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Germany to build up reserve vaccine capacity to fight future pandemics 02 Jun 2021 - 03:08 pm
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Singapore grants Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine special access 02 Jun 2021 - 02:50 pm
 A health worker prepares a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a mass vaccination program in Apodaca, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
EU agrees to add Japan to safe travel list, holds off on Britain 02 Jun 2021 - 02:48 pm
A taxi driver helps tourists with their luggage outside the arrivals terminal amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, as Malta officially restarted its tourism season. Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Vietnam to buy 20 mln doses of Sputnik V vaccine this year 02 Jun 2021 - 02:38 pm
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Oman to allow Gulf citizens land entry as some restrictions ease 02 Jun 2021 - 01:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: General view of old Muscat the day after Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said was laid to rest in Muscat, Oman, January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
AstraZeneca commits to 1.8 mln Thai vaccine doses amid supply anxiety 02 Jun 2021 - 12:25 pm
A box and a vial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a general practice facility, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Poland to raise limit for wedding guests as COVID-19 cases fall 02 Jun 2021 - 11:41 am
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Moderna plans mix of COVID-19 vaccine doses with new Lonza deal 02 Jun 2021 - 10:34 am
The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical group Lonza is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Bombings on two transport buses kill 12 Afghans in Kabul 02 Jun 2021 - 10:28 am
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Japan to donate additional $800 mln, vaccines to WHO's COVAX body - media 02 Jun 2021 - 10:23 am
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference after the government's decision to exted a state of emergency amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 28, 2021. Behr
Vietnam resumes incoming international flights to largest cities 02 Jun 2021 - 10:10 am
Medical workers in protective suits stand outside a quarantined building amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo
Disaster feared as chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka 02 Jun 2021 - 10:09 am
Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel in the seas off the Colombo Harbour, in Sri Lanka May 30, 2021. Sri Lanka Airforce Media/Handout via REUTERS
Australia's Victoria extends Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown for 2nd week 02 Jun 2021 - 10:01 am
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Germany says has been helping on Taiwan's BioNTech vaccine deal 02 Jun 2021 - 10:00 am
A medical worker conducts a rapid test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a Taiwanese resident following an increasing number of locally transmitted cases at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Ecuador launches 100-day vaccine plan, president recognizes challenges 02 Jun 2021 - 09:50 am
A healthcare worker carries a cooler with vials of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a school turned vaccination centre as Ecuador's government launched a plan to vaccinate nine million people in 100 days, in Quito, Ecuador June 1, 20
Iran's largest navy ship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman 02 Jun 2021 - 09:47 am
File photo: Iranian Kharg warship is pictured at a dock in the Syrian coastal city Latakia February 25, 2011. Reuters/Davoud Poorsehat/IRNA/File Photo
Britain seeks extra AstraZeneca shots to combat 'beta' COVID-19 variant 02 Jun 2021 - 09:41 am
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Turkey imposes 14-day quarantine for arrivals from 8 countries 01 Jun 2021 - 11:49 pm
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