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Drenched in purple, South Korean islands draw tourists 15 Mar 2021 - 01:00 pm
Residents dressed in purple clothing take a break at the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim
Hong Kong's tough COVID-19 rules see babies isolated, families cramped in tiny spaces 15 Mar 2021 - 12:54 pm
A general view of the Central financial district during sunset, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Regular booster vaccines are the future in battle with COVID-19 virus, Peacock says 15 Mar 2021 - 11:38 am
Sharon Peacock, director of COVID-19 Genomics UK, poses for a portrait on the grounds of the Wellcome Sanger Institute's 55-acre campus south of Cambridge, Britain March 12, 2021. Reuters/Dylan Martinez
S.Korea to expand COVID-19 vaccine drive, aims to inoculate a quarter of population by June 15 Mar 2021 - 10:55 am
A health worker gets a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Philippine president's spokesman tests positive for COVID-19 15 Mar 2021 - 10:42 am
A police officer mans a checkpoint at a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Biden to name Gene Sperling to lead COVID-19 relief plan: Administration official 15 Mar 2021 - 10:34 am
U.S. President Joe Biden talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Cheriss May
Beijing choked in duststorm stirred by heavy northwest winds 15 Mar 2021 - 10:26 am
A road worker uses his smartphone in Beijing, China, as the city is shrouded in haze after a sandstorm, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 15 Mar 2021 - 10:13 am
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Indonesia orders 20 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses for private inoculations 15 Mar 2021 - 10:08 am
 A man reacts while receiving his first dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the mass vaccination program for elderly people at Indonesia's health ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ajen
Dangerous winter storm batters western U.S. as airport, highways shut down 14 Mar 2021 - 11:30 pm
A city bus makes its way through snowy streets during a storm in DENVER, Colorado, U.S., March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions 14 Mar 2021 - 10:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Chinese 'polar bear hotel' opens to full bookings, criticism 14 Mar 2021 - 09:07 pm
Visitors look at polar bears at an enclosure inside a hotel at a newly-opened polarland-themed park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province March 12, 2021. Picture taken March 12, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS I
Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports 14 Mar 2021 - 09:01 pm
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Pakistan imposes partial lockdown in some areas 14 Mar 2021 - 08:20 pm
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Merkel's party faces punishment over pandemic in state votes 14 Mar 2021 - 07:55 pm
German Chancellor Angela merkel adjusts her face mask after a news conference following the 13. Integration Summit at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany March 9, 2021. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS
Paris may face new lockdown as ICUs fill up 14 Mar 2021 - 07:46 pm
Medical staff members work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated at the Melun-Senart hospital, near Paris, France, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Fauci hopes Trump will tell his supporters to get COVID-19 vaccine 14 Mar 2021 - 07:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Italy's Piedmont region temporarily suspends AstraZeneca shots 14 Mar 2021 - 07:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: A syringe with a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen in a vaccination centre at the Cecchignola military compound, in Rome, Italy, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo