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WHO gives emergency use listing to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine 01 May 2021 - 04:09 pm
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Portugal extends COVID-19 air travel curbs until mid-May 01 May 2021 - 03:41 pm
Passengers wearing protective face masks walk at Lisbon's airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lisbon, Portugal June 15, 2020. Reuters/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
Netherlands won't ease lockdown further until at least mid May 01 May 2021 - 02:32 pm
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Former Italian PM Berlusconi returns home after 24 days in hospital 01 May 2021 - 12:44 pm
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Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards 01 May 2021 - 12:16 pm
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WHO expects assessment of Moderna and two Chinese vaccines by end of next week 30 Apr 2021 - 08:42 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Risk from virus variants remains after first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, UK study finds 30 Apr 2021 - 07:50 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
After masked bunnies, Belgian artisan shifts to chocolate syringes 30 Apr 2021 - 06:15 pm
Belgian artisan chocolate maker Genevieve Trepant shows a chocolate bunny wearing a protective mask and holding a vaccine syringe called
Deep-sea mining tests resume after robot rescued from Pacific Ocean floor 30 Apr 2021 - 05:56 pm
Rocks called 'polymetallic nodules' are seen on the seabed in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, April 2021. GSR/Handout via REUTERS
Italy hits daily vaccination target despite slow deliveries 30 Apr 2021 - 05:29 pm
Health workers prepare doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation centre in Naples, Italy, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
Spain extends AstraZeneca dose gap to 16 weeks, beyond EU approved limit 30 Apr 2021 - 05:20 pm
Needles and a vial of AstraZeneca's vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured during a pilot test which aims to apply 20,000 vaccines per day in coming months, at Fira de Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Germany could decide how to lift COVID-19 curbs from vaccinated people next week -minister 30 Apr 2021 - 03:45 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn visits the Allergopharma plant in Reinbek near Hamburg, Germany, April 30, 2021, as the they started the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine production. Christian Charisius/Pool via REUTERS
Pfizer, BioNTech seek to extend COVID-19 vaccine use to adolescents in EU 30 Apr 2021 - 03:30 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Beckham and Dench help to launch Captain Tom fundraising drive 30 Apr 2021 - 02:39 pm
The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore, Hannah Ingram-Moore, Benjie Ingram-Moore, Georgia Ingram-Moore, and Colin Ingram-Moore, ring the bell at Lord's cricket ground, in London, Britain, April 30, 2021.
Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for animals -regulator 30 Apr 2021 - 01:54 pm
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Hungary to ease virus curbs as vaccine rollout progresses 30 Apr 2021 - 01:23 pm
Guests enjoy the sunny weather as they sit in front of a restaurant after the Hungarian government allowed to reopen outdoor terraces, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Budapest, Hungary, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Sz
AstraZeneca's Soriot: we didn't overpromise on COVID-19 vaccine supplies 30 Apr 2021 - 01:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pascal Soriot, chief executive officer of pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, attends an interview with Reuters in Shanghai, China November 4, 2019. Picture taken November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brenda Goh/File Photo
High anxiety: World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal 29 Apr 2021 - 08:37 pm
A general view of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge '516 Arouca', now open for local residents in Arouca, Portugal, April 29, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Julio Torres