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Global coronavirus deaths rise for 1st time in 6 weeks: WHO 23 Mar 2021 - 12:35 am
People are seen at the Old Town Square where thousands of crosses have been painted on a pavement to commemorate the first anniversary since the death of the first Czech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in Prague, Czech Republic, March 22, 2021. REU
Vaccine makers should license technology to overcome 'grotesque' inequity - WHO 23 Mar 2021 - 12:32 am
FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are pictured amid a vaccination campaign in Bierset, Belgium March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Spain extends use of AstraZeneca vaccine to 18-65 year olds 22 Mar 2021 - 11:47 pm
A street musician performs at the terrace of a restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Putin says he will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday 22 Mar 2021 - 10:39 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a meeting with community representatives and residents of Crimea and Sevastopol via a video link in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
Prague's homeless battling COVID-19 find shelter in luxury hotel 22 Mar 2021 - 09:06 pm
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Greece orders private sector doctors to assist against COVID-19 22 Mar 2021 - 08:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: Intensivist Iliana Ioannidou is reflected on a monitor at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sotiria hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis/File Photo
EasyJet says path to travel recovery will be bumpy 22 Mar 2021 - 07:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren gestures as he talks to media at Gatwick Airport, Britain, June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
UK shopper numbers edge higher as end of restrictions nears 22 Mar 2021 - 03:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: shoppers walk down Oxford Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
More people in Poland willing to take AstraZeneca shot, says PM 22 Mar 2021 - 02:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a pharmacy in Paris as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Europe’s Mr. Vaccine says Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine isn’t needed 21 Mar 2021 - 11:56 pm
EU commissioner for internal market and consumer protection, industry, research and energy Thierry Breton speaks during a press conference following a college meeting to introduce draft legislation on a common EU COVID-19 vaccination certificate at the EU
UK sets new daily COVID vaccination record in 'mammoth team effort' 21 Mar 2021 - 08:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts after receiving a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in London, Britain March 19, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Greece lifts restrictions on flights from Turkey, Albania 21 Mar 2021 - 08:04 pm
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Italian parents and children protest against COVID school closures 21 Mar 2021 - 07:48 pm
People wearing protective face masks are seen outside the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital a year after the peak of Italy's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bergamo, the country's epicentre, Italy, March 3, 2021. Picture taken March 3, 2021. REUTER
Too early for Britons to book summer holidays abroad, minister says 21 Mar 2021 - 04:04 pm
Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace attends BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain March 21, 2021. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS
German COVID-19 numbers surge, strengthening case for lockdown 21 Mar 2021 - 02:15 pm
A man walks along a closed shop at the main shopping street Hohe Strasse amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Cologne, Germany, March 18, 2021. Picture taken March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
We can get most Germans vaccinated by summer's end: BioNTech founder 21 Mar 2021 - 10:55 am
German scientist, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, Ugur Sahin poses with the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) awarded to him by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany March 19, 2021 Odd
Eruption of Iceland volcano easing, not affecting flights 20 Mar 2021 - 06:14 pm
A volcanic eruption is seen (rear) near Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland March 19, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken March 19, 2021. Mandatory credit VF.IS/via REUTERS.
As vaccinations lag, Italy's elderly again pay a price 20 Mar 2021 - 04:40 pm
The Upper Town of Bergamo is seen a year after the peak of Italy's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bergamo, the country's epicentre, Italy, February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo