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First 'Covid-tested' flight lands in Rome from New York 09 Dec 2020 - 04:33 pm
Passengers who just landed from New York on an Alitalia flight wait in line as they prepare to undergo a rapid antigen swab test for COVID-19 on December 9, 2020 at a testing station set up at Rome's Fiumicino airport, as part of Italy's first coronavirus
UK says those with severe allergy shouldn’t get Pfizer jab 09 Dec 2020 - 02:26 pm
File photo: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a
UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot 09 Dec 2020 - 01:41 pm
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Yandex robots start to deliver restaurant meals in central Moscow 09 Dec 2020 - 01:27 pm
A driverless robot called Yandex.Rover, for delivering hot restaurant meals, is seen in this handout photo, in Moscow, Russia September 6, 2020. Picture taken September 6, 2020. Yandex/Handout via REUTERS
Merkel urges tougher curbs as virus deaths soar 09 Dec 2020 - 01:19 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she speaks during a debate at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on December 9, 2020, on the eve of an EU summit. AFP / Tobias Schwarz
Fantastic beasts take over London's Natural History Museum 09 Dec 2020 - 11:28 am
A museum employee poses for media next to Newt Scamander's costume, part of the 'Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature' exhibition opening soon at the Natural History Museum in London, Britain, December 8, 2020. Picture taken December 8, 2020. REUTERS/He
Venice under water as complex dam system fails to activate 09 Dec 2020 - 12:21 am
A view shows a flooded St. Mark's Square with the Doge's Palace (R), the Bell Tower (Rear L), St. Mark's Basilica (Rear C) and a luminous Christmas Tree installation by Italian artist Fabrizio Plessi (Front C) on December 8, 2020 following a high tide
Swiss plan to ban public events to contain worsening COVID-19 situation 08 Dec 2020 - 08:49 pm
A man lights candles symbolizing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims during a candlelight vigil on the Bundesplatz, in front of the seat of the Swiss federal parliament, Bundeshaus, in Bern, Switzerland December 6, 2020. Picture taken December 6, 2
J&J readies 500 mn vaccine doses for poor countries 08 Dec 2020 - 07:52 pm
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Oxford/Astra first to publish final-stage vaccine trial results 08 Dec 2020 - 07:32 pm
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Pfizer shot effective, safe, FDA staff concludes before meeting 08 Dec 2020 - 04:50 pm
A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Royal Free hospital in London on December 8, 2020 at the start of the UK's biggest ever vaccination programme.   AFP / POOL / Jack Hill
Belarus's Lukashenko slams Olympic ban amid protests 08 Dec 2020 - 02:42 pm
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Scientists spray saliva-like droplets in stadium to study how fans spread aerosols 08 Dec 2020 - 02:37 pm
An aerosol generator is seen at Johan Cruijff Arena, the stadium of Ajax Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 7, 2020. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw
Masked dolls and anti-virus lab kits - toys reflect Spain and Portugal's Coronavirus Christmas 08 Dec 2020 - 01:18 pm
Employee at Science4you factory shows the result of an experiment of the Antivirus Lab science toy, in Lisbon, Portugal, December 2, 2020. Picture taken December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Hibernating snakes halt tree felling at Tesla's factory site in Germany 08 Dec 2020 - 01:10 pm
A worker clears trees at the area where U.S. electric vehicle pioneer Tesla plans to build a Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany February 21, 2020. Reuters/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
British grandma is 1st in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial 08 Dec 2020 - 10:08 am
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Prince Harry launches lawsuit against UK paper, joining wife Meghan 07 Dec 2020 - 11:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Canada House in London, Britain January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Italy's interior minister told she has COVID-19 at cabinet -sources 07 Dec 2020 - 11:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio, Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese and Minister of Justice Alfonso Bonafede together in February. Lamorghese tested positive for coronavirus on Dec. 7. Di Maio and Bonafede have both s