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Panama approaching herd immunity against COVID-19, president says 23 Sep 2021 - 08:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Panamanian health worker receives the second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Santo Tomas Hospital, in Panama City, Panama February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Erick Marciscano/File Photo
Portugal to lift most remaining COVID-19 curbs, PM calls for responsibility 23 Sep 2021 - 07:56 pm
People sit at an outdoor restaurant terrace on the first day that tourists from Britain and most EU countries are allowed to enter Portugal without needing to quarantine, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease, by the Matosinhos B
New York faces new flood threat just weeks after Ida’s havoc 23 Sep 2021 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Clouds form over Manhattan ahead of Hurricane Henri arriving in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Novavax applies to WHO for emergency listing of COVID-19 vaccine 23 Sep 2021 - 07:27 pm
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EU drugs regulator to decide on Pfizer vaccine booster in early October 23 Sep 2021 - 07:23 pm
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Belarus has found spies working for West in state factories, president says 23 Sep 2021 - 04:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of Belt and Road Forum at the International Conference Center in Yanqi Lake on May 15, 2017 in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang
Sweden eyes giving third COVID vaccine dose to more people 23 Sep 2021 - 04:37 pm
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Russia's COVID-19 deaths return to record daily highs 23 Sep 2021 - 03:34 pm
A view shows a street in central Belgorod, Russia August 10, 2021. Picture taken August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Polina Nikolskaya
One to charge them all: EU demands single plug for phones 23 Sep 2021 - 03:33 pm
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Lava shoots into the sky as La Palma volcano keeps thousands from their homes 23 Sep 2021 - 01:44 pm
Lava and smoke rise following the eruption of a volcano in Los Llanos de Aridane, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Don't panic buy, Britain tells consumers 23 Sep 2021 - 01:30 pm
Empty shelves are seen in the soft drinks aisle of Sainsbury's supermarket, Harpenden, Britain, September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
Nobel prize banquet postponed again in 2021 due to pandemic 23 Sep 2021 - 01:15 pm
The box containing the Nobel Prize medal in physics is pictured before being awarded to German scientist Reinhard Genzel in Munich, Germany, December 8, 2020. Peter Kneffel/Pool via REUTERS
Ukraine tightens coronavirus lockdown curbs 23 Sep 2021 - 12:40 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear stands next to an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kyiv, Ukraine November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo/File Photo
Up above the world so high: Woman flies with geese over the Alps 23 Sep 2021 - 12:36 pm
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Thailand seeks to slash quarantine period for visitors 23 Sep 2021 - 12:15 pm
A man relaxes on Karon beach as Phuket gets ready to open to overseas tourists from July 1 allowing fully vaccinated foreigns to visit the resort island without quarantine, Phuket, Thailand June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Biden administration takes aim at climate warming gas 23 Sep 2021 - 11:53 am
File photo: Climate activists dressed as penguins sit on refrigerators during a protest outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, March 12, 2009. Reuters/Francois Lenoir (Belgium) /File Photo
New Zealand's Ardern says lockdowns can end with high vaccine uptake 23 Sep 2021 - 11:39 am
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British PM Johnson asks Australia to help resolve Ashes stand-off 23 Sep 2021 - 11:36 am
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez (not pictured) at Britain's diplomatic residence, on the sidelines of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, US, September 22, 2021.