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Tokyo Covid-19 cases hit record, new strain arrives before New Year holiday 26 Dec 2020 - 02:59 pm
Passersby wearing protective face masks walk on the Shibuya crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 26, 2020. Kyodo/via Reuters
Philippines evaluating emergency use for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 26 Dec 2020 - 02:36 pm
A health worker wearing a protective suit amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic disinfects her hands at a testing station, in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Lebanon confirms first case of new COVID-19 variant 26 Dec 2020 - 02:27 pm
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3 UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic 26 Dec 2020 - 02:18 pm
Forces of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) patrol in Bangui, on December 22, 2020. AFP / ALEXIS HUGUET
First confirmed cases in Spain of British virus variant: regional govt 26 Dec 2020 - 02:08 pm
A man walks past a new work by Italian street artist TvBoy depicting Santa Claus carrying the Covid-19 vaccine in his sack, in Barcelona on December 24, 2020. / AFP / Josep LAGO
Millions of Americans lose jobless benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill 26 Dec 2020 - 12:52 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 09, 2020, a banner against renters eviction reading “no job, no rent” is displayed on a controlled rent building in Washington, DC. AFP / Eric Baradat
Thai protest demands help for shrimp sellers after virus outbreak 26 Dec 2020 - 12:41 pm
People line up to buy shrimps from anti government protesters selling shrimps in front of government house amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand December 26, 2020. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Three seriously injured in Berlin shooting in Berlin, fire service says 26 Dec 2020 - 08:48 am
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In Bullet Points: The key terms of the Brexit deal 25 Dec 2020 - 08:03 pm
In this file photo taken on June 28, 2016 a man waves both a Union flag and a European flag together on College Green outside The Houses of Parliament at an anti-Brexit protest in central London. (AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS)
4 pregnant women among 20 migrants dead in Tunisia sinking 25 Dec 2020 - 08:03 pm
A picture taken at the port of Sfax in central Tunisia show the recovered bodies of 20 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa after their boat capsized at sea, on December 24, 2020. (AFP / HOUSSEM ZOUARI)
Three people injured in Nashville explosion 25 Dec 2020 - 07:42 pm
In this photo from the Twitter page of the Nashville Fire Department, damage is seen on a street after an explosion in Nashville, Tennessee on December 25, 2020.
Italy reports 459 coronavirus deaths on Friday: Health ministry 25 Dec 2020 - 07:20 pm
A woman receives a meal from a member of Rome-based charity Sant'Egidio Community in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, in Rome, Italy, December 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
Ireland confirms UK coronavirus variant present 25 Dec 2020 - 07:04 pm
A man walks past a graffiti of a Frankenstein wearing a protective face mask on a doorway amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Galway, Ireland, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Democrats in Georgia Senate contests take in more than $200M 25 Dec 2020 - 06:57 pm
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff listens to community members before voting early at the Metropolitan Library on December 22, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images/AFP)
British army helps clear backlog of virus-stranded drivers 25 Dec 2020 - 06:50 pm
A woman hands out donated food to a lorry driver on the outskirts of Ashford, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, December 25, 2020. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Police: Explosion in Nashville may have been "intentional" 25 Dec 2020 - 06:24 pm
Smoke billows from the site of an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. December 25, 2020. (Andrew Nelles/Tennessean.com via Reuters)
Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal 25 Dec 2020 - 06:19 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he holds a remote press conference to update the nation on the post-Brexit trade agreement, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 24, 2020. (AFP / Paul Grover)
Explosion rocks downtown Nashville 25 Dec 2020 - 05:58 pm
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