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UK retailers call for police help to enforce mask rules 12 Jan 2021 - 12:09 am
A member of staff wearing a face mask works at a Sainsbury's supermarket, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Lonza plant in Switzerland starts making ingredients for Moderna COVID shot 11 Jan 2021 - 11:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Starting shots in poor nations by February hinges on vaccine suppliers - WHO 11 Jan 2021 - 10:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Trial of COVID-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients 11 Jan 2021 - 08:57 pm
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BioNTech lifts 2021 COVID-19 vaccine output target to 2 bln doses 11 Jan 2021 - 08:49 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a coronavirus disease vaccination center inside a gymnasium in Taverny near Paris, France, January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
English health official warns pandemic entering worst weeks 11 Jan 2021 - 05:07 pm
Members of the staff work at a NHS mass coronavirus vaccination centre in the Excel Centre in London, Britain January 11, 2021. Jeremy Selwyn/Pool via REUTERS
UK steps up vaccinations as Covid surges, worst weeks still to come 11 Jan 2021 - 01:46 pm
People queue to receive the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination, at the NHS Nightingale Hospital in the Excel Centre, in London, Britain, January 11, 2021. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Schools shut as Madrid clears record snow ahead of cold spell 11 Jan 2021 - 01:37 pm
A person holding bags walks through a snow-covered street after heavy snowfall in Madrid, Spain, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Russia reports first case of more infectious coronavirus variant -RIA 10 Jan 2021 - 10:57 pm
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Madrid airport reopens partially after storm hits city 10 Jan 2021 - 10:51 pm
Stranded passengers wait for news about their flights at Adolfo Suarez Barajas airport, which is suspending flights due to heavy snowfall in Madrid, Spain, January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Czechs protest over the mental, economic toll of coronavirus restrictions 10 Jan 2021 - 09:14 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against the Czech government's restrictions, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic January 10, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Greeks escape lockdown for the beach as winter temperatures soar 10 Jan 2021 - 08:42 pm
A woman plays with a dog on a beach during an unusual warm day, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Seven people test positive for new, more infectious coronavirus variant in Marseille 10 Jan 2021 - 07:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) and the Fort Saint-Jean in Marseille, France, February 17, 2016. Picture taken February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo
Austrian labour minister quits over plagiarism allegations 10 Jan 2021 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Austrian Family Minister Christine Aschbacher talks to the media during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Lukashenko promises new Belarus draft constitution by end of this year 10 Jan 2021 - 06:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visits a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 9, 2020. Sergei Gapon/Pool via REUTERS
Scarce doses and empty vaccination centres: Germany's vaccine rollout headache 10 Jan 2021 - 03:13 pm
Corina Naujoks, member of a German Red Cross mobile vaccination team injects the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at an employee of a retirement nursery in Dillenburg, Germany, January 7, 2021. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach
Madrid airport remains shut after storm Filomena hits city 10 Jan 2021 - 02:15 pm
People walk in the snow, in downtown Madrid, Spain January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Spain sends out vaccine, food convoys after snowstorm paralyses roads 10 Jan 2021 - 12:15 pm
An emergency vehicle drives past people walking in the snow on the M-30 motorway, in Madrid, Spain, January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera