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Dutch consider early Christmas break for schools to limit COVID-19 spread 14 Dec 2021 - 03:12 pm
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Scientists cautious as erupting Spanish volcano falls quiet 14 Dec 2021 - 02:22 pm
An aerial view of the lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano near Tacande neighborhood, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, December 13, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Sky News says UK deputy PM Raab misspoke about Omicron hospitalisations 14 Dec 2021 - 11:55 am
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UK's Javid does not expect any further COVID restrictions 13 Dec 2021 - 08:15 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid walks on Downing Street in London, Britain, July 14, 2021. (REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo)
Spain's La Palma lifts lockdown imposed after volcano soured air quality 13 Dec 2021 - 07:33 pm
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to expel lava and ash, as seen from Tajuya on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Critics call for reforms to Germany's vaccine panel as COVID cases spike 13 Dec 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) Thomas Mertens addresses a press conference on the situation of flu vaccines and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany October 6, 2021. Odd Andersen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
First person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom 13 Dec 2021 - 04:03 pm
People queue outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at St Thomas's Hospital in London, Britain, December 13, 2021. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Norway to tighten COVID-19 restrictions, PM says 13 Dec 2021 - 03:53 pm
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Thousands of La Palma residents locked down as eruption mars air quality 13 Dec 2021 - 03:06 pm
A man watches with binoculars the lava driven out by the Cumbre Vieja volcano from the viewpoint of Tajuya, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Omicron poses "very high" global risk but data on severity limited - WHO 13 Dec 2021 - 01:25 pm
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Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron, study finds 13 Dec 2021 - 01:00 pm
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Sixth Covid wave, fuelled by Omicron, to hit France in January: Paris hospitals executive 13 Dec 2021 - 12:07 pm
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Rescuers pull bodies from rubble after explosion in Sicily kills 7 13 Dec 2021 - 11:28 am
Rescuers work at the site of a gas explosion that caused several houses to collapse in Ravanusa, Italy, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Britain says Omicron accounts for 40% of London infections 13 Dec 2021 - 11:11 am
People queue outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at St Thomas' Hospital as the pandemic continues, in London, Britain, December 12, 2021. REUTERS/May James
Two cargo ships have collided in the Baltic Sea: Swedish public broadcaster 13 Dec 2021 - 09:22 am
Danish cargo ship Karin Hoej is pictured capsized after colliding with British cargo ship Scot Carrier, between Ystad and Bornholm, on the Baltic Sea December 13, 2021. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS
UK's Johnson warns of Omicron 'tidal wave', says two doses not enough 12 Dec 2021 - 11:32 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he records an address to the nation, to provide an update on the booster vaccine COVID-19 programme at Downing Street, London, Britain December 12, 2021. Kirsty O'Connor/Pool via REUTERS
Rescuers search for survivors after explosion in Sicily 12 Dec 2021 - 11:21 pm
Members of a rescue team work at the scene of a gas explosion in a residential building, in Ravanusa, Italy, December 12, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
France 400 investigations into fake COVID-19 health passes 12 Dec 2021 - 09:19 pm
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