FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies during a hearing on the proposed budget for...

FILE PHOTO: Vials and syringes are seen in front of displayed EU flag in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationBRUSSELS (Reuters) –...

FILE PHOTO: Bottles of the Sinovac vaccine are seen at a hospital, as Indonesia drives mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanBEIJING...

A man crosses the Rainbow Bridge during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin CoombsTOKYO (Reuters) – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported...

People wearing protective face masks wait at a bus stop during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren ElliottMELBOURNE...

ROME (Reuters) – Looking to counter the increasing menace of the coronavirus Delta variant, a growing number of European countries are raising their defences and trying to pressure more people to...

Slideshow ( 2 images )SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Victoria state reported a slight easing in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the state’s near seven million residents wait to see...

Slideshow ( 2 images )WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday said social media platforms such as Facebook “are killing people” after the White House continued criticizing the company for...

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a vaccination session at the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Taipei City,...

FILE PHOTO: A doctor delivers the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus to an 84-year-old man in Berlin, Germany, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Alessia CoccaBERLIN (Reuters) –...