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'We have more work to do,' Biden says of COVID test shortage 27 Dec 2021 - 08:46 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden and his COVID-19 Response Team hold their regular call with the National Governors Association to discuss his Administration's response to the Omicron variant and to hear from the Governors on the needs in their States, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House, in Washington, U.S., December 27, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Health experts say Italy faces paralysis under quarantine rules 27 Dec 2021 - 08:06 pm
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Fauci says domestic travel vaccination rule should be considered 27 Dec 2021 - 07:59 pm
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Greece expands restrictions to contain Omicron variant surge 27 Dec 2021 - 07:42 pm
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UK's daily COVID-19 infections dip under 100,000 mark 27 Dec 2021 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk along Oxford Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in LONDON, Britain, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
India says only Covaxin COVID-19 shot to be given to those aged 15 to 18 27 Dec 2021 - 07:32 pm
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Flight cancellations continue due to bad weather, sick crews 27 Dec 2021 - 07:14 pm
A screen showing cancelled flights is seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Queens, New York City, U.S., December 26, 2021. REUTERS.
Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year's celebrations 27 Dec 2021 - 06:03 pm
A person takes a COVID-19 test in Times Square as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
EO Wilson, naturalist dubbed a modern-day Darwin, dies at 92 27 Dec 2021 - 03:57 pm
File photo: American biologist EO Wilson poses for a portrait in Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S., October 21, 2021. Reuters/Gretchen Ertl/File Photo
Chinese citizens slam Musk online after space station near-misses 27 Dec 2021 - 01:57 pm
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China starts to disinfect city of 13 million people after Delta outbreak 27 Dec 2021 - 12:29 pm
People line up in the snow for nucleic acid testing at a residential compound under lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yanta district of Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 25, 2021. Picture taken December 25, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
'No culture, no future': Belgian artists decry virus rules 27 Dec 2021 - 11:59 am
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Oman makes it mandatory for workers to have vaccination certificate 27 Dec 2021 - 11:16 am
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Cathedral bells to toll daily for South African struggle hero Tutu 27 Dec 2021 - 10:23 am
Archbishop Desmond Tutu laughs as crowds gather to celebrate his birthday by unveiling an arch in his honour outside St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, October 7, 2017. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo
S.Korea authorises emergency use of Pfizer's oral coronavirus treatment 27 Dec 2021 - 10:15 am
Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer/Handout via REUTERS
In under-vaccinated Congo, fourth Covid-19 wave fills hospitals 27 Dec 2021 - 10:12 am
Health workers wearing protective gear prepare an old tank containing oxygen, at the St. Joseph Covid-19 treatment centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 24, 2021. Reuters/Justin Makangara
Australia’s daily Covid cases surge past 10,000 for first time 27 Dec 2021 - 09:28 am
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Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to Jan. 10: Source 27 Dec 2021 - 08:34 am
File photo of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi