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UK PM Johnson to impose tougher COVID-19 curbs shortly 04 Jan 2021 - 03:00 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has his temperature checked during a visit to Chase Farm Hospital in north London, Britain January 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
UK scientists worried vaccines may not work on S.African coronavirus variant: ITV 04 Jan 2021 - 02:16 pm
CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, answers journalists' questions after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved its COVID-19 vaccine, at the company headquarters in Mainz, Germany December 22, 2020. Reuters/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange 04 Jan 2021 - 01:51 pm
A prison van arrives at the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court as members of the media wait for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrival, in London, Britain, January 4, 2021. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Germany mulls delaying second COVID-19 vaccine shot: document 04 Jan 2021 - 01:26 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn addresses the media during a news conference on the COVID-19 situation and the country's vaccination campaign, in Berlin, Germany December 30, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via Reuters
UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts British science triumph 04 Jan 2021 - 11:18 am
A dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Greece detects four cases of new coronavirus variant 04 Jan 2021 - 12:14 am
People make their way on the Christmas-decorated Syntagma square before New Year's day celebrations, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Athens, Greece, December 31, 2020. Picture taken December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Norway imposes new restrictions to prevent new wave, says PM 03 Jan 2021 - 08:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask carries shopping bags as he walks on the streets of Oslo following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oslo, Norway March 13, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Hakon Mosvold Larsen via REUTERS .
Italian government totters as Conte, Renzi divide deepens 03 Jan 2021 - 04:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Germany poised to extend coronavirus lockdown 03 Jan 2021 - 02:19 pm
Police officers block the boulevard 'Strasse des 17. Juni' on which the New Year's Eve celebrations with thousands of people have usually taken place in previous years, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany, December 31, 2
Tougher lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson 03 Jan 2021 - 01:33 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson wearing a face mask leaves BBC Broadcasting House, in London, Britain January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Lonza gets Swiss OK to start Moderna vaccine production: Paper 03 Jan 2021 - 12:35 pm
An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
3rd body found after landslide in Norway; 7 still missing 03 Jan 2021 - 10:21 am
Rescue personnel are seen in Ask, Gjerdrum, Norway after a landslide swept away some buildings with people reported missing, January 2, 2021. Fredrik Hagen/NTB/via REUTERS
2nd body found after landslide in Norway; 8 still missing 02 Jan 2021 - 06:26 pm
View of the damage following a deadly landslide in Ask, Gjerdrum, Norway January 2, 2021. NTB/Haakon Mosvold Larsen
UK's Alok Sharma offers to resign to lead climate summit: Report 02 Jan 2021 - 04:39 pm
Britain's Business Secretary Alok Sharma attends a virtual news conference. (Leon Neal/Reuters)
Britain will allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions 02 Jan 2021 - 03:56 pm
An ambulance is seen driving following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, January 2, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Netherlands to vaccinate emergency care workers as soon as possible 02 Jan 2021 - 03:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: People ride bikes on an empty street as Netherlands has gone into lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 15 2020, REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
French police shut down huge party defying COVID-19 restrictions 02 Jan 2021 - 01:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Medical staff members work in the ICU where patients suffering from the coronavirus are treated at the Pasteur hospital in Nice, France, November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
In graying Italy, the old defy biases laid bare by pandemic 02 Jan 2021 - 11:18 am
A man crosses a street near the Colosseum on New Year's Day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rome, Italy January 1, 2021. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane