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White House to meet US Chamber of Commerce, retail leaders on vaccine rule 15 Oct 2021 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: The White House is seen in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
Russian 'vaccine tourists' travel to Serbia for Pfizer shot 15 Oct 2021 - 06:18 pm
Healthcare workers wait in front of booths where people receive a dose of Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Belgrade Fair vaccination center in Belgrade, Serbia, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
British lawmaker stabbed to death in church 15 Oct 2021 - 05:31 pm
Police are seen at the scene where MP David Amess was stabbed during constituency surgery, in Leigh-on-Sea, Britain October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Pfizer/BioNTech submit data to EMA for COVID-19 vaccine in kids 15 Oct 2021 - 05:02 pm
Pharmacist Susanne Wohlgemuth prepares Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations at the Haus an der Linde nursing home in Lichtentanne, Saxony, Germany December 27, 2020, the day when the country starts its vaccination programme. Hendrik Schmidt/Pool via Reut
Saudi Arabia to ease coronavirus curbs from Oct. 17 - interior ministry 15 Oct 2021 - 04:20 pm
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US to lift curbs from Nov. 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers - White House 15 Oct 2021 - 04:16 pm
Travelers queue in a security line limited to every other lane for social distancing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington, U.S. April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Philippines starts COVID-19 vaccinations for 12-17 year olds 15 Oct 2021 - 03:57 pm
A health worker checks the documents of a child scheduled to be inoculated with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the vaccine rollout for children with comorbidities, in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 15
EU sends COVID-19 drugs, equipment to Romania to tackle health crisis 15 Oct 2021 - 03:19 pm
A general view of the mobile intensive care unit (ICU) being prepared to receive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology in Bucharest, Romania, September 22, 2021. Picture taken September 22, 2021. Inquam Photos/Oct
Lava flow from Spanish island volcano likened to a tsunami 15 Oct 2021 - 02:53 pm
Lava flows as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain October 14, 2021 in this still image taken from a social media video. @INVOLCAN/ via REUTERS
Torrential rain follows summer wildfires, flooding homes across Greece 15 Oct 2021 - 02:47 pm
A general view of a flooded street in Athens, Greece October 14, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video. STRATOS JENKE/via REUTERS
Zara owner to charge for paper bags in Spanish stores in push for reuse 15 Oct 2021 - 02:44 pm
The logo of the Zara store is seen in a mall at Vina del Mar, Chile July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo/File Photo
US FDA advisers back Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for older and high-risk people 15 Oct 2021 - 02:33 pm
A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike
White House unveils climate finance road map, highlights lending and budget pledges 15 Oct 2021 - 02:25 pm
White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy holds a news conference in the parking garage at Union Station in front of new EV charging stations in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
S.Africa to vaccinate teenagers with single dose of Pfizer -health minister 15 Oct 2021 - 02:21 pm
A teacher distributes masks to students as schools begin to reopen after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Langa township in Cape Town, South Africa June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo
Moscow says it is first to launch large-scale metro facial ID payment system 15 Oct 2021 - 02:16 pm
Passengers are seen at a metro station on the first day after a lockdown designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was lifted in Moscow, Russia June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Denmark to begin inviting public for COVID-19 'booster' shots 15 Oct 2021 - 02:09 pm
People walk on a street as stores reopen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Copenhagen, Denmark March 1, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Philip Davali via REUTERS/File Photo
Bayer, CureVac terminate COVID-19 shot production partnership 15 Oct 2021 - 01:33 pm
Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet and Werner Baumann, CEO of German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG, speak to the media following their visit to the future production site of CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine (CVnCoV) at the Bayer AG plant i
Fourteen US state attorneys general press Facebook on vaccine disinformation 15 Oct 2021 - 01:26 pm
A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo