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Pfizer drops India vaccine application after regulator seeks local trial 05 Feb 2021 - 12:25 pm
The Pfizer logo is seen at their global supply site in Havant, Britain, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
Norway will not offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 04 Feb 2021 - 11:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the street in Oslo, Norway March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos
Fired Ohio police officer under arrest on murder charge in Black man's shooting 04 Feb 2021 - 11:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Protesters gather outside of the home where Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was killed in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shots may arrive in Canada before end March -minister 04 Feb 2021 - 11:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled
House Democrats ask Trump to testify at his impeachment trial 04 Feb 2021 - 11:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds 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
Trump resigns from actors union after facing discipline from Capitol riot 04 Feb 2021 - 11:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
China to donate 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Congo Republic 04 Feb 2021 - 10:54 pm
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South Korea PM orders revamp of COVID-19 social distancing rules 04 Feb 2021 - 10:05 pm
Commuters cross a zebra crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
China bat caves need exploring in search for COVID origins, WHO team member says 04 Feb 2021 - 09:32 pm
Hung Nguyen-Viet, a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), undergoes a blood test on the balcony of a hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021. REUTERS/
EU regulator reviewing Lilly, Regeneron COVID-19 antibody therapies 04 Feb 2021 - 09:24 pm
Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Zimbabwe to get 200,000 COVID-19 doses from China's Sinopharm 04 Feb 2021 - 09:02 pm
People sit beside banners outside a hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe January 28, 2021. Picture taken January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Carp diem: Vietnamese mark Lunar New Year with annual fish release 04 Feb 2021 - 08:17 pm
A man releases carps to Hoan Kiem lake on Kitchen God's Day as part of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations, the biggest festival of the year in Hanoi, Vietnam February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kham
US Senate Democrats set for first step on road to new COVID-19 relief 04 Feb 2021 - 08:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Pandemic starts to slow in Portugal, health chief urges patience over vaccine rollout 04 Feb 2021 - 07:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient transferred from Lisbon arrives at Nelio Mendonca Hospital in Funchal, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Duarte Sa/File Photo
Eager to eat out, Malaysians get a taste for drive-in dining 04 Feb 2021 - 07:52 pm
A waiter serves a customer outside Padi House restaurant for 'dine in car' service, during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Cyberjaya, Malaysia February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Britain explores mixed COVID vaccine shots as variants threaten 04 Feb 2021 - 07:16 pm
People arrive to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Crystal Palace Football Club Vaccination Centre, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
US drugmaker Merck's Frazier to step down as CEO 04 Feb 2021 - 05:55 pm
Ken Frazier, Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co., speaks during a meeting of the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Catalonia lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as infections fall 04 Feb 2021 - 03:39 pm
Mannequins are seen on an empty street in Barrio Gotico (Gothic Quarter), after Catalonia's government imposed new restrictions in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho D