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Family of Captain Tom Moore urges supporters to back tree-planting campaigns 25 Feb 2021 - 05:30 pm
Captain Sir Tom Moore smiles as he launches his autobiography book 'Tomorrow will be a Good Day' at his home in Milton Keynes, Britain September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
GSK narrows focus on elderly in trial to treat pneumonia from COVID-19 25 Feb 2021 - 04:59 pm
A GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen at the GSK research centre in Stevenage, Britain November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Pfizer-BioNTech testing booster of their COVID-19 vaccine in new trial 25 Feb 2021 - 04:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer and Biontech logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Hungary extends lockdown, sees 'exceptionally difficult' two weeks ahead as infections rise 25 Feb 2021 - 03:06 pm
Police officers patrol during a night-time curfew imposed by the Hungarian government to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Budapest, Hungary, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo/File Photo
Czech government seeks tougher Covid measures to tame virus surge 25 Feb 2021 - 12:00 pm
Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Sweden steps up pandemic restrictions in bid to avoid third wave 24 Feb 2021 - 09:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing protective masks enter an underground railway station, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Stockholm, Sweden, January 7, 2021. Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/via REUTERS
Merkel says COVID variants risk third virus wave, must proceed carefully 24 Feb 2021 - 09:47 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the 2021 report by the Council of Experts on Research and Innovation (EFI), in Berlin, Germany February 24, 2021. Sean Gallup/Pool via REUTERS
Russia beefs up fines for protest violations after Navalny rallies 24 Feb 2021 - 08:42 pm
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Johnson & Johnson's one-shot COVID-19 vaccine effective and safe: FDA staff 24 Feb 2021 - 04:03 pm
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British vaccine minister says confident in supply from manufacturers 24 Feb 2021 - 03:47 pm
British Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 4, 2021. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Fire, drought, beetles ravage German forests, study finds 24 Feb 2021 - 03:32 pm
German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner presents the results of the forest status survey during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on February 24, 2021. Reuters/Annegret Hilse
Ukraine starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign 24 Feb 2021 - 03:08 pm
A serviceman receives a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a local hospital in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Greece to continue Athens lockdown as COVID cases rise 24 Feb 2021 - 02:39 pm
People sit in Monastiraki square after the Greek government imposed stricter lockdown measures against the coronavirus pandemic, in Athens, Greece, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
Too early to ease COVID-19 restrictions, Hungary PM Orban says 24 Feb 2021 - 02:16 pm
Workers unload a shipment of Chinese company Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as it arrives at Budapest Airport, Hungary, February 16, 2021. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKM)/Handout via REUTERS
Germany approves three Covid home test kits to help chart way out of lockdown 24 Feb 2021 - 12:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: People with protective face masks walk at Kurfurstendamm shopping boulevard, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
Dutch seize largest-ever heroin haul in container full of Himalaya salt 23 Feb 2021 - 08:12 pm
REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Portugal's COVID-19 nightmare eases but end of lockdown still out of sight 23 Feb 2021 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective mask walks in Bairro Alto neighborhood during the national lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
Merkel says Germany in third wave of pandemic - sources 23 Feb 2021 - 07:21 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks to hold a news conference following a virtual summit with G7 leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool