Germany faces 'difficult times' with virus in 2021: Merkel

Dec 31,2020
Germany's "historic" coronavirus crisis will extend into 2021 even if the vaccines bring some hope, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday in her New Year's greetings.
Canada to require negative Covid-19 test for entry
Dec 31
Canada will require travellers to obtain a negative Covid-19 test before being allowed into the country, the government announced Wednesday.
Explosions at Yemen airport kill at least 15
Dec 31
At least 15 people have been killed in large explosions that hit an airport in southern Yemen shortly after a plane carrying newly sworn-in cabinet ministers landed.
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Turkey
Dec 31
A plane carrying the first 3 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine ordered from China’s SinoVac Biotech arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday.
US logs more than 3,900 Covid-19 deaths in new daily record: Johns Hopkins
Dec 31
More than 3,900 people died of Covid-19 in the US Wednesday, according to a count released by Johns Hopkins University, a new daily record for fatalities from the virus. 
AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine approved for use in UK
Dec 30
A coronavirus vaccine developed by drug firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University has been approved for use in Britain, the government said Wednesday, adding the mass rollout will start on January 4.
France considering extending virus curfews
Dec 30
France is considering starting its curfew earlier in the evening in parts of the country to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Olivier Veran said Tuesday.