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Thailand starts vaccination drive in crowded Bangkok district 04 May 2021 - 05:56 pm
People from Klong Toey community wait to get a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Pfizer bets on COVID-19 vaccine demand for years, sees sales of $26 bln in 2021 04 May 2021 - 05:17 pm
The Pfizer logo is pictured at their building in the Manhattan borough of New York October 29, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
German cabinet passes decree to ease COVID-19 curbs for vaccinated 04 May 2021 - 04:58 pm
 A man wearing a protective mask walks past the European Central Bank (ECB) during sunset as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Frankfurt, Germany, April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
BioNTech nearing request for approval of longer-lasting version of COVID vaccine 04 May 2021 - 03:45 pm
File photo: CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, answers journalists' questions after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved its COVID-19 vaccine, at the company headquarters in Mainz, Germany December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Ph
Poland tightens quarantine rules after cases of Indian Covid-19 variant 04 May 2021 - 03:32 pm
People queue up outside a mass vaccination centre to receive a Johnson & Johnson jab against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) without prior registration during the campaign,
Lebanon request satellite images for site of Beirut blast 04 May 2021 - 03:17 pm
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Singapore tightens COVID-19 curbs as overseas virus variants detected 04 May 2021 - 02:16 pm
View of private residential properties in Singapore April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Fire-juggling at home? Lockdown easing a relief for Hungarian circus artists 04 May 2021 - 02:15 pm
Aerial acrobat, Eszter Kovacs, performs during a performance of the Utca-SZAK street theatre group, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Budapest, Hungary, May 2, 2021. Picture taken May 2, 2021. Reuters/Bernadett Szabo
UAE extends suspension of entry for travellers from India 04 May 2021 - 01:56 pm
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah
US FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week - NYT 04 May 2021 - 01:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Australia says chance of jail remote for India travel ban offenders 04 May 2021 - 01:22 pm
Travelers wearing protective face masks make their way through the arrivals section of the international terminal of Kingsford Smith International Airport the morning after Australia implemented an entry ban on non-citizens and non-residents intended to c
Nepal appeals for COVID-19 vaccines as cases rise 04 May 2021 - 01:09 pm
A family member offers a prayer near a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim as the country recorded the highest daily increase in deaths since the pandemic began, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Britain will announce travel 'green list' shortly -minister 04 May 2021 - 12:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: A British Airways aircraft takes off from Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Madrid voters queue at polls in COVID-influenced crunch election 04 May 2021 - 12:58 pm
Voters, wearing protective face masks and keeping social distance, queue to access a polling station during Madrid's Regional elections, in Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2021. Reuters/Susana Vera
Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall from high-rise 04 May 2021 - 12:52 pm
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India halts cricket league as coronavirus cases cross 20 mln 04 May 2021 - 12:27 pm
A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 23 04 May 2021 - 11:47 am
The site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed with train cars on it is seen at Olivos station in Mexico City, Mexico May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce, but charitable foundation to remain intact 04 May 2021 - 11:25 am
File photo: Bill and Melinda Gates attend the Presidential Medals of Freedom ceremonies in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2016. Reuters/Yuri Gripas/File Photo