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Czech PM backs using Sputnik vaccine without EU regulator's approval 28 Feb 2021 - 08:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of Czech Republic Andrej Babis arrives for the a special European council on budget in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2020. Julien Warnand/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Trump to proclaim himself as the future for Republicans in speech 28 Feb 2021 - 08:00 pm
 statue of former U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Heathrow imposes passenger charges to cover pandemic costs 28 Feb 2021 - 07:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: Travellers at Heathrow airport, London, Britain, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Brazil's capital returns to COVID-19 lockdown 28 Feb 2021 - 07:35 pm
A car drives by an empty avenue during a lockdown decreed by Brasilia's Governor Ibaneis Rocha to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contagion in Brasilia, Brazil, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Fauci urges Americans to get any of the three COVID-19 vaccines available 28 Feb 2021 - 07:26 pm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci stands by during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb
London wants retail expansion despite pandemic slump 28 Feb 2021 - 04:52 pm
People visit Primrose Hill, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Hungarian PM receives Chinese vaccine as govt ramps up rollout 28 Feb 2021 - 03:34 pm
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Russia sends Navalny to notorious penal camp feared by inmates 28 Feb 2021 - 03:17 pm
File photo of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as he stands inside a defendant dock during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, Russia February 20, 2021, in this still image taken from video. Press Service of Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow/Handout via R
Jordan's King accepts resignation of ministers for violating Covid-19 precautionary measures 28 Feb 2021 - 02:40 pm
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Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic 28 Feb 2021 - 02:24 pm
The Soyuz spacecraft with the Arktika-M satellite for monitoring the climate and environment in the Arctic, blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan February 28, 2021.
Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight 28 Feb 2021 - 02:01 pm
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Russian helicopter makes emergency landing in Syria - Defence Ministry 28 Feb 2021 - 01:58 pm
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Philippines receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine, doses donated by China 28 Feb 2021 - 12:50 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of Sinovac’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in the country, at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lope
Japan's Mizuho halts service at card-eating ATMs 28 Feb 2021 - 12:37 pm
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Dozens of leading Hong Kong democrats charged with subversion in major national security crackdown 28 Feb 2021 - 12:06 pm
Pro-democracy activists Helena Wong Pik-wan (2nd-L) and Jimmy Sham (2nd-R) speak to the media as they arrive to report to the police station over national security law charges, in Hong Kong, China February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou
U.S. authorizes J&J's COVID-19 vaccine, making it third available 28 Feb 2021 - 11:43 am
Vials of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are seen in an undated photograph. Johnson & Johnson/Handout via REUTERS
Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day; at least five dead 28 Feb 2021 - 11:30 am
A riot police officer fires a rubber bullet toward protesters during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Thailand starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign 28 Feb 2021 - 11:24 am
A health worker prepares to administer the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Samut Sakhon hospital in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha