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Snows storms hit East Med, army called out in Greece 17 Feb 2021 - 03:28 pm
Two men sit on Lycabettus hill as the Parthenon temple is seen atop the Acropolis hill following snowfall in Athens, Greece, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Vassilis Triandafyllou
Johnson plots reopening of UK economy within months 17 Feb 2021 - 03:27 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at Cwmbran Stadium in Cwmbran, South Wales, Britain February 17, 2021. Geoff Caddick/Pool via Reuters
Heavy snowfall hits Lebanon, Syria in winter storm 17 Feb 2021 - 03:01 pm
Snow envelops cars, trees, and streets in Falwi, Lebanon. February 17, 2021. Photo by The Peninsula reader Ali Mahmoud Siblani
Gaza gets its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment, officials say 17 Feb 2021 - 02:25 pm
Palestinian workers unload the first shipment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, in the southern Gaza Strip February February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Italy's Draghi urges unity, sacrifice in fighting the virus 17 Feb 2021 - 02:09 pm
Newly installed Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi applauds following the speech of the Senate speaker, before addressing the Senate and submitting his government to a vote of confidence, in Rome, Italy, February 17, 2021. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via Reuter
Gunmen storm Nigerian school, kidnap students 17 Feb 2021 - 01:29 pm
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Biden describes life at the White House: 'A gilded cage' 17 Feb 2021 - 01:24 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden leaves the Oval Office as he departs to Camp David from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2021.REUTERS/Carlos Barria
S.Korea warns against lax distancing as daily COVID-19 count hits one-month high 17 Feb 2021 - 12:15 pm
Commuters cross a zebra crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Indonesian firms sign up in droves to take part in proposed private vaccination scheme 17 Feb 2021 - 11:56 am
A health care worker prepares a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass vaccination for vendors at the Tanah Abang textile market in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 17, 2021. Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Iran's Khamenei says Tehran wants "action not words" from parties to 2015 deal 17 Feb 2021 - 11:29 am
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Myanmar coup opponents in big show of rejection of military claims 17 Feb 2021 - 10:18 am
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Victoria state to end snap lockdown, allow fans at Australian Open 17 Feb 2021 - 10:17 am
A man walks past a 'Please Stay Home' sign on the first day of a five-day lockdown implemented in the state of Victoria in response to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination in 'first major step' to halt pandemic 17 Feb 2021 - 09:55 am
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
UK could give two doses of COVID vaccine to all adults by Sept, task force says 16 Feb 2021 - 11:41 pm
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Scottish pupils to begin returning to school from Monday 16 Feb 2021 - 11:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visits West Calder High School in West Calder, Scotland amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Britain August 10, 2020. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS
Covid-19 deaths seen falling to slowest pace since November 16 Feb 2021 - 11:11 pm
The Washington Monument is seen reflected after President-elect Joe Biden hosts a memorial to honor those who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2021.    REUTERS/Calla
"We are like captives": life in Britain's quarantine hotels 16 Feb 2021 - 10:28 pm
A person holds a sign from a window of the Radisson Blu Hotel at Heathrow Airport, as Britain introduces hotel quarantine programme for arrivals from a
Mexico says local AstraZeneca vaccine lab almost rebuilt to meet standards 16 Feb 2021 - 10:19 pm
Mexico has received at least two shipments of the vaccine's active ingredient, which were to be packaged locally for about seven million doses that are not yet ready, according to government data