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WHO approves J&J's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency listing 12 Mar 2021 - 08:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled
Shakespeare company to resume shows for audiences in outdoor theatre 12 Mar 2021 - 07:50 pm
The Royal Shakespeare Company's theatre complex is seen in Stratford-upon-Avon, Britain, March 22, 2019. Picture taken March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Czech manufacturers bank on COVID tests to avoid a nationwide shutdown of industry 12 Mar 2021 - 07:04 pm
Employees of the Skoda Auto factory wait in a line to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Philippines reports highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in almost six months 12 Mar 2021 - 06:35 pm
A view shows a makeshift barrier set up on a street of a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Swiss propose allowing open-air events in latest COVID-19 relaxation 12 Mar 2021 - 05:43 pm
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Kenya extends nationwide COVID-19 curfew for two months 12 Mar 2021 - 04:55 pm
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta in Paris, France, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool/File Photo
Italy to impose Easter COVID lockdown, restrictions tightened in many regions 12 Mar 2021 - 04:48 pm
People walk in the street as the government is due to announce stricter coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Rome, Italy, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Philippine artist fights waste by using recycled trash in paintings 12 Mar 2021 - 04:11 pm
Filipino artist Gilbert Angeles incorporates expired paint and shredded plastic wrappers into a painting he is working on, at his studio in Plaridel, Bulacan province, Philippines, February 8, 2021. Picture taken February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccination amid Europe safety reports 12 Mar 2021 - 03:12 pm
A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is seen at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo/File Photo
Tokyo area COVID-19 numbers showing signs of rising, health min says 12 Mar 2021 - 02:49 pm
Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
South Korea extends social distancing rules to stamp out infections amid vaccination drive 12 Mar 2021 - 01:21 pm
Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Los Angeles movie theaters could open next week to limited capacity 12 Mar 2021 - 01:16 pm
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AstraZeneca further cuts EU vaccine supply target to 30 mln -document 12 Mar 2021 - 12:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled
Malaysia outlaws ‘fake news’ on emergency, Covid pandemic 12 Mar 2021 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask rides across a street, during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
South Africa could get 20 million more J&J vaccine doses, minister says 12 Mar 2021 - 12:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 17, 2021. Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
Two months into COVID-19 lockdown, Portugal to gradually lift rules 12 Mar 2021 - 12:32 am
A man organizes newspapers in front of a store in Lisbon downtown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Direct deposits from US COVID bill to come as early as this weekend, White House says 12 Mar 2021 - 12:23 am
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Novavax vaccine 96% effective against original coronavirus version in UK trial 12 Mar 2021 - 12:17 am
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