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Czechs approve squeezing extra dose from Pfizer vaccine vials 30 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
Medical staff is being innoculated with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the University Hospital in Prague, on December 27, 2020. AFP / Michal Cizek
New tremors shake Croatia after deadly quake 30 Dec 2020 - 11:59 am
A policeman stands in front of a damaged house in Prokopa village after an earthquake in Croatia, December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
EU officials formally sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK 30 Dec 2020 - 11:01 am
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel show signed Brexit trade agreement due to come into force on January 1, 2021, in Brussels, Belgium December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 30 Dec 2020 - 10:09 am
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EU to buy extra 100 mln doses of Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine 29 Dec 2020 - 10:44 pm
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wears a mask after giving a statement on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, in Brussels, Belgium December 24, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS
More England Covid patients in hospital than at April peak 29 Dec 2020 - 09:26 pm
People walk past a roadside public health information sign, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Six dead as strong quake strikes central Croatia 29 Dec 2020 - 09:21 pm
People clean debris from a street after an earthquake, in Petrinja, Croatia December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Moscow sees sharp rise in Covid-19 deaths in November 29 Dec 2020 - 07:10 pm
Pedestrians some wearing face masks walk in front of Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in Moscow on December 29, 2020, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Russia confirmed 27,002 new daily Covid-19 cases including 5,641 in
Dutch government under fire for late start with vaccinations 29 Dec 2020 - 04:17 pm
A car driver receives a self-test kit as he must answers questions to the medical staff, at a Covid-19 test location in Tilburg, on December 23, 2020. - Netherlands OUT / AFP / ANP / Koen van Weel
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98: family 29 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
This file photo taken on July 9, 2016 shows France's fashion designer Pierre Cardin gesturing during the 2016-2017 fall/winter Haute Couture collection fashion show in Bonnieux, southeastern France. French fashion designer Pierre Cardin died on December 2
Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits central Croatia 29 Dec 2020 - 02:51 pm
People repair the roof of a damaged house after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, in Brest Pokupski village, Croatia, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Belarus starts COVID-19 vaccinations with Russian shots 29 Dec 2020 - 02:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on December 14, 2020, a medical worker shows a vial with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease during the vaccination of medics at a clinic in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.  AFP / Pav
Russia imposes travel ban on German officials in response to sanctions 29 Dec 2020 - 01:42 pm
Cars are seen stuck in a traffic jam on an embankment of the Moskva river outside the Kremlin during a heavy snowfall in Moscow on December 25, 2020. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
UK virus strain has been in Germany since November 29 Dec 2020 - 01:23 pm
Pharmacist Susanne Wohlgemuth prepares Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations at the Haus an der Linde nursing home in Lichtentanne, Saxony, Germany December 27, 2020, the day when the country starts its vaccination programme. Hendrik Schmidt/Pool via Reut
UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epidemiologist warns 29 Dec 2020 - 12:58 pm
Vehicles drive past a roadside public health information sign, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, near Oxford, Britain, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Spain to create a register of people who refuse Covid-19 vaccine 29 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am
An elderly woman receives an injection with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Vallecas nursing home, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Madrid, Spain December 27, 2020. Comunidad de Madrid/Handout via Reuters
Russia to test new COVID-19 antibody drug in new year 28 Dec 2020 - 10:33 pm
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Spain to keep registry of people who refuse Covid vaccine 28 Dec 2020 - 09:03 pm
A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Balafia nursing home, in Lleida, Spain, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea