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British PM's former top adviser says early COVID-19 plan was a "disaster" 23 May 2021 - 03:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past an information sign amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bolton, Britain, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
At least eight dead in Italian cable car accident - ANSA 23 May 2021 - 03:06 pm
Police and rescue service members are seen near the crashed cable car after it collapsed in Stresa, near Lake Maggiore, Italy May 23, 2021. ITALIAN POLICE/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
French Covid tracing app downloaded by 25% of the population - minister 23 May 2021 - 01:06 pm
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Queen Elizabeth II visits carrier ahead of maiden deployment 22 May 2021 - 04:08 pm
Captain Angus Essenhigh and Commodore Steve Moorhouse are seen with Britain's Queen Elizabeth during Her visit to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, Britain May 22, 2021. Steve Parsons/PA Wire/Pool via REUT
Some vaccines help nations exit the pandemic faster than others 22 May 2021 - 03:33 pm
File photo: A researcher works inside a laboratory during the development of the Italian ReiThera COVID-19 vaccine, in this undated handout photo in Rome, Italy. ReiThera/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
Covid shots are all highly protective against death, study shows 22 May 2021 - 02:52 pm
Pediatrician Anila Sternberg vaccinates a teenage girl with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine in her practice in Bonn, Germany, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
Campaign group Animal Rebellion blockades McDonald's centres in UK 22 May 2021 - 01:31 pm
File photo: A McDonald's logo is pictured at a branch in Leicester, Britain, April 25, 2020. Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
Eiffel Tower to reopen in mid-July after suffering heavy losses 22 May 2021 - 01:05 pm
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Fans to vote from home as long-awaited Eurovision song contest returns 22 May 2021 - 12:18 pm
File photo: Participant Senhit of San Marino performs during the Jury Grand Final dress rehearsal of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 21, 2021. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Italy ready to fund ReiThera COVID-19 vaccine project, minister says 21 May 2021 - 04:18 pm
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EU's digital Covid travel certificate to be ready by end of June: Report 21 May 2021 - 02:30 pm
European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders speaks at a news conference on the provisional political agreement on the EU Digital COVID Certificate at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, May 21, 2021. Stephanie Lecocq/Pool via REUTERS
Pfizer-BioNTech to provide 1 bln vaccines to poorer nations this year 21 May 2021 - 02:22 pm
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Spain to let vaccinated travellers from non-EU countries in from June 7 21 May 2021 - 01:42 pm
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EU hails Gaza cease-fire, calls for peace talks 21 May 2021 - 01:26 pm
A Palestinian woman offers sweets to a boy before Friday prayer at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque REUTERS/Ammar Awad
UK media minister says BBC governance may need further reform 21 May 2021 - 01:01 pm
Britain's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain March 3, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley
Greek firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens 21 May 2021 - 12:51 pm
Flames rise as firefighters and volunteers try to extinguish a fire burning in the village of Schinos, near Corinth, Greece, May 19, 2021. Picture taken May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Vassilis Psomas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
COVID-19 death tolls are likely a "significant undercount", WHO says 21 May 2021 - 12:06 pm
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Britain to work with WHO on 'pandemic radar' to track diseases 21 May 2021 - 12:53 am
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