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US climate envoy Kerry in Seoul for climate discussions 17 Apr 2021 - 02:35 pm
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India has a double mutant virus variant. Should we be worried? 17 Apr 2021 - 01:37 pm
A healthcare worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, April 16, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Pfizer CEO sees need for third Covid vaccine booster dose likely within 12 months 17 Apr 2021 - 01:33 pm
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Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country 17 Apr 2021 - 01:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/
Police kill 4 in clashes with Bangladesh workers of Chinese-backed power plant 17 Apr 2021 - 11:52 am
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Patients evacuated as fire blazes in Johannesburg hospital 17 Apr 2021 - 11:43 am
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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million 17 Apr 2021 - 11:33 am
Passersby wearing protective face masks are seen through a road decoration amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2021. Picture taken April 16, 2021. REUTERS
List of mourners attending the funeral of Prince Philip 17 Apr 2021 - 11:25 am
Flowers are pictured outside Windsor Castle on the day of the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, who died at the age of 99, in Windsor, near London, Britain April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
Myanmar pardons prisoners, unclear if activists among them 17 Apr 2021 - 11:22 am
Relatives and friends wait outside the Insein Prison, as Myanmar's junta released 23,184 prisoners from jails across the country on Saturday under a New Year amnesty, in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Madrid may shut down mass vaccination centres unless more shots arrive 16 Apr 2021 - 08:20 pm
People queue to receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a new mass vaccination centre in WiZink sports arena in Madrid, Spain, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo
Pregnant women in UK told to have Pfizer or Moderna vaccines 16 Apr 2021 - 08:14 pm
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Moderna says vaccines to Canada to be delayed due to Europe shortfall 16 Apr 2021 - 06:52 pm
A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike
Music and massage: Malaysian farmers attempt to grow prized Japanese muskmelons 16 Apr 2021 - 06:43 pm
A farmer polishes a Japanese muskmelon with facial pads at Mono Farm in Putrajaya, Malaysia April 8, 2021. Picture taken April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Germany's Merkel receives shot of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine 16 Apr 2021 - 04:53 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
Hundreds queue up as Latvia offers walk-in AstraZeneca shots 16 Apr 2021 - 04:14 pm
People queue up outside a mass vaccination centre as Latvia opens walk in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme in Riga, Latvia, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Janis Laizans?
Australia reports first blood clot death 'likely' linked to AstraZeneca vaccine 16 Apr 2021 - 04:10 pm
 A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Japan to widen coronavirus curbs, casting fresh doubt on Olympics 16 Apr 2021 - 03:59 pm
A man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, cycles past Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2021. Picture taken on April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Thailand uses hotels for COVID patients as cases surge 16 Apr 2021 - 02:23 pm
A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a police officer for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, as the country deals with a fresh wave of infections after tackling earlier outbreaks, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawo