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Hungary to start vaccinations with Russian COVID-19 shot 09 Feb 2021 - 03:15 pm
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
Thousands hit Hungary's famous hiking trail to beat coronavirus blues 09 Feb 2021 - 12:58 pm
Tibor Miklosi and his family hike on National Blue Trail along the Pilis Mountains, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, near Pilisszentlaszlo, Hungary, February 6, 2021. Picture taken February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Austrian hairdressers reopen but COVID-19 rules ruffle some 08 Feb 2021 - 09:52 pm
Hairdresser Jessica finishes the haircut of a customer after third national lockdown was loosened during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Vienna, Austria February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Dutch government extends night curfew through March 3 to fight COVID 08 Feb 2021 - 09:07 pm
View of a canal at night in Edam-Volendam near Amsterdam, Netherlands February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
German military medics in COVID-hit Portugal have one goal: save lives 08 Feb 2021 - 08:29 pm
Colonel Dr. Jens-Peter Evers speaks during a news conference on the first day staffing an ICU unit at Hospital da Luz, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
WHO head raises questions about vaccines 08 Feb 2021 - 08:29 pm
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of World Health Organization (WHO) speaks at the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handou
Southwest France hit by heavy floods, Paris area on flood alert 08 Feb 2021 - 06:00 pm
Rescue workers on small boats help residents in a flooded area as the Charente River overflows in Saintes after days of rainy weather causing flooding in western France, France, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Airbnb to tighten control of short-term lets in France 08 Feb 2021 - 08:11 am
File photo: The Airbnb logo is seen on a little mini pyramid under the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, March 12, 2019. Reuters/Charles Platiau/File Photo
New Astra vaccine in development to fight South Africa variant 07 Feb 2021 - 08:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Oxford University/Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at the Lochee Health Centre in Dundee, Scotland, Britain January 4, 2021. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
Austria tightens border controls to slow pandemic 07 Feb 2021 - 07:24 pm
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Greece extends restrictions on international flights to Feb. 22 07 Feb 2021 - 03:50 pm
A child rides a bike past a closed shop, amid lockdown restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Heavy snowstorm pounds Germany, upends travel 07 Feb 2021 - 01:32 pm
A person walks on a street during a snowfall in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
UK eyes COVID-19 booster in autumn, then annual vaccinations, says minister 07 Feb 2021 - 01:13 pm
British Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 4, 2021. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
UK’s Johnson says ‘early days’ in lockdown easing plans 06 Feb 2021 - 03:18 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a question period at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 3, 2021. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Merkel urges Belarus to end repression, free political prisoners 06 Feb 2021 - 02:31 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) after German-French Security Council video talks, in Berlin, Germany February 5, 2021. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS
Putin’s once-scorned vaccine is now a favourite in pandemic fight 06 Feb 2021 - 11:51 am
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
WHO chief says drug firms should share vaccine-making capacity 05 Feb 2021 - 09:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends a session on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2020. Christopher Black
Madrid detects first case of Brazilian coronavirus variant 05 Feb 2021 - 09:26 pm
A man shelters from the rain underneath a blue umbrella during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera