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Bayer aims to help CureVac with COVID-19 vaccine output, says CEO 17 Jan 2021 - 03:06 pm
Werner Baumann, CEO of Bayer AG, addresses the German drugmaker's annual results news conference in Leverkusen, Germany, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Oman to close land borders again to curb coronavirus 17 Jan 2021 - 03:02 pm
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Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen - report, company filings 17 Jan 2021 - 02:49 pm
Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 4, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Russian freight ship sinks off Turkey's Black Sea coast - governor 17 Jan 2021 - 01:48 pm
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Austria extends third COVID-19 lockdown to Feb 8 17 Jan 2021 - 01:28 pm
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives for a news conference, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
German minister says Covid curbs should be eased for vaccinated people 17 Jan 2021 - 01:09 pm
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas listens to his counterpart Djordje Radulovic of Montenegro during their meeting in Berlin, Germany, January 15, 2021. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via Reuters
UK hopes to be able to consider lockdown easing in March - minister 17 Jan 2021 - 12:41 pm
Britain's Foreign Affairs Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, Britain December 13, 2020. Reuters/Simon Dawson/File Photo
Indonesian volcano spews ash as officials grapple with disasters 17 Jan 2021 - 11:57 am
Mount Semeru volcano spews hot lava as it erupts, as seen from Oro-oro Ombo village in Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, January 17, 2021. Zabur Karuru/Antara Foto via REUTERS
Swiss to get Moderna vaccine in tranches until mid-year - Blick 17 Jan 2021 - 11:21 am
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a local clinic as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Aschaffenburg, Germany, January 15, 2021. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
In wheelchair, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai climbs up skyscraper in Hong Kong 17 Jan 2021 - 10:50 am
Lai Chi-wai, a paraplegic climber, attempts to climb the 320-metre tall Nina Tower using only his upper body strength, in Hong Kong, China January 16, 2021. On this attempt, Lai completed 250-meters (75/f), as he faced strong winds. Picture taken January
Small coronavirus cluster emerges in Sydney suburb 17 Jan 2021 - 09:36 am
A police officer watches an entrance to a quarantine hotel, where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as a patient transport service vehicle departs in Sydney, Australia, August
Quake death toll at 56 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters 17 Jan 2021 - 09:17 am
Search and rescue personnel inspect a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia, January 16, 2021. Sigid Kurniawan/Antara Foto via REUTERS/File Photo
Italy suspends flights from Brazil in response to new coronavirus variant 16 Jan 2021 - 08:29 pm
A restaurant frustrated with being shut by the government due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions defies the rules and opens to the public as part of a nationwide protest against the ongoing curbs, in Venice, Italy, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ma
Denmark logs 256 cases of more contagious coronavirus variant 16 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm
A person uses laboratory equipment as researchers at Aalborg University screen and analyse all the positive Danish coronavirus disease (COVID-19) samples for the new English virus variant
Berlin hands transcripts to Moscow for probe into Navalny poisoning 16 Jan 2021 - 06:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February
Portuguese hospitals under pressure as COVID-19 cases reach record 16 Jan 2021 - 05:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the cabinets' hallway where medical workers receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Santa Maria hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans 16 Jan 2021 - 04:08 pm
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Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged 16 Jan 2021 - 03:59 pm
Ballot boxes and other electoral materials are seen at the Kampala tally centre after the presidential and parliamentary elections in Kampala, Uganda January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
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