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Police answering 4-year-old's call confirm his toys are cool 20 Oct 2021 - 08:49 am
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Japanese volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away 20 Oct 2021 - 08:36 am
Smoke and ash are seen during an eruption on Mount Aso, a volcano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan October 20, 2021, in this still image obtained from video. Courtesy of Twitter @ NINJA250_NBYK / Social Media via Reuters
US workers face layoffs as US Covid-19 vaccine mandates kick in 19 Oct 2021 - 11:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Boeing employees and others line the street with signs and American flags as they protest the company's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandate, outside the Boeing facility in Everett, Washington, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasso
Evacuation at UK's Manchester Airport after suspicious package reported -spokesperson 19 Oct 2021 - 09:40 pm
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Top Mexican official defends metro rail role as deadly collapse probe moves forward 19 Oct 2021 - 08:59 pm
Workers move a train car from a site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed with train cars on it at Olivos station in Mexico City, Mexico May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Italy's Chinese feel penalised by COVID Green Pass rules 19 Oct 2021 - 08:38 pm
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Days after lawmaker's murder prompted fears, UK minister accosted by crowd 19 Oct 2021 - 08:26 pm
Britain's Housing Secretary Michael Gove walks outside Downing Street, following the death of British MP David Amess who was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents, in London, Britain, October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
US expected to authorize mix and match COVID booster shots 19 Oct 2021 - 07:44 pm
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One does not feel old, says 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth 19 Oct 2021 - 04:21 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain October 12, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Floods force Indian couple to float to their wedding - in a cooking pot 19 Oct 2021 - 03:04 pm
Bride and groom float to a temple in a cooking vessel on a flooded road for their wedding ceremony in this screengrab taken from video, in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, October 18, 2021. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS
UK to open up COVID vaccine booking service to those aged 12-15 19 Oct 2021 - 02:59 pm
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre inside the Blackburn Cathedral, in Blackburn, Britain, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Children fuel English Covid case rise after slow vaccine start 19 Oct 2021 - 02:57 pm
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Russian region runs out of hospital beds as COVID-19 deaths hit record 19 Oct 2021 - 02:53 pm
Specialists wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant while sanitizing the Leningradsky railway station amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
J&J raises 2021 profit view, keeps vaccine sales outlook unchanged 19 Oct 2021 - 02:38 pm
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday raised its annual adjusted profit forecast, but stuck to its COVID-19 vaccine sales target of $2.5 billion as it works its way through production challenges that have resulted in delays.
New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out 19 Oct 2021 - 11:06 am
A member of the public receives a Pfizer vaccine at a drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in Otara during a single-day vaccination drive, aimed at significantly increasing the percentage of vaccinated people in the country, in
Quake off Greece's Karpathos shakes eastern Mediterranean 19 Oct 2021 - 10:39 am
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Deaths in Norway attack came from stab wounds, not bow and arrow, police say 19 Oct 2021 - 10:33 am
A police officer investigates at the Extra grocery store, where a man killed five people in the city on Wednesday night, in Kongsberg, Norway October 15, 2021. Terje Bendiksby/NTB/via REUTERS
UK competition watchdog puts music streaming in its sights 19 Oct 2021 - 10:04 am
The Spotify logo is displayed after the stock began selling as a direct listing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US, April 3, 2018. Reuters/Lucas Jackson/File Photo