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Parents of Nigeria kidnap victims plead for government help 29 Apr 2021 - 12:02 pm
Parents of students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization who have been abducted speak after a meeting in Kaduna, Nigeria April 28, 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
India foreign secretary says 40 countries to supply oxygen 29 Apr 2021 - 11:39 am
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
Germany to send ventilators, mobile oxygen facility to India 29 Apr 2021 - 11:26 am
FILE PHOTO: A paramedic uses an oximeter to check the oxygen level of a patient inside an ambulance while waiting to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 22, 2021. REUT
American astronaut Michael Collins of Apollo 11 fame dies at 90 28 Apr 2021 - 08:32 pm
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins speaks at a panel discussion on the 50th anniversary of the launch, in Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
Philippines extends limits on movement, gatherings to curb COVID 28 Apr 2021 - 07:48 pm
Patients are watched over by relatives and hospital aides inside the COVID-19 emergency room of the government hospital National Kidney and Transplant Institute, which has declared overcapacity amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Quez
Britain agrees deal for 60 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines 28 Apr 2021 - 07:35 pm
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US contractor sentenced for stealing truck from Afghan base 28 Apr 2021 - 07:24 pm
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South Africa resumes giving J&J jabs to health care workers 28 Apr 2021 - 07:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen on a table at a vaccination centre in Ronda, Spain, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Donate $7 for a COVID-19 vaccine to help end pandemic, WHO urges 28 Apr 2021 - 07:14 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Uber app in U.S. to enable users to book vaccines and rental cars 28 Apr 2021 - 06:39 pm
A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermi/File Photo
GSK focused on split as cost checks, COVID-19 easings aid earnings 28 Apr 2021 - 05:10 pm
A general view outside the Glaxo Smith Kline pharmaceutical company headquarters in West London following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
With few travellers, Thailand turns airport into vaccination centre 28 Apr 2021 - 04:50 pm
People line up to receive their vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Texas man dies after attack by aggressive swarm of bees 28 Apr 2021 - 03:45 pm
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Decades on the run, 7 Italian leftist militants arrested in France 28 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm
File photo: Red Brigades releases are pictured in Milan March 27, 2012. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo
Malaysia makes AstraZeneca shots optional amid public worry 28 Apr 2021 - 01:33 pm
People wait to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Subang Jaya, Malaysia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Japan's unused 14 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines point to logistical hurdles 28 Apr 2021 - 01:20 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Pakistan sees record COVID-19 deaths as officials consider stricter lockdowns 28 Apr 2021 - 12:35 pm
Army soldiers patrol the street, to enforce coronavirus safety protocols, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Peshawar, Pakistan April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
South Korea to lift mandatory quarantine for residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 28 Apr 2021 - 12:26 pm
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