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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny starts hunger strike over lack of medical care 31 Mar 2021 - 09:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician 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 Pho
'Falling like flies': Hungary's Roma community pleads for COVID help 31 Mar 2021 - 07:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk in downtown Budapest, after Hungarian government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hungary, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/Files/Fil
Ukraine reports record daily high of coronavirus-related deaths 31 Mar 2021 - 03:46 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear stands next to an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with COVID-19 in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Spain will use AstraZeneca vaccine for essential workers over 65 31 Mar 2021 - 03:34 pm
People wait in line to receive a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outside a vaccination centre, at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, in Madrid, Spain, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Internet's 'Hide the Pain Harold' accidentally used by Swedish COVID-19 vaccine website 31 Mar 2021 - 02:08 pm
A March 31, 2021, screenshot shows a part of a government website where Swedes can book Covid-19 vaccinations, featuring the
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say 31 Mar 2021 - 01:49 pm
File photo: Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Covid-19 pushing us to breaking point, says French headteacher 31 Mar 2021 - 12:10 pm
Schoolchildren clean their hands at the private primary school Jeanne D'Arc in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, near Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, March 30, 2021. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
Russia registers world's first COVID-19 vaccine for animals - watchdog 31 Mar 2021 - 11:00 am
A specialist collects a swab sample from a rabbit at a laboratory of the Federal centre for animal health during the development of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for animals, in Vladimir, Russia December 9, 2020. Picture taken Decem
Spain to use AstraZeneca vaccine in 55-65 age group, J&J for older people 31 Mar 2021 - 12:06 am
A man receives an AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Huelva, Spain March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo
Thousands rally in Romania against coronavirus curfew, defy gathering ban 30 Mar 2021 - 11:09 pm
People march demanding an end to COVID-19 restrictions, in Bucharest, Romania, March 30, 2021. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS
Italy sees 529 more COVID deaths as prevalence of variant rises 30 Mar 2021 - 08:48 pm
People wearing masks sit near the Spanish steps as COVID-19 restrictions in the Lazio region are slightly relaxed, in Rome, Italy March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China -Tedros 30 Mar 2021 - 07:20 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
German state suspends AstraZeneca vaccine use for under-60s 30 Mar 2021 - 02:52 pm
AstraZeneca vaccine is seen during a vaccine process in Pristina, Kosovo March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Laura Hasani
BioNTech-Pfizer raise 2021 vaccine output goal to 2.5 bln doses 30 Mar 2021 - 02:22 pm
Syringes containing doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen prepared to vaccinate patients at their homes in Cologne, Germany, March 28, 2021. Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen
Austria in talks to buy a million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 30 Mar 2021 - 02:13 pm
Workers take care of the shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the airport, in Caracas, Venezuela March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Cambridge on home waters for crowd-free Oxford boat race 30 Mar 2021 - 11:28 am
Cambridge University rowers prepare for the annual boat race against Oxford which due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions is held this year in Ely, Cambridgeshire, Britain March 24, 2021. Picture taken March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Alexander Smit
City of London says bulk of workers will return to the office after pandemic 30 Mar 2021 - 11:13 am
The City of London financial district can be seen as people walk along the south side of the River Thames, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls//File Photo
Actor Lenny Henry tells Black Britons: get the COVID vaccine 30 Mar 2021 - 10:41 am
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Representational Photo File US stocks dip as markets fret over inflation
Fire fighters use a bulldozer to combat the Sandy Fire as it burns on a hill at a residential area in Simi Valley, California (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) Brush fire near Los Angeles forces thousands to evacuate
US President Donald Trump attends a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) Tuesday's planned military attack on Iran paused: US President
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