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South Korean spy agency says North Korea hackers tried stealing Pfizer vaccine know-how: Yonhap 16 Feb 2021 - 12:27 pm
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US forces in Iraq hit by rockets, contractor killed 16 Feb 2021 - 12:11 pm
Smoke rises over the Erbil, after reports of mortar shells landing near Erbil airport, Iraq February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
UK to facilitate other countries' COVID vaccine passport plans: minister 16 Feb 2021 - 11:39 am
British Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 4, 2021. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay 16 Feb 2021 - 11:34 am
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Google app icon is seen in front of the Australian flag in this illustration taken January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Syringe shortage hampers Japan's COVID-19 vaccination roll out 16 Feb 2021 - 11:13 am
Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Australia approves AstraZeneca vaccine, bolstering inoculation programme 16 Feb 2021 - 10:50 am
A person crosses an empty street on the first day of a five-day lockdown implemented in the state of Victoria in response to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
Cold snap leaves one dead, over 4 million without power in Texas 16 Feb 2021 - 10:38 am
Francisco Sanchez wipes snow off his car with a boogie board before going out sledding with his kids on Valentine's Day at Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas, U.S. February 14, 2021. Briana Sanchez/El Paso Times/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
Nearly 3 million customers without power as Texas freezes 15 Feb 2021 - 10:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines stand above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Incoming WTO head warns 'vaccine nationalism' could slow pandemic recovery 15 Feb 2021 - 10:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala poses outside a Nigerian diplomatic residence in Chambesy, near Geneva, Switzerland, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Emma Farge/File Photo
Colombia receives first COVID-19 shots, vaccination may begin early 15 Feb 2021 - 10:42 pm
DHL company vans transporting a batch of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine enter the free zone, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Bogota, Colombia, February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Czech Republic plans reopening of schools from March, with testing 15 Feb 2021 - 10:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: A teacher conducts an online class with pupils receiving distance education inside an empty classroom, as the Czech government shut all schools for two weeks to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a closed school in
George Floyd's family 'outraged' after reports of LAPD Valentine-themed image -attorney 15 Feb 2021 - 10:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man recites spoken word poetry at a makeshift memorial honoring George Floyd, at the spot where he was taken into custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo/File Photo
Boris Johnson aims to ease lockdown, with schools back first 15 Feb 2021 - 09:36 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a coronavirus pandemic media briefing at Downing Street, London, Britain February 15, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS
Jordan announces $10 mln donation to open health clinics in North Carolina 15 Feb 2021 - 08:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan during a pre-match press conference, Paris, France, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Brazil hopes to roll out new COVID-19 aid package in 3 weeks, source says 15 Feb 2021 - 08:04 pm
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WHO lists AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 15 Feb 2021 - 07:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
J&J's vaccine implementation study in South Africa gets regulator nod 15 Feb 2021 - 03:53 pm
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Portugal's tourism sector slumps back to 1980s levels amid pandemic 15 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm
Villagers wearing traditional costumes mark the Shrovetide Sunday festival on the empty street instead of the yearly crowded carnival which was prohibited due to lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Podence, Portugal.