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Passenger boat in Bangladesh sinks after collision, 22 dead 28 Aug 2021 - 07:22 pm
Recovered bodies are seen after a boat packed with passengers slammed into a vessel transporting sand, in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
US airstrike targets Islamic State members in Afghanistan 28 Aug 2021 - 07:02 pm
U.S. service members assist at an Evacuation Control Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 26, 2021.
Kuwait says Katyusha rocket fell on Its side of border with Iraq 28 Aug 2021 - 06:09 pm
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Spotted: Cow at a McDonald's drive-through in Wisconsin 28 Aug 2021 - 03:49 pm
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Two die in Japan after shots from suspended Moderna vaccines: Japan govt 28 Aug 2021 - 03:18 pm
Medical staff prepares Moderna coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine to be administered at the newly-opened mass vaccination centre in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2021. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
Top Iran security official says Biden illegally threatened Tehran 28 Aug 2021 - 02:19 pm
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Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan 28 Aug 2021 - 11:55 am
Members of the British armed forces 16 Air Assault Brigade disembark a RAF Voyager aircraft after landing at Brize Norton, Britain August 28, 2021. Alastair Grant/ Pool via REUTERS
Philippines' Duterte extends coronavirus curbs as cases hit new record high 28 Aug 2021 - 11:42 am
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US launches drone strike on Islamic State after Afghan airport blast 28 Aug 2021 - 11:00 am
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Germany will offer Africa up to 70 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses, Merkel says 27 Aug 2021 - 10:00 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference at the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) meeting in Berlin, Germany, August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
US coronavirus hospitalizations hit eight-month high over 100,000 27 Aug 2021 - 09:34 pm
People line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing at a mobile testing van in New York City, U.S., August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Russia says July was the deadliest month of the pandemic 27 Aug 2021 - 09:19 pm
A view shows a street in central Belgorod, Russia August 10, 2021. Picture taken August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Polina Nikolskaya
Official guidance for COVID booster shot remains eight months -White House 27 Aug 2021 - 09:15 pm
A person receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mobile inoculation site in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
Italy tightens COVID-19 curbs in Sicily 27 Aug 2021 - 08:48 pm
Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza speaks to reporters in Rome, Italy, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Half of US youth over 12 got at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose -White House 27 Aug 2021 - 07:50 pm
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UK reports most COVID-19 cases since July over past seven days 27 Aug 2021 - 07:41 pm
People walk through Oxford Circus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Tropical Storm Ida could hit the US Gulf Coast as a Hurricane Sunday 27 Aug 2021 - 06:45 pm
A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Ida after forming in the Caribbean, about 75 miles (125 kilometers) north-northwest of Grand Cayman, August 27, 2021. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
From dried fruit to bike repair, Cuban entrepreneurs prepare for a more open economy 27 Aug 2021 - 06:37 pm
Nayvis Dias (C), founder of Velo Cuba, speaks to employees at her bicycle repair and rental company in Havana, Cuba, August 25, 2021. Picture taken on August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini