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Ukraine signs deal with Pfizer for 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses -president 06 Apr 2021 - 09:33 pm
A medical specialist wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks in the medical college building which was converted into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward of a local hospital in Lviv, Ukraine April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Roman Baluk
Czech government to reopen some schools, lift curfew next week 06 Apr 2021 - 08:45 pm
A woman walks across the medieval Charles Bridge during snowfall amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
WHO says AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks; assessing latest data 06 Apr 2021 - 08:27 pm
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Italy's lengthy COVID-19 curbs spark small business protests 06 Apr 2021 - 07:54 pm
People face police as restaurant owners demonstrate as tensions rise over COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, in Rome, Italy April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano 06 Apr 2021 - 04:32 pm
Lava erupts from a new fissure at the volcanic site near Fagradalsfjall, Reykjanes Peninsula,Iceland, April 5, 2021, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Content filmed April 5, 2021. Icelandic Coast Guard via REUTERS
Traffic in Suez canal not affected by tanker's engine failure: Canal authority 06 Apr 2021 - 04:05 pm
A ship is seen after sailing through Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt April 6, 2021. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Suspect arrested in thefts of Van Gogh and Frans Hals paintings 06 Apr 2021 - 03:32 pm
File photo: The Singer Laren Museum, where the work of art
Kosovo’s 38-year-old president takes office 06 Apr 2021 - 02:28 pm
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WHO does not back vaccination passports for now: Spokeswoman 06 Apr 2021 - 02:24 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Italy’s Draghi picks Libya for first trip, seeking stronger ties 06 Apr 2021 - 02:20 pm
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is seen during a joint news conference with Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh (not pictured), in Tripoli, Libya April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Say cheese! Cyprus's halloumi gets EU protected status 06 Apr 2021 - 02:10 pm
Workers pack halloumi cheese at the Petrou Bros Dairy in Aradippou, Cyprus, April 2, 2021. Picture taken April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Valneva's COVID-19 shot set for Phase Three trial this month 06 Apr 2021 - 12:22 pm
A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a
No role for vaccine certificates in England's initial re-opening: minister 06 Apr 2021 - 12:16 pm
Volunteers and relatives of bereaved paint hearts along a wall beside St Thomas' hospital as a memorial to all those who have died so far in the UK from COVID-19, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, April 1,
Moscow's most famous grocery store shuts its doors amid pandemic 06 Apr 2021 - 12:16 pm
A woman uses a smartphone at Yeliseyevsky Store in central Moscow, Russia April 2, 2021. A historic grocery store in central Moscow is to close its doors after trading for more than a hundred years due to legal issues and a drop in tourism caused by the C
WHO wins dismissal of lawsuit in New York over pandemic response 06 Apr 2021 - 12:16 am
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO), is seen before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Hungary plans to start reopening in days as vaccine milestone in sight 05 Apr 2021 - 11:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Candles are lit in memory of Hungary's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
UK health regulator may restrict AstraZeneca shot for younger people, Channel 4 says 05 Apr 2021 - 11:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
Spain's COVID rate jumps, vaccine deliveries speed up 05 Apr 2021 - 09:57 pm
People enjoy the sun at La Concha beach after Spain introduced stricter mask laws during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in San Sebastian, Spain March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Vincent West

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This handout picture released by Argentina's Health Ministry shows a scientist from the Malbran Institute handling containers used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contain RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Handout / ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTRY / AFP) Risk of Hantavirus spreading to general population "absolutely low": WHO
nstitute holding a container used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contains RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026. Argentina has seen an increase in hantavirus cases but not an outbreak, an expert told AFP on May 6, as infections aboard a cruise ship have provoked a global health scare. The MV Hondius set sail from Ushuaia in southern Argentina on April 1 and is currently anchored off the coast of Cape Verde after three passengers died, possibly of hantavirus. (Photo by Handout / ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTRY / AFP) WHO says good cooperation with US on hantavirus, despite withdrawal
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