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Italy to scrap mandatory masks outdoors from June 28 22 Jun 2021 - 10:35 am
People walk at a street a year after the peak of Italy's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bergamo, the country's epicentre, Italy, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo
Philippines community raffles off bags of rice to boost vaccine drive 22 Jun 2021 - 10:23 am
Village official Paolo Tolentino holds the raffle jar during the weekly raffle draw of sacks of rice for residents vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Barangay Sucat Covered Court, in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines, J
Mandatory mask rules extended in Sydney as COVID-19 cluster grows 22 Jun 2021 - 10:12 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Talks underway with investors to make COVID vaccines in Africa -Kagame 22 Jun 2021 - 12:35 am
FILE PHOTO: Rwandan President Paul Kagame May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana
US directs millions of COVID-19 shots to Latin America, Africa, Asia 21 Jun 2021 - 11:55 pm
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WHO to discuss Olympics COVID-19 risks with Japan, IOC 21 Jun 2021 - 10:01 pm
A general view of the Olympic Rings installed on a floating platform with the Rainbow Bridge in the background in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan June 21, 2021. Picture taken with long exposure. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
Philippines' Duterte threatens those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine with jail 21 Jun 2021 - 09:34 pm
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US hitting encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots 21 Jun 2021 - 08:49 pm
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Turkey easing coronavirus restrictions further on July 1 21 Jun 2021 - 08:11 pm
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In Paris without tourists, LVMH unveils Samaritaine store revamp 21 Jun 2021 - 08:03 pm
A view inside the revamped Samaritaine department store ahead of its reopening in Paris, France, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Canada to lift some border restrictions July 5; next steps months away 21 Jun 2021 - 07:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk in the Eaton Centre shopping mall. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
WHO setting up hub to make COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa- Tedros 21 Jun 2021 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
EU measures to 'tighten thumbscrews' on Belarus 21 Jun 2021 - 04:42 pm
A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. Reuters/Andrius Sytas/File Photo
Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty 21 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm
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Let the vaccinated travel, UK air industry demands 21 Jun 2021 - 04:18 pm
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Portugal speeds up vaccination as COVID-19 infections rise 21 Jun 2021 - 04:00 pm
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Sao Jose Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
Taiwan says needs full review of pandemic handling as cases drop 21 Jun 2021 - 03:45 pm
A man waits at the observation area after receiving the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at an auditorium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
EU privacy watchdogs call for ban on facial recognition in public spaces 21 Jun 2021 - 03:39 pm
Visitors check their phones behind the screens advertising facial recognition software during Global Mobile Internet Conference at the National Convention in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. Reuters/Damir Sagolj/File Photo