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China's growing COVID-19 outbreak tests vulnerable border towns 27 Oct 2021 - 12:08 pm
A medical worker administers a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a child in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 26, 2021. Picture taken October 26, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Fierce cyclonic storm turns squares into lakes in southern Italy 26 Oct 2021 - 11:29 pm
Streets are flooded during heavy rainfall on the island of Sicily, in CATANIA, Italy, October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
Ukraine urges citizens to get vaccinated as daily COVID toll hits record 26 Oct 2021 - 09:55 pm
A medical specialist treats a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the City Clinical Hospital Number 3 in Kyiv, Ukraine October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stanislav Kozliuk
Spain to give booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna to people who had J&J shot 26 Oct 2021 - 09:28 pm
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US FDA advisers weigh Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children 26 Oct 2021 - 09:16 pm
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Belgium reimposes restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike 26 Oct 2021 - 08:37 pm
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UK's Queen Elizabeth will not attend COP26 following advice to rest 26 Oct 2021 - 08:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Queen Elizabeth attends a ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior, in Britain November 4, 2020. Picture taken November 4, 2020. Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS
Switzerland recommends COVID-19 booster shots for over 65s, but not general population 26 Oct 2021 - 08:04 pm
A health worker draws Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine into a syringe inside the COVID-19 Impftram vaccination tram during a media presentation in Zurich, Switzerland September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
UK's Queen Elizabeth carries out first duty since hospital stay 26 Oct 2021 - 07:58 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth appears on a screen via video link from Windsor Castle, where she is in residence, during a virtual audience to receive the Ambassador from the Republic of Korea, Gunn Kim, at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, October 26, 2021.
France says it has ordered 50,000 doses of Merck's COVID-19 antiviral pill 26 Oct 2021 - 07:56 pm
The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
'Red Light, Green Light': 'Squid Game' doll at Seoul park draws fans 26 Oct 2021 - 07:40 pm
A giant doll named 'Younghee' from Netflix series 'Squid Game' is on display at a park in Seoul, South Korea, October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
China's Zhejiang province seeks to vaccinate young kids by December 26 Oct 2021 - 07:32 pm
People wearing face masks walk along a street in Beijing, following outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China, October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
S.Korea's GL Rapha certified to produce Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines 26 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm
An employee holds a vial containing Sputnik vaccine at a factory of Hankook Korus Pharm, in Chuncheon, South Korea September 10, 2021. Picture taken September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
BioNTech to start building vaccine plant in Africa next year 26 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm
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Thailand detects local Delta Plus case ahead of border reopening 26 Oct 2021 - 07:16 pm
A person wearing a face shield and protective face masks uses her phone at the shopping mall on the first day of coronavirus restrictions lift on retail and dining in Bangkok and other high-risk areas to revive the economy, as the country battles its wors
Each day without climate action is 'a day wasted' - UK's Attenborough 26 Oct 2021 - 06:33 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and David Attenborough speak with school children during a conference about the COP26 UN Climate Summit, at the Science Museum in London, Britain February 4, 2020. Chris J Ratcliffe/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
India says government panel looking into new Delta subvariant 26 Oct 2021 - 06:26 pm
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station platform in Mumbai, India, August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mas
Japan's Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status 26 Oct 2021 - 06:24 pm
Japan's Princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro attend a news conference to announce their wedding at Grand Arc Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, October 26, 2021. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via Reuters