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Britain advises alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for under-30s 07 Apr 2021 - 07:41 pm
A nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen, Wales, Britain April 7, 2021. Jacob King/Pool via REUTERS
Finnish nurse squeezes extra vaccine doses with air-bubble technique 07 Apr 2021 - 03:58 pm
Training nurse Sari Roos prepares a dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to teach her air bubble technique in Laakso hospital in Helsinki, Finland March 11, 2021. Picture taken March 11, 2021. Reuters/Essi Lehto
Philippine leader cancels address as coronavirus spreads among staff 07 Apr 2021 - 03:43 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo/File Photo
Hungary starts reopening despite highest daily COVID deaths 07 Apr 2021 - 03:29 pm
Thousand of stones are placed to commemorate Hungary's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) victims on Margaret Island in Budapest, Hungary, April 6, 2021. Reuters/Bernadett Szabo
Merkel backs tougher COVID lockdown in Germany 07 Apr 2021 - 01:37 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on her face mask as she briefed the media after a virtual meeting with federal state governors at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 30, 2021. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Thailand detects first domestic cases of UK coronavirus variant - expert 07 Apr 2021 - 12:34 pm
People are seen at an empty beach in Phuket, Thailand, March 31, 2021. Picture taken March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Singapore becomes a global cruise leader, for now 07 Apr 2021 - 12:16 pm
File photo: Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship is moored at Marina Bay Cruise Center after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus disease during a cruise to nowhere, in Singapore, December 9, 2020. Reuters/Edgar Su/File Photo
Myanmar security forces kill 7 protesters, Chinese-owned factory set ablaze 07 Apr 2021 - 12:00 pm
File photo: Protesters take cover behind barricades during a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar March 21, 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo
UK begins rollout of Moderna COVID vaccine as daily rollout slows 07 Apr 2021 - 11:56 am
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Japan's Osaka cancels Olympic torch run, declares COVID-19 medical emergency 07 Apr 2021 - 10:29 am
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, are seen at a shopping district in Osaka, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 7, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
S.Korea reels from most daily COVID-19 cases in 3 months, approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine 07 Apr 2021 - 10:13 am
People walk near a cherry blossom street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
All American adults to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 19 -Biden 07 Apr 2021 - 12:27 am
U.S. President Joe Biden applauds a man as he receives a vaccine at the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination site at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Cruises possible by mid-summer as tensions boil over - CDC 07 Apr 2021 - 12:20 am
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California plans to fully reopen economy on June 15 06 Apr 2021 - 11:48 pm
Boys run past a Lego version of New York City as Legoland California reopens for preview days prior to a full opening in Carlsbad, California, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Brazil's Bolsonaro speaks to Russia's Putin about Sputnik vaccine 06 Apr 2021 - 11:19 pm
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PM Trudeau says Canada is facing 'very serious' third wave of COVID-19 pandemic 06 Apr 2021 - 09:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
White House rejects US vaccine passports, skirting uproar 06 Apr 2021 - 09:40 pm
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ????
Ukraine signs deal with Pfizer for 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses -president 06 Apr 2021 - 09:33 pm
A medical specialist wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks in the medical college building which was converted into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward of a local hospital in Lviv, Ukraine April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Roman Baluk