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WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory 07 Dec 2020 - 08:54 pm
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India speeding up review of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines - senior official 07 Dec 2020 - 08:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REU
Merkel warns Germany needs tougher lockdown to get through winter 07 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
People walk by Christmas-themed food stalls at Breitscheidplatz square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Biden names health team to tackle spiraling Covid crisis 07 Dec 2020 - 08:12 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (L), announces his economic team at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. / AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA
Canada set to receive first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before end of year 07 Dec 2020 - 07:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
UK says ready to revise Brexit legislation after EU protests 07 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
Anti-Brexit activist Steve Bray stands with a placard as he protests outside a conference centre in central London on December 4, 2020, as talks continue on a trade deal between the EU and the UK. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Hamas warns of virus testing kit shortage in Gaza 07 Dec 2020 - 06:23 pm
A technician handles collected PCR (polymerase chain reaction) swab samples collected as part of COVID-19 coronavirus disease testing, at the Palestinian Gaza-based Health Ministry central laboratory in Gaza City on December 7, 2020. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
Citing low virus rates in schools, NYC again reopens schools 07 Dec 2020 - 04:30 pm
Jane Hassebroek holds her cousin while sitting next to her brother Felix, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting 07 Dec 2020 - 03:57 pm
Pope Francis addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during his Angelus prayer on December 6, 2020 at the Vatican. / AFP / Alberto PIZZOLI
Denmark tightens lockdown to curb COVID-19 spike 07 Dec 2020 - 03:20 pm
Denmark's Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke speaks at a news briefing about the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters
IKEA turns the page: drops iconic catalogue after 70 years 07 Dec 2020 - 03:18 pm
The 2021 catalogues are stacked at an IKEA store on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden December 5, 2020. Picture taken December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom
Indian wedding takes on otherworldly feel after bride tests positive for covid-19 07 Dec 2020 - 01:47 pm
A bride and groom wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) exchange flower garlands during a wedding ritual in Baran, Rajasthan, India December 6, 2020, in this still image taken from video. ANI/Reuters
Prince William and Kate begin UK tour to thank workers for COVID efforts 07 Dec 2020 - 01:22 pm
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, board the Royal train at London Euston Station, as they embark on a three-day tour aboard the Royal train to thank frontline staff and community workers in the UK, in London, Britain, December
Iran centrifuge plan alarms European trio 07 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2005, the Iranian nuclear research centre of Natanz, is pictured 270 kms south of Tehran. AFP / Henghameh Fahimi
Melbourne welcomes first international flight in 5 months as COVID curbs ease 07 Dec 2020 - 12:18 pm
Travellers arrive at a hotel in Melbourne on December 7, 2020 where Australians returning from overseas will quarantine as part of precautions against the Covid-19 coronavirus. An outbreak of the coronavirus from hotel quarantine earlier in the year from
Sinovac secures $515 mln funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine production 07 Dec 2020 - 12:02 pm
This file photo taken on September 24, 2020 shows an engineer working in the general laboratory during a media tour of a new factory built to produce a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Sinovac, one of 11 Chinese companies approved to carry out clinical tri
Covid vaccine could be airlifted to UK if Brexit snarls ports: Minister 07 Dec 2020 - 11:52 am
A pharmacy technician (L) from Croydon Health Services takes possession of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations at Croydon University Hospital in south London on December 5, 2020. AFP / POOL / Gareth Fuller
Firefighters slow bushfire threatening township in Australia's Fraser Island 07 Dec 2020 - 11:21 am
An aerial view shows smoke following a massive bushfire in Australia's Fraser Island, also known by its indigenous name K'gari, November 30, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services via REUTERS/File Photo
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