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With heavy hearts, Italians mark year of COVID-19 outbreak 21 Feb 2021 - 07:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk along a shopping street as the government prepares to bring in further restrictions over the Christmas period to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Milan, Italy, December 18, 2020
UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31 21 Feb 2021 - 02:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: People shop at market stalls, with skyscrapers of the CIty of London financial district seen behind, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
UK starting to restrict spread of virus variants, Hancock says 21 Feb 2021 - 12:44 pm
Health Secretary Matt Hancock visits Queen Elizabeth Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Birmingham, Britain, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/Pool
Russia reports first case of human infection with AH5N8 bird flu to WHO 20 Feb 2021 - 03:36 pm
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Mercedes-Benz to recall more than 40,000 SUVs in the US 20 Feb 2021 - 03:31 pm
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Kremlin, after Navalny appeal loss, says his political future is not its concern 20 Feb 2021 - 02:56 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021, in this still image taken from video.
Russian court rejects Kremlin critic Navalny's appeal against jail term 20 Feb 2021 - 12:55 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Poland considering COVID-19 restrictions at Czech, Slovak borders -minister 20 Feb 2021 - 12:00 pm
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny tells Russian court to free him 20 Feb 2021 - 11:39 am
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
Pfizer wants to store vaccine at higher temperatures, making distribution easier 19 Feb 2021 - 08:32 pm
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Moscow goes green: Russian capital eyes fully electric bus fleet by 2030 19 Feb 2021 - 05:45 pm
An electric bus travels along a road in Moscow, Russia February 19, 2021. The sign on the bus reads:
Spain close to vaccinating all nursing-home residents, on track for summer goals 19 Feb 2021 - 05:17 pm
Balafia nursing home resident Milagros Garcia, 79, prepares to receive an injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
Pfizer, BioNTech start testing COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women 19 Feb 2021 - 04:02 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Johnson & Johnson submits emergency use listing to WHO for COVID-19 vaccine 19 Feb 2021 - 03:51 pm
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Harry and Meghan make final split with British royal family 19 Feb 2021 - 03:45 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive at Fua'amotu airport on the main island Tongatapu in Tonga October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Germany sees drop in virus cases flatten as variant surges 19 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn addresses the media during a news conference in Berlin, Germany February 19, 2021. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
Poland entering third wave of COVID-19, health ministry says 19 Feb 2021 - 02:28 pm
People walk in a street after the loosening of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the resort town of Zakopane, Poland February 12, 2021. Picture taken February 12, 2021. Marek Podmokly /Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
COVID infections falling worldwide but WHO warns against apathy 18 Feb 2021 - 07:47 pm
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