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UK royals send birthday message to Meghan and Harry's son Archie 06 May 2021 - 05:12 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex holding their son Archie, meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu (not pictured) at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Pho
Poland detects first cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant 06 May 2021 - 04:39 pm
People wearing protecting masks walk in front of the Zlote Tarasy shopping mall in the centre of the city as the government eased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Warsaw, Poland May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
Ireland urges Britain against prosecution ban for N.Ireland army veterans 06 May 2021 - 03:55 pm
Solicitor for the McCann family Niall Murphy (red tie) with Joe McCann's family, (left to right) son Fergal, widow Anne, daughter Nuala, nephew Fergal, and daughter Aine (right) depart Laganside Court, after the trial into the 1972 killing of official IRA
Russia says one-shot ‘Sputnik Light’ vaccine has 79% efficacy 06 May 2021 - 03:50 pm
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
We don't want more climate hot air at COP26, UK's Johnson says 06 May 2021 - 03:46 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and partner Carrie Symonds leave Westminster polling station after voting, in London, Britain May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Pfizer, BioNTech to provide COVID-19 vaccine to Olympic athletes 06 May 2021 - 02:45 pm
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, a long jumper of the Ukrainian Olympic team that will compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, receives a dose of the Chinese-developed CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kyiv, Ukraine April 30, 2021. REUTERS
US backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance 06 May 2021 - 02:33 pm
May 4, 2021; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Fire Department EMT Bill Allemann gives Chris Hoffman, of Kent, Washington a Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine during batting practice before a game between the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles at T-Mo
G20 commits to 'full financing' of WHO scheme to buy COVID vaccines, drugs - draft 06 May 2021 - 01:33 pm
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EU top court upholds ban on Bayer pesticides linked to harming bees 06 May 2021 - 12:22 pm
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Indonesia begins its Eid al-Fitr travel ban as some try to skirt rules 06 May 2021 - 12:10 pm
An officer is seen at a departure hall on the first day of a national travel ban as Indonesia halts sea, land, air, and rail travel from May 6 to 17 for the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in an effort to prevent a large-scale transmission of the coronavirus dis
Tokyo and Osaka call for extension of virus emergency 06 May 2021 - 12:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman in kimono clad and pedestrians wearing protective face masks, make their way at a shopping district on the first day of the country's third state of emergency, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, April 25
Maldives imposes night curfew after steep jump in Covid-19 infections 06 May 2021 - 11:58 am
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Lebanese judge orders asset freezes for individuals tied to major banks 06 May 2021 - 11:36 am
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EU ready to discuss waving COVID vaccines patent - official 06 May 2021 - 10:55 am
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COVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths 06 May 2021 - 10:34 am
Beds are seen inside a Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) converted into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care facility amidst the spread of the COVID-19 in New Delhi, India May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
GAVI welcomes Biden move on vaccines, urges U.S. manufacturers to transfer know-how 06 May 2021 - 10:33 am
File photo: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are seen in an ultra low temperature freezer at the hospital in Le Mans, as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File P
EasyJet CEO warns Britain could be left behind on travel 06 May 2021 - 10:07 am
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New York teams to give away tickets to fans who get vaccinated at their ballparks 05 May 2021 - 10:02 pm
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in Manhattan, in New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2021. Spencer Platt/Pool via REUTERS