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Britain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month 28 Jan 2022 - 07:32 pm
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Elusive whale stranded near beach in coastal Athens 28 Jan 2022 - 03:42 pm
Veterinarian Nikitas Vogiatzis, helped by divers, examines a trapped beaked whale off the shore of the suburb of Alimos, in Athens, Greece, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Merck's COVID-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies 28 Jan 2022 - 03:36 pm
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Trial in Germany's Green Vault jewel heist opens in Dresden 28 Jan 2022 - 03:06 pm
General view of the Dresden castle, which houses the Green Vault museum, in Dresden, Germany, January 26, 2022. Picture taken January, 26, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel
Germany says omicron surge 'under control' despite records 28 Jan 2022 - 02:48 pm
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach speaks as he attends a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang/Pool
Omicron behind nearly all infections in Italy, health body says 28 Jan 2022 - 01:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wait to get a dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the day Italy brings in tougher rules for the unvaccinated, at a Red Cross vaccination centre by Termini main train station in Rome, Italy, January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane//File Photo
Paris hospitals chief sparks debate on whether unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment 27 Jan 2022 - 10:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Jean Castex listens to Martin Hirsch, the Director General of Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP), during a AP-HP meeting in Paris, France October 15, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
German parliament approves climate spending with unused Covid support funds 27 Jan 2022 - 09:54 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
Sweden decides against recommending COVID vaccines for kids aged 5-11 27 Jan 2022 - 09:43 pm
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Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% - UKHSA 27 Jan 2022 - 07:59 pm
People walk over Westminster Bridge during morning rush hour, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, January 27, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley
Booster shots could cut Europe's COVID hospitalisations by up to 800,000: EU 27 Jan 2022 - 03:11 pm
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As Omicron ebbs, England revives Plan A: living with COVID 27 Jan 2022 - 01:02 pm
File photo: A woman views the National Covid Memorial Wall, a dedication of thousands of hand-painted hearts and messages for those in the UK who have died from COVID-19, in London, Britain, January 9, 2022. Reuters/Toby Melville/File Photo
German prosecutors charge Russian man with espionage 27 Jan 2022 - 12:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: The financial district is photographed on early evening in Frankfurt, Germany, January 29, 2019. REUTERS.
Denmark declares Covid no longer poses threat to society 27 Jan 2022 - 12:13 pm
File photo: People enjoy outdoor service as cafes and restaurants reopen due to COVID-19 restrictions easing in Roskilde, Denmark April 21, 2021. Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters
Italy eases travel from the EU as of February 26 Jan 2022 - 11:32 pm
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Omicron subvariant appears more contagious, but not more severe, Denmark says 26 Jan 2022 - 10:08 pm
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German lawmakers debate compulsory COVID shots as infections surge 26 Jan 2022 - 09:30 pm
Police officers stand guars while demonstrators protest near of the Reichstag building as the German parliament debates mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations, in Berlin, Germany, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Sweden extends pandemic curbs by two weeks amid record Omicron spread 26 Jan 2022 - 03:55 pm
People walk at the Granbystaden shopping center, as the government announced new recommendations and restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Uppsala, Sweden, December 18, 2020. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS