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Cover that red nose! Circus festival adapts to virus rules 13 Feb 2021 - 11:22 am
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Greece extends lockdown to more regions to contain COVID-19 pandemic 12 Feb 2021 - 09:11 pm
People sit in Monastiraki square after the Greek government imposed stricter lockdown measures against the coronavirus pandemic, in Athens, Greece, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
Merkel sees more than enough COVID-19 vaccine available in April 12 Feb 2021 - 07:59 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits following her speech on the government's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the country's parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Overflowing Czech hospitals seek patient transfers as 'UK variant' rages 12 Feb 2021 - 07:53 pm
Members of the medical staff transfer a patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a fully occupied Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Nachod hospital, Czech Republic February 11, 2021. Picture taken February 11, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
WHO says all hypotheses still open in probe into virus origins 12 Feb 2021 - 07:34 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquar
COVID-19 in retreat in UK, "R" number below one for first time since July 12 Feb 2021 - 06:10 pm
A person walks past a closed shopfront on Oxford Street, as official figures are published for UK GDP in 2020, London, Britain, February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
German health minister says border closures "unavoidable" 12 Feb 2021 - 02:58 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn gestures as he addresses a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS
Coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe surpass 10 million - Reuters tally 12 Feb 2021 - 12:47 pm
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Hungary PM blames British COVID-19 variant for rise in cases 12 Feb 2021 - 11:46 am
FILE PHOTO: Candles are lit in memory of Hungary's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
Merkel promises lockdown won't last a day longer than necessary 11 Feb 2021 - 09:25 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech on the government's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the country's parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Europe's oldest person celebrates 117th birthday after beating COVID-19 11 Feb 2021 - 08:35 pm
Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old nun Lucile Randon, also known as Sister Andre, who survived the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is interviewed in Toulon, France February 9, 2021 in this still image taken from video. BFMTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS
BBC World News barred from airing in China -regulator 11 Feb 2021 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in London, Britain January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
UK's Duchess Meghan wins privacy case against tabloid newspaper 11 Feb 2021 - 07:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex arrives at the opening of Oceania at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, September 25, 2018. Reuters / Henry Nicholls
Croatia moves toward easing COVID-19 measures as infections fall 11 Feb 2021 - 07:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man crossing a street as Croatia is stepping up measures to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Zagreb, Croatia March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Sewage samples show COVID-19 spreading fast in some French cities 11 Feb 2021 - 07:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: A water quality scientist, conducts tests on a water sample at the Eau de Paris research and analysis laboratories in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Sweden to ignore WHO guidance on AstraZeneca vaccine for people over 65 11 Feb 2021 - 07:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk near a trash can with a sign reading
Britain's coronavirus variant a concern, 'likely to sweep the world', says scientist 11 Feb 2021 - 04:40 pm
People queue to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine outside a closed down Debenhams store that is being used as a vaccination centre in Folkestone, Kent, Britain January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo
Use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot even in countries with S.African variant - WHO panel 11 Feb 2021 - 12:00 am
A vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra