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Italy to extend COVID state of emergency to end of April 13 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks her dog near the Roman Forum, one day before the country goes back to lockdown as part of the efforts put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2021. REUT
Putin orders mass coronavirus vaccinations in Russia from next week 13 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Alexei Nikolsky
Hungary detects UK variant of coronavirus, surgeon general says 13 Jan 2021 - 02:41 pm
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French scientific advisor: no need to close schools despite British virus variant 13 Jan 2021 - 11:57 am
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Germany will have coronavirus restrictions beyond January: Minister 13 Jan 2021 - 11:19 am
A general view of a crossroad close to Hackesche Hoefe in the city centre, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Dutch COVID-19 lockdown extended by three weeks 12 Jan 2021 - 09:21 pm
An empty street is seen during lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 15 2020, REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo/File Photo
Cyber attackers leaked Covid-19 vaccine data after EU hack 12 Jan 2021 - 09:09 pm
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UK interior minister says lockdown rules are tough enough 12 Jan 2021 - 08:41 pm
Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related news conference at Downing Street, in London, Britain, January 12, 2021. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
No national shortage of oxygen for COVID patients - UK health minister 12 Jan 2021 - 07:50 pm
A worker pushes a trolley with the oxygen cylinders as ambulances queue at the Royal London Hospital amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Portugal president's new COVID tests come back negative mid-campaign 12 Jan 2021 - 07:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrives to attend a visit and a dinner at the Orsay Museum on the eve of the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, in Paris, France, November 10,
UK's David Attenborough receives COVID-19 vaccine 12 Jan 2021 - 06:29 pm
David Attenborough sits for an interview with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde during the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and IMF in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/File Photo
Spain aims for all care home residents to get first COVID-19 vaccine dose by weekend 12 Jan 2021 - 05:14 pm
Health workers wait after receiving their injections with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Enfermera Isabel Zendal hospital in Madrid, Spain January 11, 2021. Picture taken throug
Snow-struck Madrid struggles with cleanup as record frost grips Spain 12 Jan 2021 - 04:44 pm
A woman throws water on a snow-covered street, following heavy snowfall, in Madrid, Spain January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
Trump should leave office, German finance minister Scholz says 12 Jan 2021 - 04:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz attends a news conference following talks with state leaders to discuss anti-coronavirus measures at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany December 13, 2020. Bernd von Jutrczenka/Pool via REUTERS
Ukraine pharma group to supply 5 mln doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in H1 12 Jan 2021 - 04:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man works in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas P
Swiss drugs regulator approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine 12 Jan 2021 - 04:36 pm
A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
UK retailers call for police help to enforce mask rules 12 Jan 2021 - 12:09 am
A member of staff wearing a face mask works at a Sainsbury's supermarket, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Lonza plant in Switzerland starts making ingredients for Moderna COVID shot 11 Jan 2021 - 11:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo