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India's COVID-19 deaths cross quarter million as virus ravages countryside 12 May 2021 - 01:05 pm
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination centre in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhu
Norway will not use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, says daily VG 12 May 2021 - 12:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Indonesia study finds China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine effective in medical staff 12 May 2021 - 12:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sinovac's vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination for medical workers at the Istora Senayan stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File P
Germany to ease quarantine for fully-vaccinated people - source 12 May 2021 - 11:46 am
People relax at Landswehrkanal in Kreuzberg District on a sunny, warm day in Berlin, Germany, May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
Pfizer seeks UK approval for use of COVID-19 vaccine in teenagers 12 May 2021 - 11:42 am
People walk at Oxford Street, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, in London, Britain April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Malaysian premier condemns Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip 12 May 2021 - 10:36 am
A Palestinian man takes pictures of the damage in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
French lawmakers approve COVID 'health pass' at second attempt 12 May 2021 - 10:26 am
FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective face masks, walk past a closed restaurant in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Maduro says Venezuela will soon receive Russia's single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine 12 May 2021 - 09:53 am
FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Taiwan says China seeking political gain with Honduras vaccine move 12 May 2021 - 09:27 am
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Trump administration officials to testify on Jan. 6 riots 12 May 2021 - 09:23 am
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Japan's coronavirus vaccine booking system crashes 12 May 2021 - 09:21 am
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS
Iran state TV says Ahmadinejad will run in presidential race 12 May 2021 - 09:18 am
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35 killed in Gaza as violence escalates 12 May 2021 - 09:05 am
A Palestinian man walks past the remains of a tower building which was destroyed in Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Argentina to get 4 mln AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in May after delays 11 May 2021 - 10:30 pm
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Biden announces Uber, Lyft rides amid July 4 vaccine push 11 May 2021 - 09:56 pm
A sign marks a rendezvous location for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, U.S., May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Brazil coffee harvest starts in the heart of its biggest city 11 May 2021 - 09:28 pm
A man spreads coffee grains for drying at the Biological Institute plantation in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 8, 2021. Picture taken May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
EU confident of COVID-19 travel certificate for summer 11 May 2021 - 07:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man walks through a terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Spain plans to allow Britons to enter without PCR test from May 20 11 May 2021 - 06:33 pm
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