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Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots
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Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey on Friday began administering Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 shots, introducing a second vaccine in its campaign as…
UK regulator says AstraZeneca jab safe after 7 clot deaths
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UK regulator says AstraZeneca jab safe after 7 clot deaths

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s medicines regulator is urging people to continue taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite revealing that seven…
China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases; Myanmar link seen in Yunnan
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China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases; Myanmar link seen in Yunnan

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on April 2, up from nine a day earlier, the…
India braces for COVID-19 curbs as infections hit 6-month high
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India braces for COVID-19 curbs as infections hit 6-month high

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other COVID-19 curbs on Saturday as infections hit a…
US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates
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US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a…
Coronavirus: What are the lockdown rules in different EU countries?
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Coronavirus: What are the lockdown rules in different EU countries?

Germany: U-turn on a ‘quiet Easter’ Chancellor Angela Merkel is keen to impose stricter measures to combat COVID-19, but so far the…
Belgium: Police clash with April Fool’s Day party crowd
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Belgium: Police clash with April Fool’s Day party crowd

Police on Thursday dispersed some 2,000 people gathered in the “Bois de La Cambre” park in Brussels in defiance of…
Israel’s dilemma: Can the unvaccinated return to workplaces?
Middle East

Israel’s dilemma: Can the unvaccinated return to workplaces?

JERUSALEM (AP) — After spending much of the past year in lockdown, Tel Aviv makeup artist Artyom Kavnatsky was ready…
WHO slams Europe’s ‘unacceptably slow’ vaccine rollout
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WHO slams Europe’s ‘unacceptably slow’ vaccine rollout

WHO experts on Thursday criticized the sluggish pace of Europe’s vaccine rollout and said a surge in coronavirus infections was “worrying.” The organization also…
Egypt receives 854,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine: minister
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Egypt receives 854,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine: minister

854,400 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine landed at Cairo Airport on Wednesday, as part of the COVAX program in…
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