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Five people killed in Ukrainian bus crash in Poland 06 Mar 2021 - 04:11 pm
Emergency workers inspect the site of a Ukrainian bus crash on the side of A4 highway from Jaroslaw to Korczowa, near Koszyce, Poland March 6, 2021. Agencja Gazeta/Patryk Ogorzalek via REUTERS
India asks states to prioritise vaccinations in areas with surging Covid-19 cases 06 Mar 2021 - 03:46 pm
File photo: People wait to receive a dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, in Mumbai, India, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Myanmar protesters string up women's clothes for protection 06 Mar 2021 - 03:40 pm
Traditional clothes hang on a rope as protesters holding shields stand in line in the background during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar March 6, 2021 in this still image obtained by Reuters from a video.
Malaysia's AirAsia Group plans air taxi, drone delivery service 06 Mar 2021 - 03:33 pm
An AirAsia X Airbus A340 passenger jet arrives on its inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Paris Orly Airport in Feb. 14, 2011. Reuters/Charles Platiau/File Photo
US Senate works through the night to advance Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill 06 Mar 2021 - 01:54 pm
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Saudi Arabia to lift most coronavirus-related curbs on Sunday: SPA 06 Mar 2021 - 12:14 pm
Buildings are seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri//File Photo
Imran Khan wins Pakistan parliament vote to stay Prime Minister 06 Mar 2021 - 11:13 am
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
Pope Francis holds historic meeting with Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric 06 Mar 2021 - 10:46 am
Pope Francis leaves after a meeting with Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, March 6, 2021 in this screen grab taken from video. Iraqiya TV/Reuters TV via REUTERS
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe 06 Mar 2021 - 10:31 am
People walk on a street as stores reopen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Copenhagen, Denmark March 1, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Philip Davali via Reuters
Czechs ask Germany, Poland, Switzerland for help with COVID-19 patients 05 Mar 2021 - 09:57 pm
Members of the medical staff put on their protective suits before treating patients inside of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward at the Regional Hospital Mlada Boleslav, in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
UK finds missing case of Brazil variant, says no sign it has spread 05 Mar 2021 - 09:28 pm
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks at the government coronavirus briefing at Downing Street in London, Britain March 5, 2021. Dan Kitwood/Pool via REUTERS
Italy's Lazio region asks government to consider producing Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 05 Mar 2021 - 07:54 pm
Vials of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine are seen at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, February 12, 2021. Zoltan Balogh/MTI/MTVA/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Canada approves J&J's COVID-19 vaccine, says benefits outweigh risks 05 Mar 2021 - 07:35 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Cheers and hope as doctor gets Nigeria's first COVID-19 vaccine 05 Mar 2021 - 07:22 pm
Dr Ngong Cyprian receives his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, at the National hospita
Poland's cases of British coronavirus variant rising: Minister 05 Mar 2021 - 06:48 pm
Doctor Lukasz Grabarczyk sits inside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward at the University Clinical Hospital in Olsztyn, Poland, March 2, 2021. Picture taken March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says 05 Mar 2021 - 06:32 pm
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Swiss plan free coronavirus tests for population 05 Mar 2021 - 05:33 pm
A woman sits in front of a COVID-19 testing site of the Stadtspital Waid and Triemli hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
UK's Prince Philip transferred back to private hospital, Buckingham Palace says 05 Mar 2021 - 05:13 pm
Police officers and a doorman stand outside King Edward VII's Hospital, where Britain's Prince Philip was admitted, in London, Britain March 5, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley