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India says virus variants not behind upsurge in cases 23 Feb 2021 - 08:09 pm
Volunteers distribute pamphlets during an awareness campaign on the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a street in Mumbai, India, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
South Africa says J&J, Pfizer, Moderna vaccines those for "immediate use" 23 Feb 2021 - 07:45 pm
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Portugal's COVID-19 nightmare eases but end of lockdown still out of sight 23 Feb 2021 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective mask walks in Bairro Alto neighborhood during the national lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
Merkel says Germany in third wave of pandemic - sources 23 Feb 2021 - 07:21 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks to hold a news conference following a virtual summit with G7 leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
UK's Prince Philip 'a lot better' but to stay in hospital for treatment for infection 23 Feb 2021 - 07:18 pm
Police officers stand outside King Edward VII's Hospital, where Britain's Prince Philip was admitted, in London, Britain, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Nepal's Supreme Court orders reinstatement of Parliament 23 Feb 2021 - 05:53 pm
Supporters of a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party sing and dance as they hold candles after Nepal's top court ordered the reinstatement of the nation's parliament, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Brazil approves Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, but has none to use 23 Feb 2021 - 04:45 pm
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Philippines offers nurses in exchange for vaccines from Britain, Germany 23 Feb 2021 - 04:38 pm
Filipino workers, including nurses applying to work in United Kingdom, attend a lecture at a review center for the International English Language Testing System or IELTS in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2019. Picture taken April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lo
Five-year-old Egyptian rally driver's son takes the wheel 23 Feb 2021 - 04:28 pm
Egyptian Mansour Tarek, 5, son of international rally racer Tarek el-Erian, reacts after completing in a one-day racing event in Giza, Egypt February 20, 2021. Picture taken February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Former king absent as Spain marks 40 years since failed coup 23 Feb 2021 - 04:16 pm
President of the Congress of Deputies Meritxell Batet and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez greet King Felipe upon arrival for an event marking the 40th anniversary of the February 23, 1981 coup attempt, at the Parliament in Madrid, Spain, February 23, 2021. R
Senegal begins vaccinating against coronavirus with doses from China 23 Feb 2021 - 04:07 pm
A health worker preapres a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra
Czech sets record distance in men's under-ice swim 23 Feb 2021 - 03:54 pm
Czech free-diver David Vencl reacts after breaking the new world record in under-ice swimming in a lake at a former quarry in the village of Lahost near the city of Teplice, Czech Republic, February 23, 2021.  REUTERS/David W Cerny
Greek doctors protest 'suffocating' conditions at COVID-19 clinics 23 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm
Demonstrators stand next to police officers as Greek hospital doctors and staff take part in a demonstration against a lack of intensive care units at public hospitals, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Athens, Greece, February 23
Hungary to start administering Sinopharm vaccine on Wednesday 23 Feb 2021 - 03:05 pm
Workers unload a shipment of Chinese company Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as it arrives at Budapest Airport, Hungary, February 16, 2021. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKM)/Handout via Reuters
Indian climate activist granted bail in sedition case over farm protests 23 Feb 2021 - 02:50 pm
Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old climate activist, leaves after an investigation at National Cyber Forensic Lab, in New Delhi, India, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Vietnam details priorities for first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations 23 Feb 2021 - 01:14 pm
People sit in a restaurant behind plastic dividers as a measure against the sread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue
Thailand to start first coronavirus vaccinations this week 23 Feb 2021 - 12:51 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker during proactive testing at their work place, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Fil
Dozens of whales stranded off New Zealand's South Island 23 Feb 2021 - 12:25 pm
People cover beached whales with wet towels along the Farewell Spit on the South Island, New Zealand February 22, 2021. in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken February 22, 2021. Marion Sutton/via REUTERS