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Three trapped, 8 missing after flames engulf Greece-Italy ferry 18 Feb 2022 - 08:57 pm
Smoke rises from the burning Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia, after a fire broke out on the ferry, off the island of Corfu, Greece, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Adonis Skordilis
Brazil's Bolsonaro says Petropolis mudslide destruction looks like war zone 18 Feb 2022 - 08:40 pm
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim at the site of a mudslide at Morro da Oficina, following heavy rainfall in Petropolis, Brazil February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Falling trees kill two as Storm Eunice hits the Netherlands 18 Feb 2022 - 08:01 pm
A woman walks past a fallen tree on a side street in Fulham during Storm Eunice, in London, Britain, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Argentina fires rage on in Corrientes, burning an important wetland 18 Feb 2022 - 06:41 pm
Firefighters battle a wildfire that has spread over more than 500,000 hectares in the northern province of Corrientes, in Portal San Antonio, Argentina, February 14, 2022.REUTERS/Sebastian Toba/File Photo
Health minister: Germany has crossed omicron peak 18 Feb 2022 - 06:24 pm
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach attends a news conference on the current situation regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Dominican Republic ends mask mandate, all other COVID-19 rules 18 Feb 2022 - 06:05 pm
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Storm Eunice batters Britain, shredding London's O2 arena roof 18 Feb 2022 - 04:50 pm
Waves caused by Storm Eunice break over Aberystwyth promenade in Aberystwyth, Wales, Britain, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carl Recine
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years 18 Feb 2022 - 04:31 pm
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Hong Kong 'cannot afford to lose' fight against surging COVID 18 Feb 2022 - 04:13 pm
People wearing face masks cross a street following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
S. Korea keeps crowd limits as omicron causes 25-fold spike 18 Feb 2022 - 04:01 pm
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Two trapped, scores rescued after flames engulf Greece-Italy ferry 18 Feb 2022 - 03:31 pm
Smoke rises from the Italian-flagged Grimaldi Euroferry Olympia that caught fire off the coast of Corfu island, Greece, February 18, 2022, in this picture obtained from social media. Nikos Bardis ? debater.gr/via REUTERS
Japan plans targeted COVID curbs as new cases fall but deaths hit record 18 Feb 2022 - 03:22 pm
A medical worker wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) walks inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward at St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being treated in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Thousands of cars including Audis, Porsches adrift on burning cargo ship 18 Feb 2022 - 02:04 pm
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English health chiefs urge Johnson not be to be 'gung-ho' with COVID plan 18 Feb 2022 - 01:43 pm
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Hong Kong parents rush to vaccinate children as COVID surges 18 Feb 2022 - 01:39 pm
Staff members attend to residents lining up to receive the Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a community vaccination centre in Sha Tin district of Hong Kong, China February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou
London on red alert as Storm Eunice brings dangerous winds 18 Feb 2022 - 01:34 pm
A person walks past a sign at Waterloo station, as a red weather warning was issued due to Storm Eunice, in London, Britain, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/May James
Hong Kong earmarks 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine as COVID cases surge 18 Feb 2022 - 01:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask and face shield sits at an area outside a hospital, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aleksander Solum/File Photo
"What's the point?" Hong Kong resident questions quarantine ordeal 18 Feb 2022 - 01:21 pm
A ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour during sunset in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu