Vaccines
YouTube says it pulled Bolsonaro videos for COVID-19 misinformation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - YouTube said on Wednesday it had removed videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's channel for...
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Americas are facing pandemic of the unvaccinated, PAHO says
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Americas are facing a pandemic of the unvaccinated, the Pan American Health...
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Greek police, protesters clash in protest against COVID vaccines
ATHENS (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and water canon to disperse crowds protesting against coronavirus vaccinations in Athens on...
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For the first time, Saudi women stand guard in Mecca during haj
By Mohammed Benmansour MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Inspired by her late father's career, Mona decided to join the military...
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Tunisia president says army will take over management of COVID-19 crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Wednesday that the military health department will take over management of...
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Olympics-Japan win softball opener as Games ‘of hope’ begin
By Paresh Dave and Karolos Grohmann FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese women's softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to...
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Jailed Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19 as infections spike
(Reuters) -Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in hospital on Tuesday...
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80% of new COVID-19 cases in Spain among non-vaccinated people, health minister says
(Reuters) - The vast majority of new COVID-19 cases in Spain in the past five weeks were detected among non-vaccinated...
Read moreWhite House will form working group to explore how people can send money to Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will form a working group to examine remittances to Cuba in the wake...
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India’s excess deaths during pandemic up to 4.9 million, study shows
By Ankur Banerjee and Neha Arora (Reuters) -India's excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic could be as high as 4.9...
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Knee-deep in sewage: German rescuers race to avert health emergency in flood areas
By Ann-Kathrin Weis and Andi Kranz AHRWEILER, Germany (Reuters) - Red Cross volunteers and emergency services in Germany deployed emergency...
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Fewer pilgrims, less crowd risk at haj’s symbolic stoning of the devil
By Mohammed Benmansour JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 during the Muslim haj...
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S.Korea leaders apologise for navy ship COVID outbreak amid vaccine furore
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's prime minister and defence minister apologised as hundreds of COVID-19-infected sailors were flown...
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Iran orders week-long shutdown in Tehran amid fifth COVID wave
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran imposed a one-week lockdown in the capital and a nearby province on Tuesday as daily COVID-19...
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SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines
By Jonathan Saul and Roslan Khasawneh LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - "I've seen grown men cry," says Captain Tejinder Singh, who hasn't...
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Jailed senior adviser to ousted Myanmar leader dies from COVID-19, party says
(Reuters) - Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in hospital on...
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Global quest underway to speed COVID-19 vaccine trials
By Julie Steenhuysen and Ludwig Burger CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are working on a benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy that...
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Canada to admit vaccinated U.S. tourists after more than 16 months
(Corrects WestJet Airlines capacity in paragraph 15 to 40% from 60% after spokesperson amends figure) By David Ljunggren and Steve...
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Masked haj pilgrims on Mount Arafat pray for COVID-free world
By Mohammed Benmansour ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Thousands of face-masked Muslims gathered on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday, praying...
Read moreChina warns Lithuania over Taiwan opening de facto embassy
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China warned Lithuania on Tuesday not to "send the wrong signals to Taiwan independence forces" after the Chinese-claimed...
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