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UK says under-40s should be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine 07 May 2021 - 02:38 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
Third wave of pandemic "appears to be broken" - German health minister 07 May 2021 - 01:43 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a news conference on the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Berlin, Germany May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
British scientists warn over Indian coronavirus variant 07 May 2021 - 12:30 pm
A woman reacts as a healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a government-run hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in Kolkata, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Germany to allow AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all adults 06 May 2021 - 11:02 pm
A medical worker holds a bottle of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 5, 2021 in this file photo. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Serbians queue to get COVID-19 vaccine and with it a shopping voucher 06 May 2021 - 08:32 pm
People wait to get shots of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Usce shopping mall, where the first 100 vaccinated will receive a discount voucher worth 3,000 dinars ($30.74) secured by mall's management and retailers, in Belgrade,
Novavax to deliver 350 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX scheme 06 May 2021 - 05:23 pm
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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
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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EU ready to discuss waving COVID vaccines patent - official 06 May 2021 - 10:55 am
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EasyJet CEO warns Britain could be left behind on travel 06 May 2021 - 10:07 am
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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
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