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Moscow to impose tough new restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases 22 Jun 2021 - 08:21 pm
Specialists wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant while sanitizing the Rizhsky Railway Station, one of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia June 17, 2021. Moscow Division of Russ
EU takes up option to buy 150 million more Moderna COVID-19 vaccines 22 Jun 2021 - 01:27 pm
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Vaccinated Brits could be back on Europe's beaches soon: Minister 22 Jun 2021 - 10:47 am
People wear protective masks as they walk with suitcases through the city centre, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Italy to scrap mandatory masks outdoors from June 28 22 Jun 2021 - 10:35 am
People walk at a street a year after the peak of Italy's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bergamo, the country's epicentre, Italy, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo
WHO to discuss Olympics COVID-19 risks with Japan, IOC 21 Jun 2021 - 10:01 pm
A general view of the Olympic Rings installed on a floating platform with the Rainbow Bridge in the background in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan June 21, 2021. Picture taken with long exposure. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
In Paris without tourists, LVMH unveils Samaritaine store revamp 21 Jun 2021 - 08:03 pm
A view inside the revamped Samaritaine department store ahead of its reopening in Paris, France, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
WHO setting up hub to make COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa- Tedros 21 Jun 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
EU measures to 'tighten thumbscrews' on Belarus 21 Jun 2021 - 04:42 pm
A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. Reuters/Andrius Sytas/File Photo
Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty 21 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm
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Let the vaccinated travel, UK air industry demands 21 Jun 2021 - 04:18 pm
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Portugal speeds up vaccination as COVID-19 infections rise 21 Jun 2021 - 04:00 pm
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Sao Jose Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
EU privacy watchdogs call for ban on facial recognition in public spaces 21 Jun 2021 - 03:39 pm
Visitors check their phones behind the screens advertising facial recognition software during Global Mobile Internet Conference at the National Convention in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. Reuters/Damir Sagolj/File Photo
Study confirms GSK-Vir antibody drug reduces hospitalization, death in COVID-19 patients 21 Jun 2021 - 03:28 pm
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Half of London firms plan for home working five days a week 21 Jun 2021 - 11:29 am
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Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules 20 Jun 2021 - 09:45 pm
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Delta variant behind COVID-19 resurge in Lisbon area 20 Jun 2021 - 07:49 pm
A police officer stops a car at a checkpoint for control to stop unauthorised travel during a two-day weekend from and to Lisbon's metropolitan area, to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the number of cases rise, in Alverca, Port
Covid counting enters new era as threat shifts away from cases 20 Jun 2021 - 02:33 pm
A healthcare worker takes inventory of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 4, 2021. Reuters/Matias Baglietto/File Photo
Swedish Left Party reject housing compromise, PM Lofven set for no-confidence vote 20 Jun 2021 - 02:05 pm
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven leaves a meeting at the EU summit, in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Reuters/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo