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Scorching temperatures hit Greece in protracted heatwave 01 Jul 2021 - 04:22 pm
People dive into the sea from a rock during a heatwave in Alimos suburb, south of Athens, Greece July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
WHO decision challenges West to recognize Chinese vaccines 01 Jul 2021 - 04:10 pm
A health care worker prepares a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the mass vaccination program at the Tangerang City Government Center, in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 30, 2021
Curevac says speaking to EU about ideal region to use vaccine 01 Jul 2021 - 04:06 pm
An employee of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo
Gap to close all UK, Ireland stores; shifts business online 01 Jul 2021 - 03:58 pm
People walk past a Gap store on Oxford Street in London, Britain, July 1, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley
Russia launches booster shots amid soaring infections 01 Jul 2021 - 02:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a syringe with the one-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a vaccination centre at a city market in Moscow, Russia, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
WHO warns of third coronavirus wave in Europe 01 Jul 2021 - 12:42 pm
A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Moscow begins booster vaccine campaign as Russia's COVID-19 cases surge 01 Jul 2021 - 12:11 pm
A healthcare worker holds a syringe with the one-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a vaccination centre at a city market in Moscow, Russia, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo
Forget-me-not: London palace's garden redesigned for Diana statue 01 Jul 2021 - 10:50 am
A box covers the statue of Britain's Princess Diana installed in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace in London, Britain, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Moderna, J&J to make up bulk of Germany's 2022 extra vaccine purchases - ministry paper 01 Jul 2021 - 12:23 am
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Germany catches up with US in vaccination drive 30 Jun 2021 - 09:11 pm
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Portugal sees biggest daily jump in infections since mid-February 30 Jun 2021 - 08:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: People cross a street at a traffic light during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Lisbon, Portugal October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo/File Photo
Britain starts planning for vaccine booster shots from September 30 Jun 2021 - 08:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination centre for those aged 18 and over at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, June 20, 2021. REU
Sun-starved Britons flood to Spain's Mallorca after restrictions eased 30 Jun 2021 - 07:56 pm
Tourists from Britain arrive at Palma de Mallorca Airport following London's lifted quaraintine requirements for travellers returning from the Balearic Islands, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain June 30, 2021. R
Migrant hunger strike puts pressure on Belgian government 30 Jun 2021 - 02:05 pm
Youssef Bouzidi, a Moroccan asylum seeker, requesting to be regularised by the Belgian government to have access to healthcare, and who is going on hunger strike for more than a month, is helped by a person in a room on the campus of Belgium university UL
Putin says he had Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 30 Jun 2021 - 01:39 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual nationwide televised phone-in show in Moscow, Russia June 30, 2021. Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov
Czechs ban travel to Russia, Tunisia due to coronavirus variants - CTK agency 29 Jun 2021 - 09:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Planes are seen parked on the tarmac at Vaclav Havel Airport due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Prague, Czech Republic, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
With 3D printed 'steaks', Spanish startup eyes the mass market 29 Jun 2021 - 08:33 pm
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Estonia fridge failure destroys more than 68,000 COVID shots 29 Jun 2021 - 07:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled