to start COVID-19 vaccinations before year-end with Russia's Sputnik V 10 Dec 2020 - 07:58 pm
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Biden taps Susan Rice as top domestic policy adviser amid flurry of moves 10 Dec 2020 - 07:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to UN Susan Rice, speaks on stage at the Women In The World Summit in New York, U.S, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sweden sets new daily COVID case record, says ICU beds not full 10 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
An information sign wishing Merry Christmas and asking to maintain social distancing is seen at a pedestrian shopping street amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Helsingborg, Sweden, December 7, 2020. Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/via R
Daily US COVID deaths hit new record, prompting pleas to scale back Christmas 10 Dec 2020 - 07:21 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 02, 2020 the Capitol Christmas Tree is lit in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Top US lawmakers scrambled December 6, 2020 to reach difficult agreements as quickly as possible on a new aid package for
As virus cases dip, western Switzerland reopens restaurants 10 Dec 2020 - 05:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A display shows the departure time of a train of Swiss train operator SBB from Zurich to Milan, Italy, REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
UN food agency to receive Nobel prize in online event 10 Dec 2020 - 04:07 pm
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Lebanese judge charges PM, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast 10 Dec 2020 - 03:34 pm
A member of the Lebanese army walks past the rubble at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Japan plans vaccine freezer buying binge as Tokyo reports record cases 10 Dec 2020 - 03:26 pm
Commuters wearing face masks walk along a concourse at Shinagawa station in Tokyo on December 10, 2020. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Latvia to roll out COVID tests via vending machine 10 Dec 2020 - 03:14 pm
A robotic arm is seen inside a vending machine where people can pick up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) saliva-based tests and return samples without having to come into contact with others, in Riga, Latvia December 9, 2020. Picture taken December 9, 2020.
French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookies rules 10 Dec 2020 - 12:51 pm
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'My ambition? Another Nobel prize' says chemistry laureate 10 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier, director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, 2020 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing, poses after receiving her Nobel diploma and medal from
Chinese mystery box maker Pop Mart rakes in millions from millennial fans 10 Dec 2020 - 11:30 am
People wearing masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVDI-19) outbreak, are seen inside a store of Chinese toy maker Pop Mart at a shopping mall in Beijing, China December 9, 2020. Picture taken December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Gunmen kill female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan 10 Dec 2020 - 09:56 am
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UK issues anaphylaxis warning on Pfizer vaccine after adverse reactions 10 Dec 2020 - 08:34 am
A man receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs, at Guy's Hospital, at the start of the largest-ever immunisation programme in British history, in London, Britain December 8, 2020. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Trump vows to intervene as states join Texas election suit 10 Dec 2020 - 12:33 am
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, ahead of their January runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, during a campaign rally in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. REUT
Biden's son Hunter says under investigation for tax affairs 10 Dec 2020 - 12:23 am
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Facebook faces multiple US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp 09 Dec 2020 - 11:22 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 05, 2020 the logo of US social network Facebook and mobile messaging service WhatsApp are seen on the screens of a smartphone and a tablet in Toulouse, southwestern France. US federal and state antitrust enforce
French coronavirus cases up again but number of intensive care patients falls 09 Dec 2020 - 11:16 pm
People install a light fresco of 20 000 light bulbs entitled