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Denmark to begin inviting public for COVID-19 'booster' shots 15 Oct 2021 - 02:09 pm
People walk on a street as stores reopen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Copenhagen, Denmark March 1, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Philip Davali via REUTERS/File Photo
Bayer, CureVac terminate COVID-19 shot production partnership 15 Oct 2021 - 01:33 pm
Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet and Werner Baumann, CEO of German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG, speak to the media following their visit to the future production site of CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine (CVnCoV) at the Bayer AG plant i
Fourteen US state attorneys general press Facebook on vaccine disinformation 15 Oct 2021 - 01:26 pm
A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
UK lab suspended after false negative COVID tests 15 Oct 2021 - 01:20 pm
Health workers and volunteers handle lateral flow test samples and record results as students take coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests in London, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Students shut themselves in as Norway bow-and-arrow attacker struck 15 Oct 2021 - 01:15 pm
People lay down flowers and light candles to honour the dead, after a man killed five people in the city on Wednesday night, at Stortorvet in Kongsberg, Norway October 15, 2021. Terje Bendiksby/NTB/via REUTERS
Blast hits mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar; heavy casualties - officials 15 Oct 2021 - 12:44 pm
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S.Korea eases coronavirus gathering curbs before switch to 'living with COVID' 15 Oct 2021 - 12:23 pm
People wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Ex-President Bill Clinton recovering from infection in hospital, doctors say 15 Oct 2021 - 12:17 pm
A police personnel stands at an entrance of the University of California Irvine Douglas Hospital, after former U.S. President Bill Clinton was admitted to the UCI Medical Center, in Orange, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
Mayor sets up task force to probe Taiwan's deadliest fire for decades 15 Oct 2021 - 12:06 pm
People ride on a vehicle past a damaged residential building following a fire in Kaohsiung, Taiwan October 15, 2021. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Italy's mandatory COVID health pass for work sees untroubled launch 15 Oct 2021 - 11:42 am
A person has his Green Pass checked as the health pass becomes mandatory in the workplaces across Italy, at La Rinascente mall, in Rome, Italy, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/ Yara Nardi
Australia's Sydney to welcome overseas arrivals without quarantine 15 Oct 2021 - 11:36 am
A person in protective face mask walks along the harbour waterfront across from the Sydney Opera House during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Greece closes public services, restricts traffic as storm set to worsen 14 Oct 2021 - 11:01 pm
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US donates 17 million J&J doses to African Union 14 Oct 2021 - 10:06 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Marine turtles in rehab in Ecuador beachside hospital 14 Oct 2021 - 09:49 pm
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Qatar Embassy urges citizen in Beirut to remain cautious 14 Oct 2021 - 09:42 pm
Army soldiers patrol after gunfire erupted, in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
US vaccine mandates are working, Biden says, but 66 million still don't have shot 14 Oct 2021 - 09:22 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an update on the administration's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program during remarks at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
World's tallest woman says it's OK to stand out 14 Oct 2021 - 09:07 pm
World's tallest woman Rumeysa Gelgi poses with her mother Safiye Gelgi during a news conference outside their home in Safranbolu, Karabuk province, Turkey, October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
Merck’s Covid-19 pill set for review by FDA advisory panel 14 Oct 2021 - 08:52 pm
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