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Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams 24 Apr 2021 - 07:39 pm
A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the hospital in Valenciennes, France, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Lukashenko to amend emergency transfer of presidential power - Belta 24 Apr 2021 - 04:00 pm
File photo of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
French PM calls killing of police worker an attack on nation 24 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm
A police officer works in the area where an attacker stabbed a female police administrative worker, in Rambouillet, near Paris, France, April 23, 2021. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
Merkel urges Germans to stick to coronavirus rules 24 Apr 2021 - 01:02 pm
File photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany April 21, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
UK opposition calls for standards commission after PM criticised by former top adviser 24 Apr 2021 - 12:20 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson's gives media interviews as he visits Hartlepool United Football Club ahead of the May 6 by-election, Hartlepool, Britain, April 23, 2021. Ian Forsyth/Pool via Reuters
Kremlin critic Navalny ends hunger strike, but political prospects darken 23 Apr 2021 - 08:36 pm
File photo: A woman holds a sign as she takes part in a demonstration in support of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny outside the Russian Embassy in London, Britain, April 21, 2021. Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Co-creator of AstraZeneca COVID shot defends safety amid clot concerns 23 Apr 2021 - 08:23 pm
Professor Adrian Hill to members of the media at The Jenner Institute in Oxford, England January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh/File Photo
Moderna CEO says world faces 2022 COVID vaccine production surplus 23 Apr 2021 - 04:59 pm
Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are pictured at a rural vaccination site in Columbus, New Mexico, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Paul Ratje/File Photo
Bulgaria to ease entry rules to lure back tourists 23 Apr 2021 - 03:15 pm
A tourist walks near empty sunbeds at Sunny Beach resort on the Black Sea, Bulgaria June 23, 2020. Picture taken June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo
EU seals world's largest vaccine supply deal with Pfizer 23 Apr 2021 - 03:02 pm
A healthcare worker receives a dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Messe Wien Congress Center, which has been set up as a coronavirus disease vaccination centre, in Vienna, Austria February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
Germany sets no limits on use of J&J COVID-19 shot 23 Apr 2021 - 02:41 pm
A box of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is seen at the Forem vaccination centre in Pamplona, Spain, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Vincent West
Dutch coronavirus infections rise ahead of lockdown easing 22 Apr 2021 - 08:55 pm
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Russia orders troop pullback but keeps weapons near Ukraine 22 Apr 2021 - 08:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: A still image from video shows tanks and military vehicles in Maslovka, Voronezh Region, Russia April 6, 2021.
Prague zoo opens new home for rare wild horse species 22 Apr 2021 - 08:40 pm
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Belarus leader in Moscow for talks on closer ties 22 Apr 2021 - 08:31 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia April 22, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev
French PM confirms COVID-19 travel restrictions to be lifted May 3 22 Apr 2021 - 08:27 pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex speaks as he holds a news conference on the government strategy for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Paris, France, April 22, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters
COVAX in talks for other COVID-19 shots amid AstraZeneca supply problems 22 Apr 2021 - 07:19 pm
A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
UBS rolls out bonus for young bankers facing pandemic pressures 22 Apr 2021 - 06:29 pm
The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen at a branch office in Zurich, Switzerland June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo