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Cambridge on home waters for crowd-free Oxford boat race 30 Mar 2021 - 11:28 am
Cambridge University rowers prepare for the annual boat race against Oxford which due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions is held this year in Ely, Cambridgeshire, Britain March 24, 2021. Picture taken March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Alexander Smit
Vietnam sentences flight attendant for spreading coronavirus 30 Mar 2021 - 11:23 am
Vietnam Airlines flight attendant Duong Tan Hau, attends court before being found guilty of violating COVID-19 quarantine rules and handed a two year suspended prison term in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam March 30, 2021. VNA via REUTERS
City of London says bulk of workers will return to the office after pandemic 30 Mar 2021 - 11:13 am
The City of London financial district can be seen as people walk along the south side of the River Thames, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls//File Photo
Australia's Queensland warns of more COVID-19 cases, Easter travel plans on hold 30 Mar 2021 - 10:58 am
Shoppers line up outside a Woolworths store as greater Brisbane has been ordered into a snap three-day lockdown after four more cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged in the community, in Brisbane, Australia, March 29, 2021. AAP Image/Nick Gi
Actor Lenny Henry tells Black Britons: get the COVID vaccine 30 Mar 2021 - 10:41 am
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Biden urges states to pause COVID-19 reopenings as CDC warns of 'impending doom' 30 Mar 2021 - 12:36 am
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media as he arrives in Newcastle, Delaware, U.S., March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
India suffers highest daily coronavirus infections in five months 30 Mar 2021 - 12:12 am
Men daubed in colours throw coloured powder at each other during Lathmar Holi celebrations, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the town of Nandgaon, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/K. K. Aror
Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated 29 Mar 2021 - 11:58 pm
Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS
Canada to pause AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine use for those under 55, require new risk analysis 29 Mar 2021 - 11:51 pm
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New York to open up COVID-19 vaccine to all adults on April 6 29 Mar 2021 - 11:34 pm
:FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks are seen in Washington Square park during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Johnson is ‘hopeful’ UK can avoid another pandemic lockdown 29 Mar 2021 - 09:35 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain March 29, 2021. Hollie Adams/Pool via REUTERS
Spain's rising COVID-19 rate gathers pace 29 Mar 2021 - 09:31 pm
Tourists dine outdoors, as Madrid's more relaxed COVID-19 policies attract European tourists who are escaping lockdowns due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
White House sees no federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccine verification 29 Mar 2021 - 09:25 pm
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pakistan PM Khan replaces finance minister 29 Mar 2021 - 08:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines highly effective after first shot in real-world use, -U.S. study 29 Mar 2021 - 08:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: 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
Brazil foreign minister resigns after vaccine snags, source says 29 Mar 2021 - 07:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo attends a news conference at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
Pakistan's president tests positive for COVID-19 29 Mar 2021 - 07:29 pm
Pakistani President Arif Alvi speaks during the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Salahuddin
CDC Chief warns of ‘impending doom’ as Covid cases on rise 29 Mar 2021 - 07:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an update from federal offic