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UK Treasury boss to extend job support, tax breaks in budget 03 Mar 2021 - 03:19 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak holds the budget box outside Downing Street in London, Britain, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
India's Bharat Biotech says COVID-19 vaccine shows 81% interim efficacy 03 Mar 2021 - 03:10 pm
Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Fil
Poland strikes deal to produce Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 03 Mar 2021 - 03:01 pm
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Britain raises contactless limit as COVID accelerates electronic payments 03 Mar 2021 - 02:17 pm
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Japan PM Suga considering 2-week extension of COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo region 03 Mar 2021 - 01:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a meeting of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection control headquarters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Germany seeks to extend AstraZeneca jabs to over 65s soon 03 Mar 2021 - 01:34 pm
The logo of the German branch of British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is pictured in Wedel near Hamburg, Germany, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Cathrin Mueller
Explosion at Dutch COVID-19 test centre appears intentional, police say 03 Mar 2021 - 01:22 pm
Emergency responders secure the area at the scene of an explosion at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing location near Amsterdam, Netherlands March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Plevier
Australia building world's first platypus sanctuary 03 Mar 2021 - 11:06 am
Annie the Platypus is seen during a World Wildlife Day announcement pledging to save the Australian platypus from extinction, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, March 3, 2021. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTERS
Germany's Merkel set to agree to cautious easing of COVID-19 lockdown 03 Mar 2021 - 10:38 am
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Germany to start easing COVID-19 lockdown next week, draft says, critics call for speedier reopening 03 Mar 2021 - 12:30 am
Joggers run at the Volkspark Friedrichshain, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Texas governor lifts state's mask mandate, business restrictions 03 Mar 2021 - 12:22 am
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UK to receive 10 mln AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses from India's Serum Institute 03 Mar 2021 - 12:17 am
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares to administer a dose of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine, marketed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) as COVISHIELD, against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Santiago, Dominican Republic February
'Pawri' power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer 03 Mar 2021 - 12:05 am
Dananeer Mobeen, 19, a social media influencer who has become famous after her five-second video went viral, speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Karachi, Pakistan February 27, 2021. Picture taken February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
US trial of COVID-19 blood plasma halted after no benefit found 02 Mar 2021 - 11:56 pm
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Saudi Arabia says COVID-19 vaccination required for 2021 haj - newspaper 02 Mar 2021 - 11:24 pm
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India, Mexico top list of coronavirus-related attacks on health workers 02 Mar 2021 - 11:15 pm
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Mexico pins hopes on US vaccine sharing after Biden's 100-day target 02 Mar 2021 - 10:56 pm
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico March 2, 2021. Mexico's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
Italy closes schools in worst-hit coronavirus areas 02 Mar 2021 - 09:53 pm
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