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Britain cracks down on travel to stop virus spread 27 Jan 2021 - 07:08 pm
Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks during a news conference about the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain January 21, 2021. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS
Czech ministry recommends two-week halt of new COVID-19 vaccinations 27 Jan 2021 - 07:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A member of a mobile vaccination team prepares a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Home of Holy Family, for people with mental disabilities of welfare organisation Caritas, in Prague, Czech Republic, January 13, 2021. R
Russia's Putin queries growing clout of U.S. social media giants 27 Jan 2021 - 02:50 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a video conference during the World Economic Forum (WEF) of the Davos Agenda, in Moscow, Russia January 27, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THI
UK COVID variant sufferers cough more, but smell less affected 27 Jan 2021 - 02:30 pm
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Britain may raise contactless ceiling after pandemic payment surge 27 Jan 2021 - 01:46 pm
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Bulgarian care home patients get first shots in slow vaccine rollout 27 Jan 2021 - 01:28 pm
A woman receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shot at a care home in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 27, 2021. Reuters/Stoyan Nenov
Bill Gates sees 6-8 month lag for poor countries to get Covid-19 shots 27 Jan 2021 - 11:47 am
File photo: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gestures as he speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 25, 2018. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Spanish PM appoints new health minister amid worsening pandemic 26 Jan 2021 - 09:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Spain's Regional Policy Minister Carolina Darias arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
Sanofi to help produce 100 mln Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses 26 Jan 2021 - 09:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Sanofi logo is seen during the company's annual results news conference in Paris, France, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Ireland introduces hotel quarantine for arrivals from Brazil, SAfrica 26 Jan 2021 - 08:47 pm
Garda (Irish Police) monitors the government-imposed 5km travel limit at a road checkpoint, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2021. Picture taken January 24, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
UK becomes first European country to have 100,000 Covid deaths 26 Jan 2021 - 08:01 pm
A worker digs a grave in a cemetery amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manchester, Britain, January 25, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Portugal urged to seek international help as COVID-19 deaths hit record 26 Jan 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: Signs are seen as ambulances carrying patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queued outside the Santa Maria Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nune
Director of hit Yugoslav film about smallpox epidemic gets Covid jab 26 Jan 2021 - 04:20 pm
People wait in line to receive the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine as the country begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Belgrade, Serbia, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Italian Premier Conte offers resignation to President 26 Jan 2021 - 03:09 pm
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UK warns against booking holidays, hotel quarantine announcement due 26 Jan 2021 - 10:39 am
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets staff and patients at Barnet FC's ground, The Hive, which is being used as a coronavirus vaccination centre, in north London, Britain January 25, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via Reuters
Spain's COVID-19 infections hit new high as regions double down on measures 26 Jan 2021 - 12:19 am
Shoppers ride escalators amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
WHO, asked about COVID-19 shots for Olympic athletes, says health workers are top priority 26 Jan 2021 - 12:12 am
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Johnson says working on plan to quarantine arrivals in UK 25 Jan 2021 - 08:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man opens the door of a testing center, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File