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La Palma: Hundreds more evacuate to flee volcano lava 21 Oct 2021 - 12:58 pm
Two people look at lava spewed from the Cumbre Vieja volcano from a house nearby as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from Tajuya, Spain, October 20, 2021. Reuters/Susana Vera
Paris art fair gets back to business after COVID pause 21 Oct 2021 - 12:32 pm
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US coronavirus vaccine donations reach 200 mln doses 21 Oct 2021 - 12:20 pm
A nurses fills up syringes for patients as they receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
S.Korea prepares to launch first domestically produced space rocket 21 Oct 2021 - 11:09 am
KSLV-II NURI rocket stands on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, October 20, 2021. Picture taken October 20, 2021. Korea Aerospace Research Institute/Handout via REUTERS
Railway stock’s $3 billion loss spawns Mumbai trader meme fest 21 Oct 2021 - 11:07 am
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Japan's Shionogi starts Phase II/III clinical trial for new COVID-19 vaccine 21 Oct 2021 - 10:50 am
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Flood deaths in India and Nepal cross 150 21 Oct 2021 - 10:37 am
Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuate people to safer places from a flooded area in Udham Singh Nagar in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, October 19, 2021. National Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS
Russia reports cases of more contagious COVID-19 variant - reports 21 Oct 2021 - 10:32 am
Medical professionals assist coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in the overcrowded intensive care unit at the Emergency Hospital
India celebrates 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses with song and dance 21 Oct 2021 - 09:45 am
A healthcare worker gives a dose of the COVISHIELD vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), manufactured by Serum Institute of India, to a man as others decorate the vaccination centre to celebrate the milestone of administering one billion COV
Britain secures COVID-19 antivirals from Merck and Pfizer 21 Oct 2021 - 12:44 am
FILE PHOTO: An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir and being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck &
WHO says it continues to assess Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 21 Oct 2021 - 12:35 am
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US FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters, backs 'mix-and-match' strategy 21 Oct 2021 - 12:19 am
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Restricting travel over vaccine type could be discrimination, PAHO warns 20 Oct 2021 - 09:14 pm
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Czech COVID-19 cases soar to highest since April, prompting new measures 20 Oct 2021 - 09:02 pm
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US Naval facility in Maryland given 'all clear' after bomb threat 20 Oct 2021 - 08:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. service members hold the ribbon for a ribbon-cutting at the dedication ceremony for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, November 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Thailand prepares airports for quarantine-free travellers 20 Oct 2021 - 08:28 pm
Immigration police officers are seen during a readiness inspection in preparation for the country's reopening on November 1, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
UK hospitals on the edge as government resists fresh COVID measures 20 Oct 2021 - 08:20 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid stands next to UK Health Security Agency Chief Executive, Dr Jenny Harries as they show a COVID-19 slide during a press conference held in Downing Street, London, Britain, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Poland considers drastic steps to tackle COVID 'explosion' 20 Oct 2021 - 08:03 pm
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