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New York City will 'fully reopen' on July 1, Mayor de Blasio says 29 Apr 2021 - 06:38 pm
A person sits in Bryant Park after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidelines regarding outdoor mask wearing and vaccination during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, New York
Australia says two deaths not likely to be linked to COVID-19 vaccine 29 Apr 2021 - 05:18 pm
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Millions of Dutch tulips bloom again, in a spectacle few will see 29 Apr 2021 - 05:03 pm
Tulips are seen at the Keukenhof park in Lisse, Netherlands April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Thailand makes masks mandatory, bans Bangkok dining 29 Apr 2021 - 04:45 pm
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Vietnam reports first local COVID-19 cases in 35 days 29 Apr 2021 - 04:31 pm
A family wears protective masks as they ride a motorbike in the street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo
Eyes and ears: UK tradespeople trained to spot domestic abuse 29 Apr 2021 - 03:41 pm
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Germany's COVID-19 incidence falls to lowest in 2 weeks 29 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm
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World to spend $157 billion on COVID-19 vaccines through 2025 -report 29 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Chinese officials plan next steps in oil spill clean-up off Qingdao 29 Apr 2021 - 01:25 pm
A fishing boat is seen near a China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) vessel off the coast of Qingdao, Shandong province, China, following an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a collision between tanker A Symphony and bulk vessel Sea Justice off Qingdao
Harris, Jill Biden dress for history and unity at Congress speech 29 Apr 2021 - 12:40 pm
US Vice president Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listen as U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. Doug Mills/Pool via Reuters
US tells citizens to get out of India as Covid crisis deepens 29 Apr 2021 - 12:23 pm
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Biden pleads for unity, warns of Chinese threat, in speech to Congress 29 Apr 2021 - 12:23 pm
US President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. Melina Mara/Pool via Reuters
BioNTech expects vaccine trial results for babies by September 29 Apr 2021 - 12:17 pm
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Parents of Nigeria kidnap victims plead for government help 29 Apr 2021 - 12:02 pm
Parents of students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization who have been abducted speak after a meeting in Kaduna, Nigeria April 28, 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
India foreign secretary says 40 countries to supply oxygen 29 Apr 2021 - 11:39 am
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
Germany to send ventilators, mobile oxygen facility to India 29 Apr 2021 - 11:26 am
FILE PHOTO: A paramedic uses an oximeter to check the oxygen level of a patient inside an ambulance while waiting to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 22, 2021. REUT
American astronaut Michael Collins of Apollo 11 fame dies at 90 28 Apr 2021 - 08:32 pm
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins speaks at a panel discussion on the 50th anniversary of the launch, in Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
Philippines extends limits on movement, gatherings to curb COVID 28 Apr 2021 - 07:48 pm
Patients are watched over by relatives and hospital aides inside the COVID-19 emergency room of the government hospital National Kidney and Transplant Institute, which has declared overcapacity amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Quez