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California winds shifting as wildfire battles go on 27 Aug 2021 - 12:03 am
A satellite picture of Caldor Fire raging across California, U.S., August 17, 2021, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 25, 2021. Courtesy of European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 Imagery/Processed By DG DEFIS/Handout via REUTERS
UK upgrades Canada to travel green list, leaves US unchanged 26 Aug 2021 - 10:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Illinois issues mask mandate, orders vaccines for schools 26 Aug 2021 - 08:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, along the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
India allows Boeing 737 MAX planes to fly ending an over 2-year ban 26 Aug 2021 - 07:52 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Karen Ducey/File Photo
Ukrainian strongmen pull world's largest plane 26 Aug 2021 - 07:31 pm
Ukrainian strongman athletes attempt to set a world record for pulling the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225 Mriya at an airfield in the settlement of Hostomel outside Kyiv, Ukraine August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties 26 Aug 2021 - 05:18 pm
File Photo: Australian citizens and visa holders queue up to board the Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, as Australian Army infantry personnel provide security, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 22
A Ferris wheel lifts spirits in New York's Times Square 26 Aug 2021 - 02:59 pm
A view shows the Times Square Wheel, a Ferris wheel constructed in Times Square, ahead of its opening in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over 'very credible' Islamic State threat 26 Aug 2021 - 02:50 pm
Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media. Twitter/DAVID_MARTINON via REUTERS
EU worried at Lebanon's fast deterioration, says time has run out 26 Aug 2021 - 02:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Traffic jam caused by cars lining up for fuel in Damour, Lebanon. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Brazil's Eurofarma to make Pfizer COVID-19 shots in Latin America 26 Aug 2021 - 02:40 pm
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EU says COVID boosters may have higher legal risks without EMA approval 26 Aug 2021 - 02:28 pm
A medical worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech
Beirut blast judge issues subpoena for PM Diab after no-show 26 Aug 2021 - 02:28 pm
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Latest Paris attraction drives tourists into the Seine 26 Aug 2021 - 01:24 pm
An amphibious bus named Marcel le Canard (Marcel The Duck) sails down the Seine river during a tour around Paris, in Sevres near Paris, France, August 25, 2021. Picture taken August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Japan suspends 1.6 mln doses of Moderna shot days after contamination reports 26 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm
A man receives the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo, Japan June 25, 2021. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Spanish rescuers pull body from collapsed building, one still missing 26 Aug 2021 - 01:08 pm
Firefighters work among the debris of a collapsed building in the town of Peniscola, Spain, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Manez NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Pemex CEO says platform fire could have been caused by gas leak 26 Aug 2021 - 12:04 am
Pemex Chief Executive Officer Octavio Romero gestures in a news conference after Sunday's fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico, at the headquarters of state-owned oil giant in Mexico City, Mexico, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Gar
Brazil to give COVID-19 booster shots to elderly and vulnerable 26 Aug 2021 - 12:00 am
FILE PHOTO: A nurse gives a dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a student at Butanta Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo
COVID-19 hospitalisations fall in Russia's lone vaccine stronghold 25 Aug 2021 - 11:56 pm
A view shows a street in central Belgorod, Russia August 10, 2021. Picture taken August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Polina Nikolskaya