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US data show rising 'breakthrough' infections among fully vaccinated 25 Aug 2021 - 11:41 pm
People walk past a sign for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
US plans COVID-19 booster shots at six months instead of eight - WSJ 25 Aug 2021 - 11:36 pm
A person receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mobile inoculation site in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
China criticises US 'scapegoating' as COVID origin report to be released 25 Aug 2021 - 10:04 pm
Fu Cong, the director-general of the arms control department of Chinese foreign ministry, speaks at a news conference on COVID-19 origin-tracking related issues, in Beijing, China August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Pakistan sees surging infections, deaths 25 Aug 2021 - 09:32 pm
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Algeria to allow more international flights in further easing of restrictions 25 Aug 2021 - 09:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows an empty street in Algiers, Algeria March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/file photo
Moderna seeks full US approval for its Covid-19 vaccine 25 Aug 2021 - 08:57 pm
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COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months - UK researchers 25 Aug 2021 - 08:32 pm
People queue to receive a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Central Middlesex Hospital in London, Britain, August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Files
Vaccine inequity remains Achilles' heel of COVID-19 response in Americas-PAHO 25 Aug 2021 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of Covid-19 and stock graph logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Delta Air Lines to impose surcharge on unvaccinated employees 25 Aug 2021 - 07:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Pfizer starts process for US approval of COVID-19 booster shot 25 Aug 2021 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Bangladeshi women try on rare leadership roles for a fairer fashion future 25 Aug 2021 - 02:04 pm
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Japan expands virus emergency to 80% of population on covid surge 25 Aug 2021 - 01:22 pm
A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, is silhouetted in Tokyo, Japan, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Credit Suisse tells unvaccinated US staff to work from home, memo says 25 Aug 2021 - 01:07 pm
A Credit Suisse sign is seen on the exterior of their Americas headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, September 1, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Vietnam urges WHO to send more COVID-19 shots as cases surge despite lockdown 25 Aug 2021 - 12:52 pm
Vietnam soldiers deliver boxes with food into strict lockdown areas amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
India hurries teacher vaccinations as some physical classes resume 25 Aug 2021 - 12:16 pm
A healthcare worker holding a rose is vaccinated against COVID-19 at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Vietnam to pay recovered Covid-19 patients to help in hospitals 25 Aug 2021 - 12:12 pm
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Sydney hospitals battle coronavirus as daily infections hit record 25 Aug 2021 - 11:50 am
A staff member works at the front entrance of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in the Bankstown suburb during a lockdown to curb an outbreak of cases in Sydney, Australia, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Biden receives inconclusive intelligence report on Covid origins 25 Aug 2021 - 11:40 am
Market at Wuhan. File photo