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Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children for first time 13 Feb 2021 - 12:04 pm
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Cover that red nose! Circus festival adapts to virus rules 13 Feb 2021 - 11:22 am
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Air travelers to Canada to isolate at hotels starting Feb 22 12 Feb 2021 - 10:08 pm
Passengers arrive at Toronto's Pearson airport after mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing took effect for international arrivals in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Mexico City's COVID-19 threat level lowered as hospitalizations dip 12 Feb 2021 - 09:19 pm
People wait before a healthcare worker takes a sample for the COVID-19 rapid antigen testing, at the Iztapalapa neighbourhood in Mexico City, Mexico, February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Greece extends lockdown to more regions to contain COVID-19 pandemic 12 Feb 2021 - 09:11 pm
People sit in Monastiraki square after the Greek government imposed stricter lockdown measures against the coronavirus pandemic, in Athens, Greece, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
Merkel sees more than enough COVID-19 vaccine available in April 12 Feb 2021 - 07:59 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits following her speech on the government's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the country's parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Overflowing Czech hospitals seek patient transfers as 'UK variant' rages 12 Feb 2021 - 07:53 pm
Members of the medical staff transfer a patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a fully occupied Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Nachod hospital, Czech Republic February 11, 2021. Picture taken February 11, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
WHO says all hypotheses still open in probe into virus origins 12 Feb 2021 - 07:34 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquar
COVID-19 in retreat in UK, "R" number below one for first time since July 12 Feb 2021 - 06:10 pm
A person walks past a closed shopfront on Oxford Street, as official figures are published for UK GDP in 2020, London, Britain, February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Japan panel recommends approval of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after morning arrival 12 Feb 2021 - 05:49 pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen during a mass vaccination rollout in Ronda, Spain February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
New Year blessings from Mars as China releases footage from space probe 12 Feb 2021 - 03:16 pm
The Long March 5 Y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned Mars probe of the Tianwen-1 mission, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
German health minister says border closures "unavoidable" 12 Feb 2021 - 02:58 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn gestures as he addresses a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS
Australia to introduce landmark Google, Facebook legislation to parliament next week 12 Feb 2021 - 01:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration taken, Jan. 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
India, pharmacy of the world, falls behind on vaccinations at home 12 Feb 2021 - 01:04 pm
A health care worker receives a dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, inside a classroom of school, which has been converted into a temporary vaccination centre, in Ahmedabad, India, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Ami
Coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe surpass 10 million - Reuters tally 12 Feb 2021 - 12:47 pm
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China New Year travel slumps amid coronavirus curbs 12 Feb 2021 - 11:51 am
FILE PHOTO: A woman waits in the departure hall of Beijing South Railway station ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Hungary PM blames British COVID-19 variant for rise in cases 12 Feb 2021 - 11:46 am
FILE PHOTO: Candles are lit in memory of Hungary's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
Melbourne in new lockdown, bars fans from Australian Open 12 Feb 2021 - 11:33 am
Fans are seen in Melbourne Park. It was announced the tournament will proceed without crowds over the next five days after the state of Victoria was placed under a snap lockdown from Friday to contain a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)