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Japan's receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine, courtesy of Pfizer 12 Feb 2021 - 11:22 am
An aerial view shows an All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane, carrying the first batch of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. arrives from Brussels at Narita airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan February 12, 2021. Mandatory cr
New Zealand will get first batch of coronavirus vaccines next week 12 Feb 2021 - 12:13 am
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
Pakistan to allow private firms to import COVID shots, exempt from price caps -documents 12 Feb 2021 - 12:03 am
A health worker counts used vials of Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Karachi, Pakistan February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
'Our gratitude always': From China's CanSino, Mexico welcomes biggest vaccine shipment yet 11 Feb 2021 - 11:59 pm
Deputy Foreign Minister Martha Delgado attends the arrival of a container transporting the active ingredient for 2 million doses of China's CanSino COVID-19 vaccine at the Benito Juarez International airport, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic,
US Justice Department seeks to delay appeals on WeChat, TikTok restrictions 11 Feb 2021 - 11:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat and short-video app TikTok are seen near China and U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
'Fighting for Trump:' Democrats say then-president set attackers on path to Capitol 11 Feb 2021 - 11:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
South Africa to start vaccinating millions against local COVID-19 variant -Ramaphosa 11 Feb 2021 - 11:17 pm
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Melbourne steps up COVID tests as quarantine hotel cluster rises to 10 cases 11 Feb 2021 - 10:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Commuters wearing protective face masks in accordance with new public health regulations for riding public transit depart a train station in the wake of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/L
In Wuhan, last-minute shopping and a return to normal on Lunar New Year eve 11 Feb 2021 - 10:56 pm
People wearing face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk near the Qianmen street ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations, in Beijing, China February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Facebook helped government identify Capitol rioters from photos 11 Feb 2021 - 09:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo
Merkel promises lockdown won't last a day longer than necessary 11 Feb 2021 - 09:25 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a 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
Recently vaccinated people need not quarantine post COVID-19 exposure: CDC 11 Feb 2021 - 08:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health worker receives an injection with her second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Enfermera Isabel Zendal new pandemic hospital in Madrid, Spain, February 4, 2021.
Europe's oldest person celebrates 117th birthday after beating COVID-19 11 Feb 2021 - 08:35 pm
Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old nun Lucile Randon, also known as Sister Andre, who survived the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is interviewed in Toulon, France February 9, 2021 in this still image taken from video. BFMTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS
BBC World News barred from airing in China -regulator 11 Feb 2021 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in London, Britain January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
UK's Duchess Meghan wins privacy case against tabloid newspaper 11 Feb 2021 - 07:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex arrives at the opening of Oceania at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, September 25, 2018. Reuters / Henry Nicholls
Croatia moves toward easing COVID-19 measures as infections fall 11 Feb 2021 - 07:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man crossing a street as Croatia is stepping up measures to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Zagreb, Croatia March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Sewage samples show COVID-19 spreading fast in some French cities 11 Feb 2021 - 07:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: A water quality scientist, conducts tests on a water sample at the Eau de Paris research and analysis laboratories in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
India warns US social media firms after dispute with Twitter 11 Feb 2021 - 07:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo