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Italy hits daily vaccination target despite slow deliveries 30 Apr 2021 - 05:29 pm
Health workers prepare doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation centre in Naples, Italy, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
Spain extends AstraZeneca dose gap to 16 weeks, beyond EU approved limit 30 Apr 2021 - 05:20 pm
Needles and a vial of AstraZeneca's vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured during a pilot test which aims to apply 20,000 vaccines per day in coming months, at Fira de Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Japan luxury cruise halted after COVID-19 case 30 Apr 2021 - 05:01 pm
Japanese luxury cruise ship 'Asuka II' is anchored at Yokohama port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo November 2, 2020. Picture taken November 2, 2020. Kyodo/via REUTERS
First dog Major back at White House after post-bite training 30 Apr 2021 - 04:57 pm
Major, one of the family dogs of U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, explores the South Lawn after on his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Picture taken January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White Hou
Germany could decide how to lift COVID-19 curbs from vaccinated people next week -minister 30 Apr 2021 - 03:45 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn visits the Allergopharma plant in Reinbek near Hamburg, Germany, April 30, 2021, as the they started the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine production. Christian Charisius/Pool via REUTERS
Pfizer, BioNTech seek to extend COVID-19 vaccine use to adolescents in EU 30 Apr 2021 - 03:30 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Singapore warns of 'tougher action' if infections spread wider 30 Apr 2021 - 03:26 pm
A view of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which became a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cluster, in Singapore April 29, 2021. Picture taken April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Record number of Chinese to travel over Labour Day break, but stick close to home 30 Apr 2021 - 03:14 pm
People wearing masks are seen arriving at Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, ahead of the 5-day Labor Day holidays, in China April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Thailand to receive 3.5 mln more doses of Sinovac vaccine in May 30 Apr 2021 - 02:47 pm
A health worker prepares to administer the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Samut Sakhon hospital in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Beckham and Dench help to launch Captain Tom fundraising drive 30 Apr 2021 - 02:39 pm
The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore, Hannah Ingram-Moore, Benjie Ingram-Moore, Georgia Ingram-Moore, and Colin Ingram-Moore, ring the bell at Lord's cricket ground, in London, Britain, April 30, 2021.
Singapore to block visitors from most South Asian countries 30 Apr 2021 - 02:17 pm
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Indonesia approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 30 Apr 2021 - 01:58 pm
A health worker counts used vials of Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Karachi, Pakistan April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for animals -regulator 30 Apr 2021 - 01:54 pm
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Indian states run out of COVID-19 vaccines, nationwide inoculation delayed 30 Apr 2021 - 01:50 pm
A policewoman gestures past notices about the shortage of vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
Hungary to ease virus curbs as vaccine rollout progresses 30 Apr 2021 - 01:23 pm
Guests enjoy the sunny weather as they sit in front of a restaurant after the Hungarian government allowed to reopen outdoor terraces, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Budapest, Hungary, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Sz
AstraZeneca's Soriot: we didn't overpromise on COVID-19 vaccine supplies 30 Apr 2021 - 01:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pascal Soriot, chief executive officer of pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, attends an interview with Reuters in Shanghai, China November 4, 2019. Picture taken November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brenda Goh/File Photo
Biden to focus on infrastructure with event celebrating trains 30 Apr 2021 - 01:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: Joe Biden, then U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, speaks to supporters after arriving on an Amtrak train for a campaign stop in Alliance, Ohio, U.S., September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Tonnes of dead fish wash up on shore of polluted Lebanese lake 30 Apr 2021 - 12:11 pm
Dead fish are seen floating in Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River, Lebanon April 29, 2021. Picture taken April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir