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Nigeria to reopen vaccination for first COVID-19 shots 15 Jun 2021 - 07:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the National hospital /FILEPHOTO
EU wants faster vaccine production in "age of pandemics" 15 Jun 2021 - 07:46 pm
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Five US states had coronavirus infections even before first reported cases -study 15 Jun 2021 - 07:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the weather in Central Park, the day before the city starts phase two of reopening after the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Sri Lanka seeks UN help in assessing damage from ship fire 15 Jun 2021 - 05:24 pm
A Sri Lankan navy member throws a dead fish back to water while cleaning the debris washed to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl container ship which caught fire and sank off the Colombo Harbour, in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawat
In Oman, fungal infection detected in some Covid-19 patients 15 Jun 2021 - 03:34 pm
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Hungary donates state-owned land to planned Chinese university 15 Jun 2021 - 03:23 pm
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, June 9, 2021. Reuters/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo/File Photo
Quoting Irish poet, Biden ends EU trade war in renewal of transatlantic ties 15 Jun 2021 - 03:17 pm
US President Joe Biden crosses his fingers next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they attend the EU-US summit, in Brussels, Belgium June 15, 2021. Reuters/Yves Herman
Pakistan allows AstraZeneca shot for under 40s to help its expatriates 15 Jun 2021 - 02:48 pm
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Iran presidential candidate urges better ties with West 15 Jun 2021 - 01:34 pm
Presidential candidate Abdolnaser Hemmati speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran June 15, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
India's top court ends proceedings against Italian marines 15 Jun 2021 - 11:56 am
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IKEA fined $1.2 mln in French employee spy case 15 Jun 2021 - 11:44 am
The company's logo is seen outside an IKEA Group store in Pace near Rennes, France, June 15, 2021. Reuters/Stephane Mahe
China says radiation levels normal around Taishan reactor 15 Jun 2021 - 11:37 am
File photo: An artist impression of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant is displayed on a viewing platform overlooking the construction site in Taishan, Guangdong province, October 17, 2013. Reuters/Bobby Yip/File Photo
EU court backs national data watchdog powers in blow Facebook, big tech 15 Jun 2021 - 11:30 am
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Illinois chemical plant explosion, fires prompt evacuations 15 Jun 2021 - 11:21 am
A truck passes a chemical fire at the Chemtool plant, which manufactures oil-based lubricants and is situated about 985ft (300m) from the Rock River, in Rockton, Illinois, U.S. June 14, 2021, in this social media video still image taken through a window.
Japan to ship 1 mln COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam on Wednesday 15 Jun 2021 - 10:35 am
A medical worker administers a dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for a man during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at a school in Taipei, Taiwan June 15, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for COVID-19 'explosion' 15 Jun 2021 - 09:54 am
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AstraZeneca says its antibody treatment failed in preventing COVID-19 in exposed patients 15 Jun 2021 - 09:43 am
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Philippines prolongs COVID-19 curbs in capital, more areas under strict quarantine 15 Jun 2021 - 12:25 am
FILE PHOTO: Corazon Abaya receives her first dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a house to house vaccination, in Manila, Philippines, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo