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New Ukraine health minister vows to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations 20 May 2021 - 11:22 am
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Princess Diana 1995 BBC interview report expected 20 May 2021 - 10:43 am
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Britain reforms railways but vows no 'terrible sandwiches' 20 May 2021 - 10:31 am
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny 'more or less' recovered after hunger strike - prison official 20 May 2021 - 09:31 am
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov//File Photo
Greece evacuates villages as forest fire rages in Corinth region 20 May 2021 - 09:01 am
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Hackers threaten to release Irish patient data after attack 19 May 2021 - 10:02 pm
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Spanish tourism looking to vaccines, UK green light, says Melia CEO 19 May 2021 - 09:20 pm
:FILE PHOTO: People spend time at Barceloneta beach, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
Scientists should know transmissibility of Indian variant next week - UK medical offer 19 May 2021 - 07:45 pm
Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer attends a news a conference at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
UK begins 'booster' shot trial of 7 different COVID-19 vaccines 19 May 2021 - 07:20 pm
Lead Pharmacist Alina Barbu prepares a dose of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination centre in Pharmacy 4 U, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Blackburn, Britain, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
EU takes big step toward relaxing travel for vaccinated 19 May 2021 - 03:24 pm
Tourists come back to Venice as Italy lifts quarantine restrictions for travellers arriving from European Union countries, Britain and Israel and begins offering COVID-free flights in a bid to revive the tourism industry, in Venice, Italy, May 16, 2021. R
Putin, Xi initiate projects in show of warming ties 19 May 2021 - 03:13 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an opening ceremony of the Russian-Chinese nuclear energy cooperation project via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia May 19, 2021.
Pfizer to open COVID-19 vaccine production facility in Ireland 19 May 2021 - 03:06 pm
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US and Russian foreign ministers to meet in Iceland in bid to ease friction 19 May 2021 - 02:17 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to employees at the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik, Iceland May 18, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi seriously ill, prosecutor says 19 May 2021 - 02:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former Italian Prime Minister and leader of the Forza Italia (Go Italy!) party Silvio Berlusconi attends a rally ahead of a regional election in Emilia-Romagna, in Ravenna, Italy, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
EU countries agree to ease travel restrictions on non-EU visitors 19 May 2021 - 12:53 pm
People travel through Waterloo railway station during the morning rush hour as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease throughout the country, London, Britain, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Queen's granddaughter Princess Beatrice expecting a baby 19 May 2021 - 12:32 pm
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Under pressure EU presents WTO plan to boost vaccine output 19 May 2021 - 11:51 am
EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis addresses the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, May 19, 2021. Reuters/Johanna Geron/Pool
Indian variant's transmissibility edge might be smaller than feared, UK expert says 19 May 2021 - 10:19 am
A person walks past a testing centre amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Shoreditch area of London, Britain, 18 May 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay