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"No end in sight": Portugal's hospitals on brink as COVID cases surge 28 Jan 2021 - 01:07 pm
Medical personnel stand next to ambulances with COVID-19 patients as they wait in the queue at Santa Maria hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Taiwan asks Germany to help obtain coronavirus vaccines 28 Jan 2021 - 12:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while shopping ahead of the Chinese new year in Taipei, Taiwan, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Biden takes sweeping measures to curb climate change, vows job creation 28 Jan 2021 - 10:09 am
White House climate envoy John Kerry greets U.S. President Joe Biden as Biden arrives to speak about tackling climate at the White House in Washington, US, January 27, 2021. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Japan to source most AstraZeneca vaccines locally amid global snags 28 Jan 2021 - 09:56 am
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Vietnam reports first coronavirus outbreak in 55 days; highest single-day tally 28 Jan 2021 - 09:51 am
A health worker takes a sample for a coronavirus test from a journalist in preparation for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which began on January 25, in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 18, 2021. Reuters/Kham/File Photo
South Korea reviews AstraZeneca vaccine for elderly under rollout plan 28 Jan 2021 - 09:45 am
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Morocco to start vaccinations on Thursday, palace says 28 Jan 2021 - 12:14 am
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Vaccine export controls won't impact Canada: PM 28 Jan 2021 - 12:01 am
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Biden, Harris working to build support for COVID-19 recovery plan -White House 27 Jan 2021 - 11:43 pm
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden signs executive orders on his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
COVID-19 death toll in the Americas reaches 1 million people, says PAHO director 27 Jan 2021 - 11:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Funeral and crematorium employees work on a coffin carrying the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before its cremation, as the number of deaths continues to rise due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbrea
Russia warns of delays in Sputnik V vaccine supply to Latin America 27 Jan 2021 - 11:26 pm
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in the village of Donskoye in Stavropol Region, Russia January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
Germany sends medical experts to Portugal as hospitals face COVID-19 crisis 27 Jan 2021 - 11:21 pm
Ambulances with COVID-19 patients are seen waiting in Santa Maria hospital, as COVID-19 patients are being transferred from another hospital after a oxygen supply malfunction, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 2
New Zealand investigates two new positive COVID-19 tests 27 Jan 2021 - 10:03 pm
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Tunisian president’s office gets letter with suspicious powder -source 27 Jan 2021 - 09:51 pm
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South Africa says first 1 mln vaccine doses to arrive on Feb 1 27 Jan 2021 - 09:47 pm
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Britain clears Boeing 737 MAX for return to service 27 Jan 2021 - 09:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 777X airplane taxis during an attempted first test flight from the company's plant in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Cuomo lifts gathering restrictions across New York state 27 Jan 2021 - 08:44 pm
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Airlines ask WHO to back quarantine free travel after vaccines 27 Jan 2021 - 08:35 pm
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