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Johnson & Johnson's one-shot COVID-19 vaccine effective and safe: FDA staff 24 Feb 2021 - 04:03 pm
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British vaccine minister says confident in supply from manufacturers 24 Feb 2021 - 03:47 pm
British Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 4, 2021. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Fire, drought, beetles ravage German forests, study finds 24 Feb 2021 - 03:32 pm
German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner presents the results of the forest status survey during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on February 24, 2021. Reuters/Annegret Hilse
Ukraine starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign 24 Feb 2021 - 03:08 pm
A serviceman receives a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a local hospital in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Greece to continue Athens lockdown as COVID cases rise 24 Feb 2021 - 02:39 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
Too early to ease COVID-19 restrictions, Hungary PM Orban says 24 Feb 2021 - 02:16 pm
Workers unload a shipment of Chinese company Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as it arrives at Budapest Airport, Hungary, February 16, 2021. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKM)/Handout via REUTERS
Germany approves three Covid home test kits to help chart way out of lockdown 24 Feb 2021 - 12:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: People with protective face masks walk at Kurfurstendamm shopping boulevard, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
Dutch seize largest-ever heroin haul in container full of Himalaya salt 23 Feb 2021 - 08:12 pm
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Portugal's COVID-19 nightmare eases but end of lockdown still out of sight 23 Feb 2021 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective mask walks in Bairro Alto neighborhood during the national lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
Merkel says Germany in third wave of pandemic - sources 23 Feb 2021 - 07:21 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks to hold a news conference following a virtual summit with G7 leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
UK's Prince Philip 'a lot better' but to stay in hospital for treatment for infection 23 Feb 2021 - 07:18 pm
Police officers stand outside King Edward VII's Hospital, where Britain's Prince Philip was admitted, in London, Britain, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Former king absent as Spain marks 40 years since failed coup 23 Feb 2021 - 04:16 pm
President of the Congress of Deputies Meritxell Batet and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez greet King Felipe upon arrival for an event marking the 40th anniversary of the February 23, 1981 coup attempt, at the Parliament in Madrid, Spain, February 23, 2021. R
Czech sets record distance in men's under-ice swim 23 Feb 2021 - 03:54 pm
Czech free-diver David Vencl reacts after breaking the new world record in under-ice swimming in a lake at a former quarry in the village of Lahost near the city of Teplice, Czech Republic, February 23, 2021.  REUTERS/David W Cerny
Greek doctors protest 'suffocating' conditions at COVID-19 clinics 23 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm
Demonstrators stand next to police officers as Greek hospital doctors and staff take part in a demonstration against a lack of intensive care units at public hospitals, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Athens, Greece, February 23
Hungary to start administering Sinopharm vaccine on Wednesday 23 Feb 2021 - 03:05 pm
Workers unload a shipment of Chinese company Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as it arrives at Budapest Airport, Hungary, February 16, 2021. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKM)/Handout via Reuters
Mask wearing against COVID-19 next winter may be necessary, says UK official 22 Feb 2021 - 11:39 pm
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WHO agrees compensation fund for serious COVAX vaccine side effects 22 Feb 2021 - 08:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
UK foreign travel curbs to stay until at least mid-May 22 Feb 2021 - 08:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville