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Russian minister dies during Arctic training exercise -RIA 08 Sep 2021 - 02:53 pm
Russia's Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev sits in a helicopter as he accompanies President Vladimir Putin in a flight over wildfires sites in Chelyabinsk region, Russia August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via
China is not targeting any country with fan culture crackdown - embassy 08 Sep 2021 - 02:42 pm
Police officers remove fans standing outside the opening ceremony of the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, June 14, 2014. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Meningitis outbreak kills 129 in north-east Congo 08 Sep 2021 - 01:55 pm
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All aboard! Thai bus brings vaccines to Bangkok's vulnerable 08 Sep 2021 - 01:42 pm
A woman receives a jab of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine inside a mobile vaccination bus set-up to serve the elderly and disabled groups in Bangkok, Thailand, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Juarawee Kittisilpa
Philippines' Duterte accepts 2022 vice presidential nomination 08 Sep 2021 - 01:18 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
UK's Exscientia, Gates Foundation partner to develop variant-resistant COVID-19 drugs 08 Sep 2021 - 01:08 pm
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is pictured in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
World's largest plant capturing carbon from air starts in Iceland 08 Sep 2021 - 12:34 pm
File photo: A facility for capturing CO2 from air of Swiss Climeworks AG is placed on the roof of a waste incinerating plant in Hinwil, Switzerland July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
S.Korea planning to live 'more normally' with COVID-19 after October 08 Sep 2021 - 12:30 pm
People wearing masks take a walk amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a Hanriver Park in Seoul, South Korea, February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Australia's NSW reports rise in COVID-19 cases; vaccinations accelerate 08 Sep 2021 - 11:15 am
People enjoy a sunny day next to Balmoral Beach during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Czech Republic's daily COVID cases highest since May 08 Sep 2021 - 10:41 am
A man receives a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a trial run of the national vaccination centre located inside the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Powerful quake shakes southwest Mexico, one dead 08 Sep 2021 - 10:25 am
A car damaged during a quake is pictured at the Hotel Emporio in Acapulco, Mexico September 7, 2021. Picture taken September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Two people killed after gas blast hits apartment building in Russia -Ifax 08 Sep 2021 - 10:11 am
A view of a gas explosion in a nine-storey residential building in the town of Noginsk, Moscow, Russia, September 8, 2021. Russian Emergency Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Philippine senator first to declare 2022 run for presidency 08 Sep 2021 - 10:05 am
Senator Panfilo Lacson waves to reporters before the start of a news conference at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
Kuwait recycles massive tyre graveyard 08 Sep 2021 - 08:52 am
A general view shows used tyres in front of tyres recycling factory in Al Salmi area, Kuwait, yesterday.
Japan PM contender Kishida urges new form of capitalism to end disparity, recover from pandemic 08 Sep 2021 - 08:25 am
File photo: Fumio Kishida, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker and former foreign minister, shows his notebook during a news conference as he announces his candidacy for the party's presidential election in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2021.
Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalized 08 Sep 2021 - 08:12 am
An ambulance is seen at the main entrance gate of Tangerang prison following a fire overnight at an overcrowded jail in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, September 8, 2021. Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Spain authorises booster COVID-19 shots for severely immunocompromised people 07 Sep 2021 - 11:43 pm
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Saudi Arabia re-allows entry from and travel to UAE, Argentina and South Africa -state media 07 Sep 2021 - 09:35 pm
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