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RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's health ministry has started distributing COVID-19 vaccines across the country as it prepares to become the first African state to roll out a mass immunisation programme thi...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Health Agency has paused COVID-19 vaccine payments to Pfizer and is seeking clarification over the amount of doses available in each vial, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter r...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Tuesday struck deals with two domestic companies to purchase 18.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by Russia's Gamaleya Institute and China's Sinovac, t...

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A team of Nepali climbers that made the first winter summit of K2, the world's second tallest peak, arrived back in the country to a heroes' welcome on Tuesday fr...

KABUL (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's COVAX programme has pledged $112 million for COVID-19 vaccines to reach 20% of Afghanistan's population, an Afghan health official said on Tuesday. Af...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday will pledge to take "aggressive" action in response to trade practices from Chi...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that vigorous efforts were needed to reach a deal with the United States on extending the New START nuclear arms control pact before it expires next mont...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan on Tuesday renewed his commitment to his Sandoz generic unit where sales growth in 2020 stagnated due to reduced hospital stays during the CO...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Spain's Paula Badosa has not received training equipment to help her prepare for the Australian Open because of safety concerns but discussions are taking place on finding a way ...

VILNIUS (Reuters) - European Union member states are considering taking AstraZeneca to court for a breach of supply contracts if the company does not honour the COVID-19 vaccine delivery schedule, Lat...