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Belgium, except for Brussels, to scrap COVID restrictions on restaurants, cafes 20 Aug 2021 - 09:11 pm
People queue outside the biggest coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination centre in Brussels, Belgium March 3, 2021. Reuters/Yves Herman
Portugal eases restrictions as COVID-19 vaccination rate tops 70% 20 Aug 2021 - 08:48 pm
People wait in a COVID-19 vaccination centre, as Portugal resumes vaccination with AstraZeneca shots after a temporary suspension, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Seixal, Portugal, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes//File Photo
Damaged roads hinder aid reaching remote areas of Haiti quake zone 20 Aug 2021 - 08:36 pm
People stand near destroyed houses, after the earthquake that took place on August 14th, in Marceline, near Les Cayes, Haiti August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero
South Africans form long queues as COVID-19 jabs opened to all adults 20 Aug 2021 - 08:30 pm
People queue outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre as the country opens vaccinations for everyone 18 years old and above in Cape Town, South Africa, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Jamaica announces coronavirus lockdown with health system on brink 20 Aug 2021 - 07:15 pm
Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo
Cautious optimism as Philippines, Malaysia ease some coronavirus curbs 20 Aug 2021 - 07:09 pm
A diner shows her digital vaccination certificate at a restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Philippines sees record coronavirus infections, death rate climbs 20 Aug 2021 - 05:26 pm
A health worker prepares Remdesivir for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient admitted in the chapel of Quezon City General Hospital turned into a COVID-19 ward amid rising infections, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 20, 2021. REUTERS
Vietnam to deploy troops, issues stay-home order as COVID-19 deaths spiral 20 Aug 2021 - 05:20 pm
A view shows low traffic on a street in Ho Chi Minh city, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Vietnam August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
UK approves Regeneron/Roche antibody cocktail for COVID-19 20 Aug 2021 - 04:43 pm
The Regeneron Pharmaceuticals company logo is seen on a building at the company's Westchester campus in Tarrytown, New York, U.S. September 17, 2020. Picture taken September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
India says to exceed emission cut targets, further reduction hinges on climate fund 20 Aug 2021 - 04:03 pm
People arrive to visit the Red Fort on a smoggy morning in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
S.Korea extends social distancing, allows fully vaccinated some leeway 20 Aug 2021 - 03:57 pm
People wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Arc de Triomphe to be wrapped up whole in Paris art installation 20 Aug 2021 - 01:01 pm
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Indian drug regulator panel recommends Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine - CNBC-TV18 20 Aug 2021 - 12:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Used syringes lie discarded in a bin after they were used to administer the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Mumbai, India, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Sri Lankans seek full COVID lockdown ahead of president's address 20 Aug 2021 - 12:33 pm
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Thailand reaches 1 million COVID-19 cases, plans vaccine boosters 20 Aug 2021 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms an
In highly vaccinated Singapore, masks may be last virus curb to go 20 Aug 2021 - 12:13 pm
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks during in an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Japan to ramp up COVID-19 tests as it battles worst wave of infections 20 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am
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US probing Moderna vaccine for higher heart inflammation risk - Washington Post 20 Aug 2021 - 11:48 am
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