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Russia identifies two cases of S. African COVID-19 variant, says regulator 16 Mar 2021 - 11:09 am
People line up to receive a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in the State Department Store, GUM, in central Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Biden's top diplomat calls for deeper Japan ties, as China, N.Korea cast shadow 16 Mar 2021 - 11:06 am
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a joint news conference after the 2+2 Meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, March 16,
AstraZeneca to supply 500,000 more COVID-19 antibody cocktail to U.S. 16 Mar 2021 - 10:59 am
Vials labelled with broken sticker
Concerns mount that new Hong Kong law on patriotic oaths could trap judges 16 Mar 2021 - 09:43 am
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Norway's capital introduces tightest restrictions of pandemic 15 Mar 2021 - 11:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway, May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins//File Photo
Promising people vaccine shots and cash payments, Biden kicks off stimulus tour 15 Mar 2021 - 11:08 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden is applauded by Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as he arrives to speak about the $1.9 trillion
White House enlisting faith leaders, doctors to reach Republicans hesitant about vaccine 15 Mar 2021 - 10:30 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Cheriss May
Turkey's Erdogan says new pandemic measures not being considered as cases rise 15 Mar 2021 - 10:12 pm
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Most Americans who got first COVID-19 vaccine dose also got final shot- CDC 15 Mar 2021 - 09:21 pm
Pharmacists prepare the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination to be administered to Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers at Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Spain to halt AstraZeneca vaccine for 15 days - Cadena Ser 15 Mar 2021 - 09:18 pm
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US authorization of AstraZeneca vaccine could come in April, independent monitors assessing data -US official 15 Mar 2021 - 09:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins holds a model of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
'Don't panic': WHO says safety systems working as AstraZeneca shots paused 15 Mar 2021 - 09:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled
US transport chief upbeat on summer travel as vaccines rolled out 15 Mar 2021 - 07:58 pm
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US charges 2 suspects in chemical attack on Capitol officer who later died 15 Mar 2021 - 07:47 pm
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Bolsonaro eyes health minister swap as Brazil's outbreak worsens, sources say 15 Mar 2021 - 07:26 pm
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures to Brazil's Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello 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,
Canada sure all that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, including AstraZeneca doses - PM 15 Mar 2021 - 07:23 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits a vaccination clinic at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrej Ivanov
Costa Rica boosts Pfizer contract to 4 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses 15 Mar 2021 - 07:11 pm
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Much of Europe tightens anti-pandemic rules as virus surges 15 Mar 2021 - 05:51 pm
People walk in Duomo square as the region of Lombardy becomes a 'red zone', going into lockdown as the country struggles to reduce the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, Italy, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo