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New Russia virus cases drop under 10,000 14 May 2020 - 11:57 am
People wearing protective face masks cross a street near an apartment block, which is decorated with a mural dedicated to medical specialists involved in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Odintsovo outside Moscow, Russia May 14, 202
France says 'unacceptable' for Sanofi to give US virus vaccine first 14 May 2020 - 11:13 am
:(FILES) This file photo taken on November 18, 2016 shows the logo of French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi for which French government warned on May 14, 2020 that it would be
Novartis CEO Says Covid-19 Vaccine May Take Until End of 2021 14 May 2020 - 11:05 am
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UK in talks with Roche on 'game changer' COVID-19 antibody tests 14 May 2020 - 10:50 am
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Swiss drugmaker Roche are seen in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Russia claims promising signs in early trials of antiviral drug favipiravir 13 May 2020 - 05:10 pm
File photo: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : Favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by drug maker Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co. are displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's hea
Merkel urges Germans not to jeopardize coronavirus achievements 13 May 2020 - 05:01 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session at the lower house of German parliament, Bundestag, on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
France's bookstores fight for survival after coronavirus lockdown 13 May 2020 - 04:46 pm
Bookseller Philippe Seyrat, wearing a protective face mask, talks with a customer at La Sorbonne bookstore in Nice as France softens its strict lockdown rules during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Eric
Sweden boosts healthcare personnel in wake of coronavirus 13 May 2020 - 03:01 pm
People sit in a restaurant in Stockholm on May 8, 2020, amid the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / Jonathan NACKSTRAND
Germany to start easing border controls from Saturday 13 May 2020 - 02:03 pm
A visitor checks out roman busts at the Altes Museum (Old Museum) in Berlin on May 12, 2020, after the museum re-opened its doors to the public following a relaxation of lockdown restrictions due to the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / John MACD
Spain’s new virus cases, deaths edge higher as lockdown eases 13 May 2020 - 01:44 pm
People take a coffee in a bar as some Spanish provinces are allowed to ease restrictions during the phase one, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo
Hard to make vaccines for 'tricky' coronavirus: WHO 13 May 2020 - 12:06 pm
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Work and exercise restrictions ease in England 13 May 2020 - 11:30 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 23, 2020 London's financial district Canary Wharf is seen as a man exercises in Greenwich Park in South London on March 23, 2020, as people come to terms with the governments request for social distancing as the C
Russia records more than 10,000 new virus cases 13 May 2020 - 11:18 am
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 12: An ambulance is seen in a street as the coronavirus death toll has reached to 2,116 with 232,243 confirmed cases in Moscow, Russia on May 12, 2020. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
Europe's re-opening quickens, as Fauci warns of danger 13 May 2020 - 11:07 am
People have breakfast at a cafe in Sevilla on May 11, 2020 as Spain moved towards easing its strict lockdown in certain regions.  / AFP / CRISTINA QUICLER
Second coronavirus wave unlikely in Denmark: top expert 12 May 2020 - 04:01 pm
First customers return to Field's, shopping center, after the lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 11, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman tests positive for coronavirus 12 May 2020 - 03:58 pm
File photo: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov listens during Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
WHO sees "potentially positive data" on COVID-19 treatments 12 May 2020 - 03:15 pm
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UK's COVID-19 death toll tops 38,000, worst in Europe 12 May 2020 - 01:47 pm
The Dorchester Hotel lit up in blue in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay