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UK health regulator may restrict AstraZeneca shot for younger people, Channel 4 says 05 Apr 2021 - 11:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
Spain's COVID rate jumps, vaccine deliveries speed up 05 Apr 2021 - 09:57 pm
People enjoy the sun at La Concha beach after Spain introduced stricter mask laws during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in San Sebastian, Spain March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Vincent West
US Supreme Court backs Google over Oracle in major copyright case 05 Apr 2021 - 09:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Members of the media set up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
Crews race to drain Florida waste water reservoir on brink of collapse 05 Apr 2021 - 09:27 pm
A reservoir of a defunct phosphate plant south of Tampa, where a leak at a waste water reservoir forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and threatened to flood the area and Tampa Bay with polluted water, is seen in an aerial photograph taken in Piney
NJ to Open Vaccines to All Residents 16 and Older on April 19 05 Apr 2021 - 09:22 pm
People wear face mask as they walk near a 9-11 memorial during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, while the One World Trade Center and New York skyline are seen from Exchange Place, in New Jersey, U.S., April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Supreme Court dismisses suit by blocked Trump Twitter critics 05 Apr 2021 - 08:29 pm
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Kenya Airways suspends flights to United Kingdom 05 Apr 2021 - 07:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: Kenya Airways planes are seen through a window as the Jomo Kenyatta international airport reopens after flights were suspended following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nairobi, Kenya August 1, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi/File Ph
Too soon to say if Brits can take a summer holiday abroad, UK says 05 Apr 2021 - 07:18 pm
A person cycles through Hyde Park during sunny weather, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in LONDON, Britain, April 4, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Oman to ban entry of visitors from April 8: State media 05 Apr 2021 - 06:28 pm
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China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over 2 months 05 Apr 2021 - 03:38 pm
People walk past an Adidas store in a shopping district following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
'Time to move forward': Portugal eases COVID-19 lockdown 05 Apr 2021 - 02:45 pm
Workers clean chairs to open a restaurant terrace 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
Tropical cyclone kills at least 97 in Indonesia, East Timor 05 Apr 2021 - 02:42 pm
People stand near roads damaged by floods after heavy rainfall in Dili, East Timor, April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lirio da Fonseca
Singapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from next month 05 Apr 2021 - 01:57 pm
People look at a Singapore Airlines plane, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a viewing gallery of the Changi Airport in Singapore October 12, 2020. Reuters/Edgar Su/File Photo
Tourism first! Island of Phuket in mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand 05 Apr 2021 - 01:40 pm
Stickers are seen after people receive the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine as the Thai resort island of Phuket rushes to vaccinate its population amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and ahead of a July 1 ending of strict quarantine for overseas vis
Germany sees 20% of population vaccinated against coronavirus by May 05 Apr 2021 - 01:36 pm
People register for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the fairgrounds in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2021. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS
Japan fears COVID-19 variants are behind possible fourth wave 05 Apr 2021 - 12:58 pm
Boys play next to a blooming cherry tree at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Greece pledges more support for businesses as shops reopen 05 Apr 2021 - 11:46 am
People wearing masks wait to enter a shop on the first day of the re-opening of retail stores, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 26 05 Apr 2021 - 11:00 am
A rescue ship is seen at the site where several people died after a ferry collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsyaa River in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 5, 2021. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain