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India orders 300 million doses of vaccines after court rebuke 03 Jun 2021 - 09:13 am
File photo: A woman wearing a protective face mask in a market, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2020. Reuters/Hemanshi Kamani/File Photo
Sinopharm can provide more than 1 bln COVID-19 shots beyond China in second half of year 02 Jun 2021 - 05:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at the Biblioteka kod Milutina restaurant in Kragujevac, Serbia, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Philippines Duterte urges vaccine uptake after missing targets 02 Jun 2021 - 05:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during their joint press statement with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 31, 2019. Kazuhiro Nogi /Pool via Reuters
Singapore grants Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine special access 02 Jun 2021 - 02:50 pm
 A health worker prepares a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a mass vaccination program in Apodaca, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
Vietnam to buy 20 mln doses of Sputnik V vaccine this year 02 Jun 2021 - 02:38 pm
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
AstraZeneca commits to 1.8 mln Thai vaccine doses amid supply anxiety 02 Jun 2021 - 12:25 pm
A box and a vial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a general practice facility, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Bombings on two transport buses kill 12 Afghans in Kabul 02 Jun 2021 - 10:28 am
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Japan to donate additional $800 mln, vaccines to WHO's COVAX body - media 02 Jun 2021 - 10:23 am
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference after the government's decision to exted a state of emergency amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 28, 2021. Behr
Vietnam resumes incoming international flights to largest cities 02 Jun 2021 - 10:10 am
Medical workers in protective suits stand outside a quarantined building amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo
Disaster feared as chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka 02 Jun 2021 - 10:09 am
Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel in the seas off the Colombo Harbour, in Sri Lanka May 30, 2021. Sri Lanka Airforce Media/Handout via REUTERS
Australia's Victoria extends Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown for 2nd week 02 Jun 2021 - 10:01 am
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Germany says has been helping on Taiwan's BioNTech vaccine deal 02 Jun 2021 - 10:00 am
A medical worker conducts a rapid test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a Taiwanese resident following an increasing number of locally transmitted cases at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Pakistan launches locally produced COVID-19 vaccine 01 Jun 2021 - 09:25 pm
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Thai COVID-19 vaccine rollout will go ahead on time: Minister 01 Jun 2021 - 02:39 pm
Thai health minister Anutin Charnvirakul attends a meeting to address the measures against coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
Sinopharm's Wuhan affiliate boosts COVID-19 shot annual capacity to 1 bln doses 01 Jun 2021 - 12:33 pm
A signage of Sinopharm is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first 01 Jun 2021 - 12:05 pm
Health officers in full protective gear walk to a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong December 31, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown 01 Jun 2021 - 11:11 am
A man wearing a protective mask crosses a street in front of Petronas Twin Towers during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Flood recedes in New Zealand, leaving debris, broken bridge 01 Jun 2021 - 09:56 am
Floodwaters are pictured following a period of severe flooding in the South Island's Canterbury region, in Selwyn Huts, New Zealand, June 1, 2021. Chris Skelton/Pool via REUTERS