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Thailand set to boost COVID-19 vaccinations, expects to approve Moderna shots 08 May 2021 - 12:10 pm
File photo: An empty hotel and beach which have opened for visitors is seen in Karon, Phuket Island, Thailand March 31, 2021. Reuters/Jorge Silva/File Photo
'I'm good', says former Maldives president Nasheed after surviving bomb blast 08 May 2021 - 11:58 am
FILE PHOTO: Maldives former President Mohamed Nasheed. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
India's surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns 08 May 2021 - 11:40 am
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Von Der Leyen calls on US to match EU vaccine exports 08 May 2021 - 11:35 am
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference after the closing session of the Social Summit in Porto, Portugal, May 7, 2021. Estela Silva/Pool via REUTERS
Sri Lanka approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for emergency use 08 May 2021 - 11:28 am
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Pakistan opposition leader prevented from leaving country 08 May 2021 - 11:18 am
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WHO approves Sinopharm vaccine in potential boost to COVAX pipeline 08 May 2021 - 11:17 am
File photo: A healthcare worker in North Macedonia handles China's Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines at a sport centre, as the country continues its mass inoculation campaign, in Stip, North Macedonia May 6, 2021. Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski
Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by early Sunday: US R&D centre 08 May 2021 - 10:11 am
File photo: The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the core module of China's space station Tianhe, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, China April 29, 2021. China Daily via Reuters
Greece to reopen museums next week, ahead of tourism 07 May 2021 - 08:26 pm
Acropolis Museum employees wear protective face masks, as museums open following the easing of measures against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
Mexican production of Sputnik V vaccine likely by late June: Health ministry 07 May 2021 - 08:22 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
Britain reopens travel from May 17 to limited destinations 07 May 2021 - 07:39 pm
People queue to enter terminal 2, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
WHO gives emergency approval to Sinopharm, first Chinese COVID-19 vaccine 07 May 2021 - 06:38 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Pfizer-BioNTech files for U.S. approval of COVID-19 vaccine 07 May 2021 - 06:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Thailand aims for wider tourism reopening from October 07 May 2021 - 06:20 pm
An empty hotel and beach which have opened for visitors is seen in Karon, Phuket Island, Thailand March 31, 2021. Picture taken March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Hong Kong shortens coronavirus quarantine for vaccinated residents 07 May 2021 - 05:25 pm
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S.Africa losing cultural landmarks like Apartheid Museum to COVID 07 May 2021 - 03:26 pm
A closed ticket office is pictured at the entrance of the Apartheid Museum, one of dozens of heritage attractions and art galleries around the country forced to close their doors due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Johannesburg , South
Firefighters tackle blaze at 19-storey London tower block 07 May 2021 - 03:21 pm
Vehicles of incident response unit are seen outside a damaged residential building in East London, Britain, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Ghana to start second vaccine doses with re-deployed Congo COVAX shots 07 May 2021 - 03:17 pm
350,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, redeployed from the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrive at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko