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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Fewer than 1 mln U.S. kids get...
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France experiencing start of fifth wave of COVID epidemic – minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran...
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Israel pandemic advisory panel backs COVID vaccine for young children
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's pandemic advisory board on Wednesday backed administering Pfizer's and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to children age 5-11,...
Read moreThailand offers COVID-19 vaccines to migrant workers
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will set aside up to 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for foreign workers as it prepares...
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Aucklanders return to malls as New Zealand eases lockdown in biggest city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Shops and malls in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland flung their doors open for the first time...
Read moreWorld’s top shoemaker Pou Chen faces Vietnam labour shortage
HANOI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Pou Chen Corp, the world's largest manufacturer of branded sports footwear, is facing a labour shortage...
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Vietnam approves India’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has approved India's Covaxin vaccine for emergency use, the ninth to be endorsed in the country,...
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India could ship vaccines to COVAX in a few weeks, say sources
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India could resume deliveries of COVID-19 shots to global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX...
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Chinese city says it mass tested 30,000 for COVID-19 at mega centre, rounded-up runaways
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's southwestern city of Chengdu said on Wednesday it had conducted 30,000 COVID-19 tests on visitors at...
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APEC affirms stand against vaccine nationalism, driven to manage climate change
(Reuters) - Members of Asia-Pacific trade group APEC have reiterated a "strong stance" against vaccine nationalism to support the region's...
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France’s Macron demands acceleration of COVID-19 booster shots
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called for an acceleration of COVID-19 booster shots for elderly and vulnerable citizens...
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Thousands protest in New Zealand against COVID-19 rules
By Praveen Menon and Shashwat Awasthi WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand beefed up security measures at its parliament on Tuesday...
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Exclusive-Amid spike in cases, EU to shortly approve first COVID antibody drugs – sources
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union drugs regulator is set to authorise the use of two monoclonal...
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Denmark revisits its ‘corona pass’ as third wave of epidemic looms
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's government on Monday proposed reinstating the use of a digital "corona pass" to be presented when Danes...
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New Zealand hosts virtual APEC leaders’ summit, focusing on pandemic recovery
By Praveen Menon and David Brunnstrom WELLINGTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Leaders of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC will focus on the region's...
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Israel to rule on child COVID vaccines out of public eye amid anti-vax threats
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli health officials will decide behind closed doors on whether to allow child COVID-19 vaccinations, citing concerns...
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Indian capital’s dangerous air ruins return to school as pandemic curbs eased
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Many students in New Delhi stayed at home on Monday rather than return to...
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Australia pledges three million COVID-19 vaccines to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Australia has pledged more than three million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen...
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Danish PM denies she knew order for mink kill was not legally valid
(This Nov. 3 story corrects date in second paragraph to November 2020) COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen,...
Read moreHungary’s Richter makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for staff
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian drugmaker Richter Gedeon has made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for its 12,328 workers to ensure business continuity...
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