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World can bring pandemic under control within months: WHO chief 19 Apr 2021 - 08:39 pm
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks during the opening of the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2021. Christopher
Hope and caution as Portugal further eases COVID-19 lockdown 19 Apr 2021 - 07:19 pm
A woman prepares popcorn for takeaway on the first day of the opening of cinema theatres after a country lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sintra, Portugal, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Swiss restaurants re-open terraces as pandemic measures relaxed 19 Apr 2021 - 06:56 pm
People sit on a terrace at Les Arches bar in the city centre, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions ease, in Lausanne, Switzerland April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
WHO panel against requiring vaccination proof for travel - statement 19 Apr 2021 - 05:48 pm
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Spain to trial mixing COVID vaccines after restricting AstraZeneca shot 19 Apr 2021 - 05:43 pm
People queue to receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a new mass vaccination centre in WiZink sports arena in Madrid, Spain, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 97.6% effective in real-world study 19 Apr 2021 - 05:12 pm
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Austria will only use Sputnik V vaccine after EMA approval, Kurz says 19 Apr 2021 - 01:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
German Greens launch chancellor bid as Merkel bloc squabbles 19 Apr 2021 - 01:35 pm
Co-leader of Germany's Green party and designated candidate for chancellor Annalena Baerbock holds a news conference in Berlin, Germany, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
Greece opens to tourists, anxious to move on from crisis season 19 Apr 2021 - 01:24 pm
Workers wearing protective face masks put tiles on the pool area of Blue Sea Beach Resort, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, April 14, 2021. Picture taken April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Spain mulls delaying second dose of Moderna and Pfizer shots, El Mundo reports 19 Apr 2021 - 01:13 pm
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
UK PM Johnson cancels trip to India due to coronavirus worries 19 Apr 2021 - 12:32 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny to be moved to a hospital 19 Apr 2021 - 12:28 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Navalny ally says "no hope of good news" on his health 19 Apr 2021 - 11:20 am
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Britain is investigating variant originating in India 18 Apr 2021 - 05:53 pm
People are seen in a crowded marketplace amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
AstraZeneca could have Covid-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Austrian newspaper 18 Apr 2021 - 03:05 pm
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Germany remembers nearly 80,000 dead in COVID pandemic 18 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at Gendarmenmarkt square for a memorial ceremony for the victims of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang
France to impose 10-day quarantine for travellers coming from Brazil 18 Apr 2021 - 01:15 pm
A man walks inside a Terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy near Paris as France closed its borders to travellers outside European Union due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, February 5, 202
Daughter of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he needs a doctor 18 Apr 2021 - 01:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Africa

Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
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Benin president-elect Romuald Wadagni (C) delivers his remarks after being sworn in during his inauguration ceremony at the Palais des Congres in Cotonou on May 24, 2026. (Photo by yanick Folly / AFP) Benin's ex-finance minister sworn in as president

Americas

Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House
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Gulf

Muslim worshippers walk along the Grand Mosque complex under the water-mist fans installed in the holy city of Mecca on May 24, 2026, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) With ice cream and giant fans, Hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
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