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Hair cuts and dining in as Thai malls reopen after virus cases ease 01 Sep 2021 - 01:32 pm
A person wearing a face shield and protective face masks uses her phone at the shopping mall on the first day of coronavirus restrictions lift on retail and dining in Bangkok and other high-risk areas to revive the economy, as the country battles its wors
Philips to start replacing millions of respiratory devices 01 Sep 2021 - 10:59 am
Dutch technology company Philips' logo is seen at company headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo
In Indonesia, drone deliveries provide lifeline for isolating COVID patients 01 Sep 2021 - 10:43 am
A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a box of medical supplies that is being delivered with a drone on the deck of a passenger ship owned by the state-owned shipping company PT PELNI, KM Umsini, which has been modified as an
With masks and tests, stars return to Venice for 'sold out' film fest 01 Sep 2021 - 10:38 am
Director of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, is pictured during an interview with Reuters, on the day of the eve of the opening of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Na
India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow 01 Sep 2021 - 10:24 am
A teacher gives a lesson inside a classroom following the reopening of schools at 50% capacity for the students of classes 9 to 12 after months of closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a government school in New Delhi, India, Sept
Philippines health workers protest neglect as Covid-19 strains hospitals 01 Sep 2021 - 09:45 am
Healthcare workers hold a protest outside the Philippines' health department, demanding better wages and benefits amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, September 1, 2021. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
Australia aims to 'live with virus' instead of eliminating it 01 Sep 2021 - 09:43 am
Medical workers speak with members of the public at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2021. Reuters/Loren Elliott
Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance 01 Sep 2021 - 09:39 am
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US adds Canada to 'reconsider travel' advisory list amid COVID-19 01 Sep 2021 - 12:06 am
A man pushes a baggage cart wearing a mandatory face mask as a
Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens California's Lake Tahoe resort area 31 Aug 2021 - 11:45 pm
Matt Ziebarth (center), 45, a fire fighter with the El Dorado County Fire Department, and his colleagues, Darob Baker (left), 30, and fire captain Rob Sime, 44, work on structure protection along Santa Clause Drive as flames from the Caldor Fire burn thro
Italy’s Di Maio denounces 'climate of hatred' against vaccination campaign 31 Aug 2021 - 10:12 pm
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Mauritius reaches 60% vaccination goal a month ahead of schedule 31 Aug 2021 - 09:35 pm
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Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus, study shows 31 Aug 2021 - 09:23 pm
A jararacussu snake, whose venom is used in a study against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen at Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 27, 2021. Picture taken August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel
Floods, outages stall energy firms' restart efforts after Ida 31 Aug 2021 - 08:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Energy power crews work to restore power after Hurricane Ida struck New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Devika Krishna Kumar/File Photo
Russian Olympic medallists made to quarantine before meeting Putin, athlete says 31 Aug 2021 - 08:10 pm
Athletes of the Russian Olympic Committee attend a welcoming ceremony after returning from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Red Square in Moscow, Russia August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Two FDA vaccine officials to step down after Covid clearances 31 Aug 2021 - 07:56 pm
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Nigeria prioritising four COVID-19 vaccines, not including Sinopharm 31 Aug 2021 - 07:42 pm
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Louisiana left without power, Mississippi highway collapses in Ida's wake 31 Aug 2021 - 07:21 pm
A destroyed car is seen under the debris of a building after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello