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Sweden delays plans to ease COVID-19 rules on some public gatherings 12 May 2021 - 03:47 pm
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UK's PM Johnson announces COVID-19 public inquiry 12 May 2021 - 02:50 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the debate on the Queen's Speech, in London, Britain May 11, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Brazil buys 100 million more doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 12 May 2021 - 02:18 pm
BRAZIL's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga and BRAZIL's President Jair Bolsonaro arrive for a ceremony of release of resources for Primary Health Care in combat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, BRAZIL May 11, 2021.
Two Canadian provinces stop offering AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine 12 May 2021 - 02:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers from Switch Health administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Ontario Khalsa Darbar pop-up vaccination clinic, set up with support from Amazon Canada, at the Sikh Gurudwara in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada May 4,
Most vaccinated nation, Seychelles, in talks to buy Sputnik shot 12 May 2021 - 01:53 pm
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Death toll rises in Gaza as violence escalates 12 May 2021 - 01:46 pm
A picture taken with a drone shows the remains of a tower building which was destroyed in Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
India's COVID-19 deaths cross quarter million as virus ravages countryside 12 May 2021 - 01:05 pm
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination centre in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhu
Norway will not use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, says daily VG 12 May 2021 - 12:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Indonesia study finds China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine effective in medical staff 12 May 2021 - 12:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sinovac's vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination for medical workers at the Istora Senayan stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File P
Germany to ease quarantine for fully-vaccinated people - source 12 May 2021 - 11:46 am
People relax at Landswehrkanal in Kreuzberg District on a sunny, warm day in Berlin, Germany, May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
Pfizer seeks UK approval for use of COVID-19 vaccine in teenagers 12 May 2021 - 11:42 am
People walk at Oxford Street, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, in London, Britain April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Malaysian premier condemns Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip 12 May 2021 - 10:36 am
A Palestinian man takes pictures of the damage in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
French lawmakers approve COVID 'health pass' at second attempt 12 May 2021 - 10:26 am
FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective face masks, walk past a closed restaurant in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Maduro says Venezuela will soon receive Russia's single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine 12 May 2021 - 09:53 am
FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Taiwan says China seeking political gain with Honduras vaccine move 12 May 2021 - 09:27 am
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Trump administration officials to testify on Jan. 6 riots 12 May 2021 - 09:23 am
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Japan's coronavirus vaccine booking system crashes 12 May 2021 - 09:21 am
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS
Iran state TV says Ahmadinejad will run in presidential race 12 May 2021 - 09:18 am
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