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Hungary extends lockdown measures until March 1, says Orban aide 28 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm
Police officers patrol during a night-time curfew imposed by the Hungarian government to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Budapest, Hungary, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo/File Photo
German minister sees COVID-19 vaccine shortage well into April 28 Jan 2021 - 02:32 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a news conference, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl's death 28 Jan 2021 - 02:30 pm
A portrait of the Wall Street Journal's reporter Daniel Pearl stands with a candle at the altar at Fleet Street's journalists chapel St Brides Church prior to a memorial service in London March 5, 2002. Reuters/Ian Waldie IW/NMB/File Photo
India donates first 500,000 doses of vaccine to Sri Lanka 28 Jan 2021 - 02:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials of AstraZeneca's Covishield coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study 28 Jan 2021 - 02:01 pm
Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic leave their quarantine hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
WHO warns "too early to ease up" from COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe 28 Jan 2021 - 01:56 pm
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Vaccine-averse Tanzania told to follow science 28 Jan 2021 - 01:51 pm
File photo: Tanzania's President elect John Magufuli salutes members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM) at the party's sub-head office on Lumumba road in Dar es Salaam, October 30, 2015. Reuters/Sadi Said/File Photo
In locked-down Lebanon, Tripoli protester killed in night of unrest 28 Jan 2021 - 01:14 pm
Garbage bins, set on fire by demonstrators, block a road during a protest against the lockdown and worsening economic conditions, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tripoli, Lebanon January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim
"No end in sight": Portugal's hospitals on brink as COVID cases surge 28 Jan 2021 - 01:07 pm
Medical personnel stand next to ambulances with COVID-19 patients as they wait in the queue at Santa Maria hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Taiwan asks Germany to help obtain coronavirus vaccines 28 Jan 2021 - 12:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while shopping ahead of the Chinese new year in Taipei, Taiwan, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Biden takes sweeping measures to curb climate change, vows job creation 28 Jan 2021 - 10:09 am
White House climate envoy John Kerry greets U.S. President Joe Biden as Biden arrives to speak about tackling climate at the White House in Washington, US, January 27, 2021. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Japan to source most AstraZeneca vaccines locally amid global snags 28 Jan 2021 - 09:56 am
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Vietnam reports first coronavirus outbreak in 55 days; highest single-day tally 28 Jan 2021 - 09:51 am
A health worker takes a sample for a coronavirus test from a journalist in preparation for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which began on January 25, in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 18, 2021. Reuters/Kham/File Photo
South Korea reviews AstraZeneca vaccine for elderly under rollout plan 28 Jan 2021 - 09:45 am
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Morocco to start vaccinations on Thursday, palace says 28 Jan 2021 - 12:14 am
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Vaccine export controls won't impact Canada: PM 28 Jan 2021 - 12:01 am
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Biden, Harris working to build support for COVID-19 recovery plan -White House 27 Jan 2021 - 11:43 pm
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden signs executive orders on his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
COVID-19 death toll in the Americas reaches 1 million people, says PAHO director 27 Jan 2021 - 11:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Funeral and crematorium employees work on a coffin carrying the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before its cremation, as the number of deaths continues to rise due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbrea