Now playing Next Italy 'Strong' 4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Sicily Tremor on Tuesday evening was felt in major towns in the south of the island 22/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Virtual idol digital avatars take to the real-life stage in China Although the phenomenon originated in Japan, virtual idols are now stealing airtime in China, appearing at concerts, TV shows, billboards and even news programmes. 22/12/2020
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Now playing Next world news British territory Gibraltar closes border to UK amid COVID-19 fears The closure comes ahead of new border changes set to come into place on January 1. If Brexit talks are successful, Gibraltar will then become part of the Schengen zone with border controls for UK arrivals for the first time. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next world news Barnier says EU-UK trade talks could continue in January — EU sources EU chief negotiator tells European ambassadors he remains ready to negotiate even beyond the New Year, when Britain leaves the single market 22/12/2020
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Now playing Next no comment Coronavirus: Santa meets children in Peru through a plastic bubble On the outskirts of the Peruvian capital, Lima, a plastic bubble is helping children meet Santa in a safe way. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next world news BioNTech vaccine for new COVID-19 variant could be ready in 6 weeks The pharma company is confident that the current vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be completely sure. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next Kosovo Kosovo to hold unprecedented early election after court ruling The country's constitutional court ruled that fresh elections were needed after invaliding the current government installed in June. The lawmaker who cast the deciding vote in its favour to rule the country is now in prison. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next Israel Israel on cusp of fourth national election in two years Israelis face a fourth outing to the ballot box in two years after the ruling parties failed to reach a compromise to stave off an automatic dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. 22/12/2020
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Now playing Next USA Trump meets with Republican lawmakers in last bid to block Biden's win Having failed to prove electoral fraud in 50 lawsuits, as well as having two cases thrown out by the Supreme Court, Donald Trump is making one last-ditch attempt to overturn the election results in Congress. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next Canada Canada's Ontario to go into province-wide lockdown after Christmas Health officials in Canada's most populous province have criticised politicians for what they see as prioritising the economy by delaying the lockdown until December 26. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US Congress approves €738 billion COVID-19 relief bill The bipartisan deal, which will also fund the US government until September next year, was passed in both houses of the US Congress on Monday. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Growers in Belgium all hoping Brexit talks will bear fruit Belgium's fruit sector is worried about Brexit deal or no deal. Fruit exports make up over 5 per cent of the country's agricultural output. They say the main problem is uncertainty. 22/12/2020
