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Norway's capital tightens lockdown to fight faster virus spread 28 Feb 2021 - 09:35 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the cityscape with the new Munch Museum, also called Lambda, to the left, in the Bjorvika neighbourhood in Oslo, Norway November 17, 2020. NTB SCANPIX/Cornelius Poppe via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY
More than 20 million in Britain get first COVID-19 vaccine dose 28 Feb 2021 - 08:50 pm
Nurse Elspeth Huber from Hannage Brook Medical Centre administers the COVID 19 vaccine during home visits to the most venerable people amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near Wirksworth, Derbyshire Britain, February 26, 2021. REUTERS/
Up to six cases of Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UK 28 Feb 2021 - 08:44 pm
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Czech PM backs using Sputnik vaccine without EU regulator's approval 28 Feb 2021 - 08:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of Czech Republic Andrej Babis arrives for the a special European council on budget in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2020. Julien Warnand/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Heathrow imposes passenger charges to cover pandemic costs 28 Feb 2021 - 07:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: Travellers at Heathrow airport, London, Britain, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
London wants retail expansion despite pandemic slump 28 Feb 2021 - 04:52 pm
People visit Primrose Hill, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Hungarian PM receives Chinese vaccine as govt ramps up rollout 28 Feb 2021 - 03:34 pm
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Russia sends Navalny to notorious penal camp feared by inmates 28 Feb 2021 - 03:17 pm
File photo of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as he stands inside a defendant dock during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, Russia February 20, 2021, in this still image taken from video. Press Service of Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow/Handout via R
Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic 28 Feb 2021 - 02:24 pm
The Soyuz spacecraft with the Arktika-M satellite for monitoring the climate and environment in the Arctic, blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan February 28, 2021.
Russian scientists say Sputnik V performs well against Covid mutations 27 Feb 2021 - 04:05 pm
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Italy tightens COVID-19 curbs in several regions as cases pick up 27 Feb 2021 - 03:31 pm
A person walks along Via dei Condotti amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Belgium puts COVID-19 easing on hold as hospital admissions spike 26 Feb 2021 - 08:03 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo speaks at a news conference after a government meeting to announce new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related restrictions in Brussels, Belgium February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Spain to give just one vaccine dose to under 55-year olds who had COVID-19 26 Feb 2021 - 07:03 pm
A police officer receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo
Take 'fantastic' AstraZeneca vaccine, top officials tell Germans 26 Feb 2021 - 05:13 pm
Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn wears a mask following a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool
Poland raises upper age limit for AstraZeneca shot, taking in Slovak patients 26 Feb 2021 - 03:51 pm
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Retired Italian teacher leaves fortune to hospitals, charities 26 Feb 2021 - 03:40 pm
A view of part of the Genoa harbor May 14, 2013./File Photo
EU regulator advises use of Regeneron antibody cocktail for COVID-19 26 Feb 2021 - 03:31 pm
The Regeneron Pharmaceuticals company logo is seen on a building at the company's Westchester campus in Tarrytown, New York, U.S. September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission after one dose -UK study 26 Feb 2021 - 02:15 pm
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