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Philippines reports largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly six months 11 Mar 2021 - 03:18 pm
Passengers wearing hazmat suits for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Pakistan to block social media app TikTok, says telecoms regulator 11 Mar 2021 - 03:16 pm
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Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster 11 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
People standing near candles watch as fireworks light up the sky to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in Futaba, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 1
Europe begins rolling review of Eli Lilly's antibodies for COVID-19 11 Mar 2021 - 12:26 pm
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Picture taken March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Unafraid but cautious: climbers return to Everest after COVID-19 closure 11 Mar 2021 - 11:52 am
Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo
South Korea extends use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 65 and over 11 Mar 2021 - 11:27 am
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Thanks to Winfrey and royals, CBS morning show makes history 11 Mar 2021 - 12:31 am
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North America sees drop in COVID-19 cases, Brazil surge worrying, says PAHO 11 Mar 2021 - 12:17 am
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Alaska opens vaccine resident age 16 and up as more U.S. states reopen 11 Mar 2021 - 12:04 am
FILE PHOTO: Support workers for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race line up outside the Lakefront ANCHORAGE Hotel, the site of the temporary ANCHORAGE Iditarod headquarters, to be tested for coronavirus (COVID-19), in ANCHORAGE, Alaska, U.S., March 4, 2021.
Senate confirms Biden nominee Garland as U.S. attorney general 10 Mar 2021 - 11:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Judge Merrick Garland (C) shakes hands with Vice-President Joe Biden (L) as President Barack Obama waves after Obama announced Garland as his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington D.C., March 16,
What’s in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill Biden is about to sign 10 Mar 2021 - 10:53 pm
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Texas ends pandemic mask, occupancy restrictions 10 Mar 2021 - 10:29 pm
Herb Pasternak wears a mask while dining outdoors as the state of Texas lifts its mask mandate and allows businesses to reopen at full capacity during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O
Mauritius shuts down after more COVID-19 cases 10 Mar 2021 - 08:35 pm
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Pakistan launches COVID-19 vaccination drive, staring with elderly 10 Mar 2021 - 08:08 pm
A woman receives the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, as the government started vaccination for the general public, starting with elderly people, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Britain summons EU diplomat over accusation it banned COVID-19 vaccine exports 10 Mar 2021 - 07:55 pm
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Up to 60,000 computer systems exposed in Germany to Microsoft flaw - BSI 10 Mar 2021 - 07:47 pm
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US to procure additional 100 million doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine -official 10 Mar 2021 - 07:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag is seen over the company logo for Johnson & Johnson to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company's listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill moves toward final approval in House 10 Mar 2021 - 07:33 pm
General view of the U.S. Capitol as the House of Representatives takes up debate of U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts