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Italy investigates jab scam, Denmark shuts borders: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Police in Italy investigating fake vaccines have interviewed a Veneto regional official who said he received offers to buy 27 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech jab outside the EU pr

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Switzerland to begin easing, diabetes risk warning: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- North Macedonia began its vaccination program on Wednesday, with doctors and medical staff the first to receive the jab. The country received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech doses f

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UK opens quarantine hotels, Italy's skiing U-turn: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Serbia has donated a batch of 8,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab to North Macedonia, which is yet to begin its vaccination program.• Italy's government has delayed the reopening of

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German border controls, EU to quicken jab approval: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Germany has banned travel from border regions of Czechia and Austrian state Tyrol amid a surge in cases of the virus variants. A thousand police officers have been posted to ensure the

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Protests in Denmark, UK urged to share spare jabs: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Pharmaceutical firm and vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca has said its jab appeared to only offer limited protection against the variant first discovered in South Africa, based on early

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Greece tightens, Spain limits AstraZeneca jab: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Greece and Spain have become the latest European countries to limit the roll-out of the AstraZeneca vaccine citing a lack of data. Greece has said only those under the age of 65 will b

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Germany 'past second peak,' France resists lockdown: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell has hailed the success of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, adding that he hopes it will be approved for use in the bloc soon.- European Commission Presid

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Dutch lockdown until March, France's vaccine pledge: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Researchers in the UK who collected blood samples from more than 20,000 residents last year have revealed that 99 percent of those who tested positive for the virus had antibodies for

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Germany sending aid to Portugal, Austria easing: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- England has begun door-to-door testing on up to 80,000 people in parts of the country amid growing fears over the spread of the virus variant first discovered in South Africa.- France

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Frenchman wins round-the-world yacht race despite rescuing rival

01:51 A French sailor has claimed victory in the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe round-the-world solo yacht race.Yannick Bestaven, 48, took home the title onboard the Maitre Coq IV y

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Countries have 'ordered 800m excess COVID-19 vaccine doses'

Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI, has called for countries to donate their excess vaccines to the COVAX fund. /World Economic Forum Countries across the world have ordered more than 800 million exces

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UK 'long way' off easing, Portugal's record deaths: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Poland is likely to ease some of its restrictions from February 1 after the number of new daily cases slowed, deputy health ministerWaldemar Kraskasaid.- Sweden plans to bring In a tem

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Belgium bans leisure travel, Portugal's surge: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Belgium's government has announced it is to ban all non-essential journeys in and out of the country from Wednesday until at least March 1 as it seeks to slow the spread of the virus.-

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Germany could close borders, Spain's mobile jabs: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that Germany could consider closing its borders if other European countries do not act quickly to slow the spread of the virus across the

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Remote working was 'surprisingly' successful – but will it continue?

03:51 Flexible working conditions could remain in place beyond the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, a U.S. consultant has told CGTN Europe.The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of peo

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Spain tops 2m cases, Ukraine lockdown begins: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- The European Union has reached a deal for 300m additional doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.- Ukraine's schools, restaurants

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Slovakia tightens, France moves on vaccine delays: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Slovakia's government has ordered all ski resorts and hotels to close from Friday and banned travel between districts amid a surge in new cases that has led to hospitals reaching full