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Merkel says lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany's third wave 16 Apr 2021 - 12:44 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag debating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures, in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
WHO chief says COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest of pandemic so far 16 Apr 2021 - 12:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the
'You can't clone us': Polish doctors cry for help as COVID deaths spike 16 Apr 2021 - 12:28 pm
Medical staff members work inside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care ward at the Stefan Zeromski hospital in Krakow, Poland, April 14, 2021. Picture taken April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Fit for, and designed by, a prince: Philip's Land Rover funeral hearse 15 Apr 2021 - 10:26 pm
The Jaguar Land Rover that will be used to transport the coffin of Britain's Prince Philip at his funeral on April 17, 2021, is seen at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, Britain. Steve Parsons/Pool via REUTERS
CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine attracts rising interest 15 Apr 2021 - 08:33 pm
A volunteer receives a dose of CureVac vaccine or a placebo during a study by the German biotech firm CureVac as part of a testing for a new vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File P
Norway postpones decision on AstraZeneca vaccine 15 Apr 2021 - 06:04 pm
A test tube labelled
EMA starts review of GSK's monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19 patients 15 Apr 2021 - 05:32 pm
Company logo of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seen at their Stevenage facility, Britain October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo
WHO says Denmark looking to share AstraZeneca vaccines after halting shots 15 Apr 2021 - 02:57 pm
Tanja Erichsen of the Danish Medicines Agency (R) and Director of the National Board of Health, Soeren Brostroem explain why the AstraZeneca vaccine is stopped in Denmark during a press briefing in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 14, 2021. Philip Davali/Ritzau
Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths: WHO 15 Apr 2021 - 02:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in GENEVA, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
UK scientists find higher risk of brain clots from COVID-19 compared with vaccines 15 Apr 2021 - 01:57 pm
File photo: Staff member handles AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in storage at Region Hovedstaden's Vaccine Center, Copenhagen, Denmark February 11, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via Reuters
Swedish budget adds $5 bln to measures to fight COVID, boost recovery 15 Apr 2021 - 01:50 pm
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UK job ads and restaurant bookings rebound as lockdown eases 15 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm
People enjoy the evening at an outside restaurant area in Soho, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, in London, Britain April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
UK queen has to step into debate over Philip's funeral outfits-media 15 Apr 2021 - 12:54 pm
Wardens stand outside Windsor castle, after Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, died at the age of 99, in Windsor, near London, Britain, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Macron scales Notre-Dame's rooftop two years after cathedral fire 15 Apr 2021 - 12:21 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks with workers during a visit at the reconstruction site of the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was damaged in a devastating fire two years ago, as restoration works continue, in Paris, France, April 1
German health minister tells states to tighten COVID-19 restrictions quickly 15 Apr 2021 - 12:18 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn and Lothar H. Wieler president of the Robert-Koch-Institute German national agency and research institute, responsible for disease control and prevention, attend a press conference on the current coronavirus pandemic, in
Portugal extends COVID-19 emergency until end of April 14 Apr 2021 - 08:40 pm
A man hangs football scarves in a store on the first day of the reopening after a country lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
EU countries move towards COVID passes to reopen summer travel 14 Apr 2021 - 07:31 pm
People visit Hellendoorn theme park as part of an experiment by the government to test how the tourism, hospitality and culture sectors could open up again after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions, in Hellendoorn, Netherlands April 1
Finland latest to mix COVID-19 vaccines as AstraZeneca crisis delays rollout 14 Apr 2021 - 06:37 pm
Syringes with AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured in Laakso hospital in Helsinki, Finland March 11, 2021. Picture taken March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Essi Lehto/File Photo

Africa

A researcher works inside the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda. (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo) Uganda confirms 6 new Ebola cases, total rises to 15
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
File Photo Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine center set to open on Friday

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(FILES) Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/ AFP) Trump names housing finance chief as intelligence director
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