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S.Korea's capital to ban gatherings larger than four as coronavirus deaths rise 21 Dec 2020 - 11:47 am
People ride on escalators amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Hong Kong to ban flights from UK from Dec 22 21 Dec 2020 - 11:31 am
Pilots wearing face masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus are seen at the Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, China May 7, 2020. Picture taken May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Philippines to get 30 mln doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: Minister 21 Dec 2020 - 10:26 am
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Flights from Britain to Poland to be halted on Monday night 21 Dec 2020 - 08:56 am
An international high-speed Eurostar train is seen at a platform in St Pancras International railway station in London on December 20, 2020. AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Kuwait civil aviation authority adds UK to its high-risk list of countries 20 Dec 2020 - 07:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: A passenger plane passes in front of the moon as it makes its final landing approach to Heathrow Airport in London, Britain September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign 20 Dec 2020 - 05:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump departs on travel to West Point, New York from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May
Kuwaiti Amiri Diwan mourns Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah 20 Dec 2020 - 05:00 pm
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Italy to suspend flights to and from UK over virus fears: Foreign minister 20 Dec 2020 - 04:20 pm
A traveller looks at train departure boards in an almost deserted concourse at Charing Cross train station in London on December 20, 2020. AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections next spring 20 Dec 2020 - 03:53 pm
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Dozens of children freed after new abduction in Nigeria: police 20 Dec 2020 - 03:01 pm
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Moderna COVID-19 shots leave warehouses, widening U.S. immunization push 20 Dec 2020 - 03:00 pm
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U.K.’s Hancock says new Covid mutation is ‘out of control’ 20 Dec 2020 - 01:59 pm
Christmas illuminations are seen above shoppers on Regent Street in the main high-street shopping area of London on December 15, 2020 ahead of fresh measures for the capital amid rising novel coronavirus infection rates. AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS
Belgium suspends UK flights, trains over virus variant 20 Dec 2020 - 01:57 pm
A pedestrian, wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks through an almost deserted concourse at Charing Cross train station in London on December 20, 2020.  AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Eight dead in Philippine floods as thousands flee homes 20 Dec 2020 - 01:32 pm
Floodwaters reached waist-deep in 14 towns in the Cagayan Valley in the northeast of the main island of Luzon
Oman to start cutting utility subsidies in January 20 Dec 2020 - 01:21 pm
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'You will die in the forest' - Nigerian schoolboys describe kidnap ordeal 20 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm
Annas Shuaibu, a rescued student, looks on after he returned home in Kankara, Nigeria, on December 19, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
WHO says in close contact with UK officials on new COVID-19 virus variant 20 Dec 2020 - 12:46 pm
A British government health information advertisement highlighting new restrictions amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen in London, Britain, December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs 20 Dec 2020 - 12:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo