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Thailand reaches 1 million COVID-19 cases, plans vaccine boosters 20 Aug 2021 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms an
In highly vaccinated Singapore, masks may be last virus curb to go 20 Aug 2021 - 12:13 pm
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks during in an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
Japan to ramp up COVID-19 tests as it battles worst wave of infections 20 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am
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US probing Moderna vaccine for higher heart inflammation risk - Washington Post 20 Aug 2021 - 11:48 am
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US seizes 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Alaska 20 Aug 2021 - 11:27 am
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New Zealand outbreak widens making lockdown extension likely 20 Aug 2021 - 11:20 am
FILE PHOTO: Lambton Quay is devoid of people on the first day of a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wellington, New Zealand, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Praveen Menon/File Photo
Tropical Storm Henri could strike Long Island, New England next week 19 Aug 2021 - 11:41 pm
Clouds pass over middle Manhattan and the Empire State Building as Tropical Storm Henri passes through New York City, as seen from Weehawken's Hamilton Park in New Jersey, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Facing backlash, EU says import of J&J vaccines from South Africa is temporary 19 Aug 2021 - 11:01 pm
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Man claiming to have bomb near US Capitol surrenders to police 19 Aug 2021 - 10:51 pm
U.S. Capitol Police vehicles and other emergency vehicles respond as police investigated reports of a suspicious vehicle near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Erdogan says Turkey to impose mandatory PCR test, COVID vaccine requirements for some areas 19 Aug 2021 - 09:02 pm
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Maskless flyers face $9,000 fines as US FAA tackles unruly passengers 19 Aug 2021 - 08:56 pm
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Germany to designate parts of Greece COVID-19 high-risk area - Funke 19 Aug 2021 - 08:44 pm
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Hurricane Grace pounds Mexico's Caribbean coast with heavy rain 19 Aug 2021 - 08:31 pm
A tourist stands on a beach as Hurricane Grace approaches, in Cancun, Mexico, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Paola Chiomante NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Singapore gets sweet pandemic distraction as Museum of Ice Cream opens 19 Aug 2021 - 08:09 pm
Visitors play in a 'sprinkle pool' at the Museum of Ice Cream in Singapore, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Travis Teo
Biden, first lady to get COVID-19 booster vaccine -ABC News interview 19 Aug 2021 - 08:02 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk from Marine One as they return from Camp David, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
New York to mark coronavirus comeback with free concert 19 Aug 2021 - 07:49 pm
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Police surround man with possible explosives near US Capitol 19 Aug 2021 - 07:32 pm
Police officers man a police barricade while responding to a bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Gabrielle Crockett
Tunisia to impose compulsory quarantine on visitors who have not been fully vaccinated 19 Aug 2021 - 07:23 pm
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