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Dutch government unveils coronavirus vaccination plans 20 Nov 2020 - 08:32 pm
Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Hugo de Jonge speaks during a cabinet meeting on the Covid-19 vaccination strategy in The Hague, on November 20, 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. - Netherlands OUT / AFP / ANP /
Canada fears it could be 'really in trouble' as COVID cases set to soar 20 Nov 2020 - 07:19 pm
A sign written in English and Inuktitut requesting social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen on the floor of a grocery store as the territory of Nunavut enters a two week mandatory restriction period in Iqaluit, N
Researchers find microplastics on top of the world at Everest 20 Nov 2020 - 07:11 pm
This file photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows Mount Everest (height 8,848 metres) from Namche Bazaar, the last stop before base camp in the shadow of the world's tallest mountain Everest. / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA
UK's Queen Elizabeth and husband Philip celebrate 73rd wedding anniversary 20 Nov 2020 - 06:20 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh look at their homemade wedding anniversary card, given to them by their great grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, ahead of their 73rd wedding anniversary, in the
Biden celebrates his 78th birthday 20 Nov 2020 - 05:10 pm
In this file photo taken on November 16, 2020, US President-elect Joe Biden answers questions from the press in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden turned 78 on November 20, 2020, exactly two months before he is to succeed Donald Trump in the White House. The for
India could get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January, local manufacturer says 20 Nov 2020 - 05:02 pm
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Weekend of mass virus testing in Italy's South Tyrol 20 Nov 2020 - 04:47 pm
People line up on November 20, 2020 outside a Covid testing facility set up at the Rosenbach Civic Center in the Oltrisarco district of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Northern Italy, waiting to undergo a free rapid antigen nasopharyngeal swab test for COVID-19, wi
Japan health experts urge pause in domestic travel campaign as COVID-19 cases surge 20 Nov 2020 - 04:40 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
In pandemic Christmas, U.S. rivals aim to challenge Amazon under the tree 20 Nov 2020 - 04:29 pm
An Amazon.com Inc worker prepares an order in which the buyer asked for an item to be gift wrapped at a fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S., November 12, 2020. Amazon.com Inc/Handout via Reuters
Spain to vaccinate much of the nation by mid-2021 20 Nov 2020 - 03:59 pm
A handout picture released by the Moncloa Palace shows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivering a speech during a visit to the Wurth Museum in Agoncillo on November 20, 2020. AFP Photo / La Moncloa / Fernando Calvo
EU plans tight car CO2 limits under green finance rules 20 Nov 2020 - 03:50 pm
An exhaust emits fumes as a car is driven through Richmond in London, Britain December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo/File Photo
Britain may allow Christmas as COVID cases start to flatten 20 Nov 2020 - 12:52 pm
A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walk past Christmas-themed window display at Selfridges department store in central London on November 17, 2020. Britain has been the worst-hit nation in Europe recording more than
Hong Kong reports spike in daily cases before travel bubble with Singapore opens 20 Nov 2020 - 12:30 pm
Children wearing face masks stand near balloons at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
South Korea warns of return to tough COVID measures to fight third wave 20 Nov 2020 - 12:07 pm
Pedestrians wearing masks walk with umbrellas as it rains amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in central Seoul, South Korea, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Singapore activist faces fine over one-man smiley face sign protest 20 Nov 2020 - 11:52 am
Jolovan Wham wears a mask and holds a cardboard with a drawing of a smiley face in Singapore, March 28, 2020. Picture taken March 28, 2020. Jolovan Wham/Handout via REUTERS
China maintains ban on Boeing 737 MAX flights 20 Nov 2020 - 11:48 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 11, 2019 shows an Air China Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane at Beijing Capital Airport. China's aviation regulator said on November 20, 2020 it will not yet allow Boeing's troubled 737 MAX jet to fly in the company's biggest
South Australia says man's 'lie' caused coronavirus lockdown as harsh curbs eased 20 Nov 2020 - 11:36 am
People queue at a supermarket after the South Australian state government announced a six-day lockdown because of the Covid-19 corona virus out break in Adelaide on November 18, 2020. / AFP / Brenton EDWARDS
Plan to raise China's retirement age sparks anger 20 Nov 2020 - 11:30 am
FILE PHOTO: An elderly villager walks along a railway line on the outskirts of Jixi, in Heilongjiang province, China, October 24, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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