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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny tells Russian court to free him 20 Feb 2021 - 11:39 am
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
As parts of Canada relax COVID-19 measures, health officials warn of spring resurgence 19 Feb 2021 - 10:14 pm
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam speaks at a news conference held to discuss the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
Pfizer wants to store vaccine at higher temperatures, making distribution easier 19 Feb 2021 - 08:32 pm
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Moscow goes green: Russian capital eyes fully electric bus fleet by 2030 19 Feb 2021 - 05:45 pm
An electric bus travels along a road in Moscow, Russia February 19, 2021. The sign on the bus reads:
Spain close to vaccinating all nursing-home residents, on track for summer goals 19 Feb 2021 - 05:17 pm
Balafia nursing home resident Milagros Garcia, 79, prepares to receive an injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
Pfizer, BioNTech start testing COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women 19 Feb 2021 - 04:02 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Johnson & Johnson submits emergency use listing to WHO for COVID-19 vaccine 19 Feb 2021 - 03:51 pm
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Harry and Meghan make final split with British royal family 19 Feb 2021 - 03:45 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive at Fua'amotu airport on the main island Tongatapu in Tonga October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Germany sees drop in virus cases flatten as variant surges 19 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn addresses the media during a news conference in Berlin, Germany February 19, 2021. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
S.Korea PM vouches for AstraZeneca vaccine safety ahead of first shipments 19 Feb 2021 - 03:30 pm
People enjoy a moment, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Dozens of whales die on Indonesian beach, rescuers save three 19 Feb 2021 - 03:08 pm
Youths push a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), one of fifty-two which got stranded at a beach in Bangkalan near Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, February 19, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/
Poland entering third wave of COVID-19, health ministry says 19 Feb 2021 - 02:28 pm
People walk in a street after the loosening of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the resort town of Zakopane, Poland February 12, 2021. Picture taken February 12, 2021. Marek Podmokly /Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
India virus infections at 3-wk high, Mumbai hires marshals to enforce mask-wearing 19 Feb 2021 - 01:24 pm
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Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets 19 Feb 2021 - 01:21 pm
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) drives on a sealed off street to prevent a protest over delayed elections in Mogadishu, Somalia February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
New Zealand vaccinators receive COVID-19 jab ahead of formal rollout 19 Feb 2021 - 12:54 pm
New Zealand's first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is unloaded from a plane after arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, February 15, 2021. Ministry of Health, New Zealand Government/Handout via REUTERS
Biden to visit Pfizer factory as Americans clamor for more COVID-19 vaccine supply 19 Feb 2021 - 12:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Japan finds new COVID-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections 19 Feb 2021 - 12:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way during commuting hour at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK A
Fauci hopes for return to normal by Christmas, in line with Biden target 19 Feb 2021 - 12:24 am
FILE PHOTO: 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
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