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Turkey logs highest new daily COVID-19 cases since beginning of pandemic - ministry 31 Mar 2021 - 10:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks stroll at Eminonu district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Istanbul,... MURAD SEZER March 26, 2021 11:46am EDT
Italy makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all health workers 31 Mar 2021 - 10:20 pm
Doctor Pina Tomaselli prepares to administer the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a care home in Naples, Italy, March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Coronavirus surge could be worse than the last for the Americas -PAHO 31 Mar 2021 - 09:55 pm
A sign requiring the wearing of a protective face mask is seen as a waiter stands outside a restaurant in Manhasset, New York, U.S. March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
New York police arrest man in attack on Asian woman in hate crime case 31 Mar 2021 - 09:24 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks by NYPD police officers in the Flushing area of the Queens borough of New York, U.S. March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny starts hunger strike over lack of medical care 31 Mar 2021 - 09:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Pho
Pakistani PM rules out general lockdown 31 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm
Men wear protective masks as they walk along a road, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Karachi, Pakistan March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
'Falling like flies': Hungary's Roma community pleads for COVID help 31 Mar 2021 - 07:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk in downtown Budapest, after Hungarian government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hungary, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/Files/Fil
Nigeria aims to get 70 million J&J COVID-19 vaccines through African Union 31 Mar 2021 - 07:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading,
COVID-19 third leading cause of U.S. deaths in 2020 after heart disease, cancer 31 Mar 2021 - 06:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk on Park Avenue, which was closed to vehicular traffic, during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Ukraine reports record daily high of coronavirus-related deaths 31 Mar 2021 - 03:46 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear stands next to an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with COVID-19 in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Spain will use AstraZeneca vaccine for essential workers over 65 31 Mar 2021 - 03:34 pm
People wait in line to receive a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outside a vaccination centre, at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, in Madrid, Spain, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet 31 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officials place the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 on a table at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 31, 2021. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Internet's 'Hide the Pain Harold' accidentally used by Swedish COVID-19 vaccine website 31 Mar 2021 - 02:08 pm
A March 31, 2021, screenshot shows a part of a government website where Swedes can book Covid-19 vaccinations, featuring the
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say 31 Mar 2021 - 01:49 pm
File photo: Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Australia marks quietest fire season in a decade 31 Mar 2021 - 01:02 pm
A firefighter is seen as New South Wales Rural Fire Service personnel conduct a controlled burn to eliminate fuels before the upcoming bushfire season in the Arcadia suburb of Sydney, Australia, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Malaysia to receive first 600,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots in June 31 Mar 2021 - 12:20 pm
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Biden proposal: $174 billion for EVs, new funds for renewable power 31 Mar 2021 - 12:16 pm
File photo: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden walks past solar panels while touring the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative in Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S., June 4, 2019. Reuters/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Covid-19 pushing us to breaking point, says French headteacher 31 Mar 2021 - 12:10 pm
Schoolchildren clean their hands at the private primary school Jeanne D'Arc in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, near Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, March 30, 2021. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes