Japan asks EU for help over vaccine exports

Japan has asked the European Union for cooperation in its efforts to secure a stable supply of coronavirus vaccines from the bloc.
Canada to impose hotel quarantine on arriving travelers

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Valentine's Day return for New York City indoor dining

France to close borders to non-EU countries, steps back from new lockdown

Covid-19 infection may reduce fertility in men: study

India forecasts 11% growth for 2021-22
India on Friday forecast its pandemic-stricken economy would grow by 11 percent in the 2021-22 financial year after a 7.7 percent contraction this year.
Russia population shrinks by half a million
The Russian population shrank by more than half a million over the past 12 months, the steepest fall since the mid-2000s, official data showed on Thursday.