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WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory 07 Dec 2020 - 08:54 pm
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Merkel warns Germany needs tougher lockdown to get through winter 07 Dec 2020 - 08:23 pm
People walk by Christmas-themed food stalls at Breitscheidplatz square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
UK says ready to revise Brexit legislation after EU protests 07 Dec 2020 - 07:28 pm
Anti-Brexit activist Steve Bray stands with a placard as he protests outside a conference centre in central London on December 4, 2020, as talks continue on a trade deal between the EU and the UK. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Denmark tightens lockdown to curb COVID-19 spike 07 Dec 2020 - 03:20 pm
Denmark's Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke speaks at a news briefing about the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters
IKEA turns the page: drops iconic catalogue after 70 years 07 Dec 2020 - 03:18 pm
The 2021 catalogues are stacked at an IKEA store on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden December 5, 2020. Picture taken December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom
Prince William and Kate begin UK tour to thank workers for COVID efforts 07 Dec 2020 - 01:22 pm
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, board the Royal train at London Euston Station, as they embark on a three-day tour aboard the Royal train to thank frontline staff and community workers in the UK, in London, Britain, December
Covid vaccine could be airlifted to UK if Brexit snarls ports: Minister 07 Dec 2020 - 11:52 am
A pharmacy technician (L) from Croydon Health Services takes possession of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations at Croydon University Hospital in south London on December 5, 2020. AFP / POOL / Gareth Fuller
Brexit crunch time as EU and UK still divided over trade deal 07 Dec 2020 - 10:36 am
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier takes part in a meeting of ambassadors of European Union governments in Brussels, Belgium December 7, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS
Thousands protest in London against India's farming reforms 06 Dec 2020 - 11:05 pm
British Sikhs protest against India's new farming legislation in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Germany's Bavaria region to tighten coronavirus lockdown 06 Dec 2020 - 07:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Men wearing protective face masks walk after residents of the Berchtesgadener Land district of Bavaria will not be able to leave their homes from October 20, 2020, without a valid reason for two weeks, making it the first area in Germany to go
Vaccine requirement for travel debate intensifies 06 Dec 2020 - 06:27 pm
A pilot moves through New York's LaGuardia Airport on December 03, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt/AFP
Romanians elect new lawmakers, seek end to political turmoil 06 Dec 2020 - 05:55 pm
A woman votes at a polling station in Bucharest during the parliamentary elections on December 6, 2020.  AFP / Daniel MIHAILESCU
Moscow aims to vaccinate 7 mln as Russia reports record rise in COVID cases 06 Dec 2020 - 05:50 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine before administering an injection during the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a clinic in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Thousands in Moldova call for government's resignation 06 Dec 2020 - 02:53 pm
Riot police forces stand guard in front of the government building during a rally to demand the government's resignation and snap parliamentary elections on December 6, 2020 in central Chisinau. AFP / Bogdan TUDOR
Mass evacuation in Frankfurt as WWII bomb is defused 06 Dec 2020 - 02:25 pm
Police closes a street as people leave their home area in the Gallus district in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, during an evacuation on early morning of December 6, 2020. AFP / Armando BABANI
'Final throw of the dice': Britain and EU to resume trade talks 06 Dec 2020 - 12:51 pm
File photo: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London, Britain January 8, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville/File Photo
Britain's Queen Elizabeth may go public after having COVID vaccine, Times reports 06 Dec 2020 - 11:36 am
Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with staff during a visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Science Park near Salisbury, Britain October 15, 2020. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Britain gets ready for roll-out of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this week 06 Dec 2020 - 09:49 am
An NHS pharmacy technician holds a vial as she simulates the preparation of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, during a staff training session ahead of the vaccine's rollout next week, at the Royal Free Hospital in London on December 4, 2020. / AFP