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U.S. VP Harris offers Vietnam support to counter Beijing in the South China Sea
By Nandita Bose HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met Vietnam's top leaders on Wednesday, offering support in...
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Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of a fourth COVID-19 wave
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt will vaccinate all 4.5 million of its state employees against COVID-19 in August and September as it...
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South Korea to get more Moderna COVID shots in boost to vaccination effort
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry said on Sunday that Moderna Inc will supply the country with 7.01 million...
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Sri Lanka announces lockdown as coronavirus cases surge; president to address nation
(Corrects Sri Lanka population to 22 million in seventh paragraph of Friday story) COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka announced a 10-day...
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PM has third COVID-19 shot as Israel extends booster campaign
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett received a third shot of Pfizer/BioNtech's COVID-19 vaccine on...
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In COVID-19 hangover, as more around world get vaccinated, fewer give blood
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -From Seoul to Paris, and Moscow to Bangkok, concerned citizens are lining up for vaccine...
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Locked-up and fed-up: Australian voters put prime minister on notice
By Jonathan Barrett and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kathy Chalker, a Sydney art studio owner, is just the sort...
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Facing backlash, EU says import of J&J vaccines from South Africa is temporary
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Thursday it had reached a temporary agreement with South Africa...
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Short on vaccines, Thailand seeks to borrow from Bhutan
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand, a regional manufacturer of AstraZeneca's coronavirus shots, is seeking to borrow 150,000 doses of the same...
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S.Korea signs new Pfizer vaccine deal; asks people to cut travel
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea on Friday signed a deal to buy 30 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19...
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India set for huge boost in COVID vaccine supplies – ruling party chief
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India expects to get about 266 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in August as a simpler licensing...
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U.S. ships more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will ship just over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Iraq on Thursday, with the...
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South Korea extends social distancing curbs to reduce COVID-19 cases
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will extend its social distancing curbs by two weeks as the government...
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WHO’s pandemic project faces cash crunch amid vaccine, oxygen shortages
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking $11.5 billion in urgent funding to fight the...
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No toxic fallout from German chemical blast, official says
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - The fallout from Tuesday's fatal blast at an industrial estate in western Germany did not contain any...
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Australian soldiers to help with virus checks as PM sets plan to freedom
By Byron Kaye and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian soldiers will help to enforce coronavirus isolation orders in the hard-hit...
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Blast in German industrial park kills two, several missing
BERLIN (Reuters) -An explosion in a German industrial park on Tuesday killed at least two people and injured 31, setting...
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S.Korea begins COVID-19 vaccination for chip, electronics workers
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Tuesday launched COVID-19 vaccinations for workers at key computer chip and...
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S.Korea says Moderna reports ‘production issue’ as vaccination widens to 50s
By Sangmi Cha and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it has been informed by Moderna...
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Ghana aims to receive 18 million COVID shots by October
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana hopes to receive over 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before October as it struggles to...
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