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Alberta tightens rules as COVID cases surge, drops vaccine age to 12 05 May 2021 - 09:29 pm
The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Cont
Australia's largest state reports first COVID-19 case in more than a month 05 May 2021 - 07:29 pm
A medical worker swabs a member of the public at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre as the city experiences an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Pandas a respite from pandemic for Madrid care home residents 05 May 2021 - 07:19 pm
A panda bear eats as residents from Casaverde nursing homes visit the zoo during their first group outing since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Canada authorizes Pfizer vaccine for age 12 and older 05 May 2021 - 05:44 pm
Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Kenya reports COVID-19 variant detected in India: Health ministry 05 May 2021 - 05:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds a tube containing a sample during free mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Germany, WHO announce creation of new data hub to fight pandemics 05 May 2021 - 04:54 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany May 5, 2021. John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS
Malaysia imposes restrictions in capital as virus cases rise 05 May 2021 - 04:42 pm
A worker holds a sign to remind visitors to practice social distancing at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Philippine heath workers bring vaccines to the housebound in Manila suburb 05 May 2021 - 04:28 pm
Francia Nolasco, 78, gets a shot of China's Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at home, administered by health workers at Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
French journalist kidnapped in northern Mali appears in video 05 May 2021 - 02:45 pm
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Bulgaria to hold fresh general election on July 11: president 05 May 2021 - 02:31 pm
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev makes a statement announcing parliamentary snap election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
'Last resort': Desperate for oxygen, Indian hospitals go to court 05 May 2021 - 02:11 pm
Relatives of a woman suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), carry an oxygen cylinder as she receives treatment in the emergency room of Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH
Spain, Greece excluded from UK's travel 'green list' -The Sun 05 May 2021 - 02:06 pm
People stand outside Las Ventas bullring ahead of the first bullfight since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
COVID scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positive 05 May 2021 - 01:59 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a news conference with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar following a bilateral meeting in London, Britain May 3, 2021 during the G7 foreign ministers meeting. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS
After 242 years it's goodbye, last Debenhams to close on May 15 05 May 2021 - 01:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a closed branch of Debenhams amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Liverpool, Britain, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Germany looks to loosening lockdown as COVID-19 cases fall 05 May 2021 - 01:08 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany May 5, 2021. John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS
Japan town builds giant squid with COVID-19 relief funds 05 May 2021 - 12:45 pm
A giant squid statue built using coronavirus disease (Covid-19) subsidies is seen in Noto, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan April 13, 2021, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Courtesy of Youtube@TheTonarinopoti/Social Media via Reuters.
Trump launches place to post ahead of Facebook board ruling on his ban 05 May 2021 - 12:45 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
South Korea says AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines 87% effective after first shot 05 May 2021 - 12:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man receives a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the hall three of the Belgrade Fair, in Belgrade, Serbia, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo