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EU tells Google, Facebook and Twitter to extend fake news watch, COVID-19 in focus 28 Jan 2021 - 03:53 pm
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UK PM Johnson faces criticism over Scotland trip in lockdown 28 Jan 2021 - 03:32 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown the Lighthouse Laboratory used for processing PCR samples, during a visit to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain January 28, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS
Germany to ban travellers from Britain, Portugal amid fears of more contagious virus variants 28 Jan 2021 - 03:26 pm
A scientist at Bioscientia laboratories points at a sequenced and analysed mutant version of the coronavirus, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, at the Bioscientia headquarters in Ingelheim, Germany, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
WHO says vaccine makers working non-stop to plug supply gap, urges patience 28 Jan 2021 - 02:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Hans Kluge, World Health Organization regional director for Europe, attends a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia September 23, 2020. Sputnik/Alexander Astafyev/Pool via REUTERS
Hungary extends lockdown measures until March 1, says Orban aide 28 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm
Police officers patrol during a night-time curfew imposed by the Hungarian government to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Budapest, Hungary, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo/File Photo
German minister sees COVID-19 vaccine shortage well into April 28 Jan 2021 - 02:32 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a news conference, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool
WHO warns "too early to ease up" from COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe 28 Jan 2021 - 01:56 pm
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"No end in sight": Portugal's hospitals on brink as COVID cases surge 28 Jan 2021 - 01:07 pm
Medical personnel stand next to ambulances with COVID-19 patients as they wait in the queue at Santa Maria hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Russia warns of delays in Sputnik V vaccine supply to Latin America 27 Jan 2021 - 11:26 pm
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in the village of Donskoye in Stavropol Region, Russia January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
Germany sends medical experts to Portugal as hospitals face COVID-19 crisis 27 Jan 2021 - 11:21 pm
Ambulances with COVID-19 patients are seen waiting in Santa Maria hospital, as COVID-19 patients are being transferred from another hospital after a oxygen supply malfunction, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 2
Britain clears Boeing 737 MAX for return to service 27 Jan 2021 - 09:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 777X airplane taxis during an attempted first test flight from the company's plant in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Airlines ask WHO to back quarantine free travel after vaccines 27 Jan 2021 - 08:35 pm
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UK AstraZeneca vaccine plant partially evacuated over suspect package 27 Jan 2021 - 07:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Britain cracks down on travel to stop virus spread 27 Jan 2021 - 07:08 pm
Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks during a news conference about the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain January 21, 2021. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS
Czech ministry recommends two-week halt of new COVID-19 vaccinations 27 Jan 2021 - 07:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A member of a mobile vaccination team prepares a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Home of Holy Family, for people with mental disabilities of welfare organisation Caritas, in Prague, Czech Republic, January 13, 2021. R
Russia's Putin queries growing clout of U.S. social media giants 27 Jan 2021 - 02:50 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a video conference during the World Economic Forum (WEF) of the Davos Agenda, in Moscow, Russia January 27, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THI
UK COVID variant sufferers cough more, but smell less affected 27 Jan 2021 - 02:30 pm
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Britain may raise contactless ceiling after pandemic payment surge 27 Jan 2021 - 01:46 pm
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