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Blaze in abandoned bank branch in Barcelona leaves four dead 30 Nov 2021 - 02:46 pm
Police stand in front of a burned building in Barcelona, Spain November 30, 2021. REUTER/Nacho Doce
Forty-two cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant confirmed in 10 EU states 30 Nov 2021 - 02:04 pm
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Greece to make vaccinations for persons over 60 mandatory, PM says 30 Nov 2021 - 01:59 pm
A shop employee checks customers’ vaccination certificates against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the government imposed further measures for unvaccinated citizens, in Athens, Greece, November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi/File Photo
Omicron variant was detected in the Netherlands before S. Africa flights 30 Nov 2021 - 01:44 pm
An empty street is seen during lockdown in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 15 2020, REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Norwegians should wear face masks in crowded places, PM says 30 Nov 2021 - 01:21 pm
Norway's incoming Prime Minister and Labour leader Jonas Gahr Stoere is pictured at a presentation of the incoming government's policies, in Hurdal, Norway October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/
Rise in German COVID-19 infections flattens 30 Nov 2021 - 12:23 pm
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Singapore boosts testing, holds off on further reopening over Omicron variant 30 Nov 2021 - 11:31 am
A woman takes her antigen rapid test under supervision at a Quick Test Centre during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Case of new COVID Omicron variant found on French territory of Reunion 30 Nov 2021 - 10:17 am
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Australia on alert after first probable Omicron community case 30 Nov 2021 - 10:13 am
A flight crew member stands on an escalator in the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sydney, Australia, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Japan confirms first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus: Kyodo 30 Nov 2021 - 10:06 am
People wait to cross the street in front of a PCR testing centre, on the first day of Japan's closed borders to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Tokyo, Japan November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
Moderna CEO says vaccines likely less effective against Omicron: FT 30 Nov 2021 - 08:55 am
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'New beginning': Barbados ditches Britain's Queen Elizabeth 30 Nov 2021 - 08:00 am
Barbados President-elect Sandra Mason attends the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony to mark the birth of a new republic in Barbados at Heroes Square in Bridgetown, Barbados, November 29, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via Reuters
US steps up search for Omicron variant in domestic COVID-19 cases 29 Nov 2021 - 11:02 pm
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Canada's new COVID-19 variant count rises to three after Quebec discovers first case 29 Nov 2021 - 10:51 pm
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Biden says US is working with pharma companies on Omicron contingency plans 29 Nov 2021 - 08:54 pm
With Dr. Anthony Fauci standing behind, U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an update on the Omicron variant at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque     
Sweden reports first confirmed case of Omicron COVID-19 variant 29 Nov 2021 - 08:29 pm
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Spain detects first Omicron case of COVID-19 29 Nov 2021 - 08:09 pm
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Britain expands COVID booster programme as eight more Omicron cases found 29 Nov 2021 - 07:33 pm
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