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Vietnam approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use, RDIF says 23 Mar 2021 - 11:45 am
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Indian state warns of COVID-19 vaccine shortage, immunisation halt 23 Mar 2021 - 11:27 am
A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Moon gets AstraZeneca shot as S.Korea expands COVID-19 vaccine drive 23 Mar 2021 - 10:48 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-in receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Seoul, South Korea, March 23, 2021. Yonhap via REUTERS
Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst floods in nearly half a century 23 Mar 2021 - 10:27 am
A view of orange orchards and houses that are submerged, as the state of New South Wales experiences widespread flooding and severe weather, near Hawkesbury River in northwestern Sydney, Australia, March 23, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Jill
Global coronavirus deaths rise for 1st time in 6 weeks: WHO 23 Mar 2021 - 12:35 am
People are seen at the Old Town Square where thousands of crosses have been painted on a pavement to commemorate the first anniversary since the death of the first Czech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in Prague, Czech Republic, March 22, 2021. REU
Vaccine makers should license technology to overcome 'grotesque' inequity - WHO 23 Mar 2021 - 12:32 am
FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are pictured amid a vaccination campaign in Bierset, Belgium March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Accused Georgia spa gunman faces 'malice murder,' aggravated assault charges 23 Mar 2021 - 12:23 am
FILE PHOTO: Crime scene tape surrounds Gold spa after deadly shootings at a businesses in the Atlanta area, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry/File Photo
At least five people dead in Tanzania stampede as crowds view body of dead president 23 Mar 2021 - 12:21 am
Military officers escort a gun carriage carrying the coffin of late Tanzanian President John Magufuli draped in the national flag, during the State Funeral Procession at the Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma, Tanzania March 22, 2021. Presidential Press Service/Ha
Brazil business elite blast Bolsonaro, who remains unconvinced on COVID-19 restrictions 23 Mar 2021 - 12:15 am
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reacts during a ceremony to expand the ability of the government to purchase vaccines against COVID-19, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Mar
Spain extends use of AstraZeneca vaccine to 18-65 year olds 22 Mar 2021 - 11:47 pm
A street musician performs at the terrace of a restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Men outnumber women three to one on COVID-19 task forces 22 Mar 2021 - 10:54 pm
Peninsula
Putin says he will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday 22 Mar 2021 - 10:39 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a meeting with community representatives and residents of Crimea and Sevastopol via a video link in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
Detention ordered for suspect in chemical spraying of US Capitol officers 22 Mar 2021 - 10:29 pm
George Pierre Tanios watches as a video of the January 6th storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington is shown during his hearing on charges of pepper-spraying Capitol police officers, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. March 22, 2021, in this courtroom s
Prague's homeless battling COVID-19 find shelter in luxury hotel 22 Mar 2021 - 09:06 pm
Peninsula
White House promises more J&J COVID-19 shots after launch stalls 22 Mar 2021 - 08:29 pm
Vials of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are seen in an undated photograph. Johnson & Johnson/Handout via REUTERS
Greece orders private sector doctors to assist against COVID-19 22 Mar 2021 - 08:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: Intensivist Iliana Ioannidou is reflected on a monitor at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sotiria hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis/File Photo
Brazil seeks PAHO help to find COVID-19 intubation drugs 22 Mar 2021 - 08:00 pm
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Pakistan to start private imports of CanSino COVID-19 vaccine for sale 22 Mar 2021 - 07:31 pm
A resident receives a dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro