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Russia arrests 350 protesters demanding Navalny's release 23 Jan 2021 - 02:49 pm
A woman attends a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Omsk, Russia January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
Swedish PM admits strategy to stop virus fell short 23 Jan 2021 - 02:26 pm
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Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions -BBC 23 Jan 2021 - 12:27 pm
People queue for COVID-19 tests at a testing centre, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at terminal 2 of the Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hen
Norway's capital tightens lockdown to combat more contagious virus variant 23 Jan 2021 - 12:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the street in Oslo, Norway March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos/File Photo
UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses 23 Jan 2021 - 11:50 am
Syringes filled with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are prepared at the CHIREC Delta Hospital in Brussels, Belgium January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Russia arrests protesters demanding Alexei Navalny's release 23 Jan 2021 - 11:34 am
Law enforcement officers detain a participant of a rally to protest the detainment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Italy tells TikTok to block users after death of young girl 23 Jan 2021 - 11:26 am
FILE PHOTO: The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, U.S., Sept. 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Greece to reopen high schools but stay in lockdown 22 Jan 2021 - 08:39 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask waits to enter a shop on the first day of the re-opening of retail stores, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
UK estimates COVID-19 infections falling, but warns cases still high 22 Jan 2021 - 06:28 pm
People walk behind a sign showing the way to the NHS Vaccination Centre and the testing centre parking lots, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manchester, Britain January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
New coronavirus variant spreads in Denmark despite epidemic receding 22 Jan 2021 - 06:10 pm
A view of a deserted Stroeget street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Copenhagen, Denmark January 12, 2021. Emil Helms Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
Lithuania says expects enough COVID-19 vaccines for herd immunity by July 22 Jan 2021 - 04:28 pm
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda takes off his mask as he arrives for a European Union summit during the coronavirus lockdown in Brussels, Belgium, December 10, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Virus still has upper hand, Belgium says as it mulls banning foreign tourism 22 Jan 2021 - 03:20 pm
A member of the medical personnel wearing a protective suit, protective mask and face shield is seen in the intensive care unit at the CHIREC Braine l?Alleud-Waterloo hospital, in Braine l'Alleud, Belgium, October 23, 2020
German minister warns against relaxing COVID-19 measures too soon 22 Jan 2021 - 03:02 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn speaks during a news conference, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool
UK police break up Covid rule-breaching wedding with 400 guests 22 Jan 2021 - 01:31 pm
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Hungary buys Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, first in EU, minister says 22 Jan 2021 - 11:46 am
An empty vial of the second dose of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine is pictured at the San Martin hospital, in La Plata, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina January 21, 2021. Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
A sick couple rushed to marry on UK COVID ward; now they have a second chance 22 Jan 2021 - 10:00 am
Lizzie Kerr, 31, and Simon O'Brien, 36, embrace in a Covid-19 ward, days after they married in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) when both had become critically ill with the coronavirus disease, and were uncertain of their chances of surviving, in Milton Keyne
Spain's health minister to resign as COVID-19 cases hit new daily high 21 Jan 2021 - 11:50 pm
Health workers stand as they wait to take swab samples from young people for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test at Rey Juan Carlos University in Mostoles, Spain, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Too early to say when COVID-19 lockdown will end, UK PM Johnson says 21 Jan 2021 - 10:05 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to members of the media after being shown the Environment Agency's flood defence preparations during his visit to Withington in Manchester, as Storm Christoph brings heavy rains and flooding across the country,