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US plans to extend transport mask mandate through Jan. 18, sources say 17 Aug 2021 - 11:20 pm
A poster alerting for the wearing of masks is seen on a 42nd Street subway entrance as cases of the infectious coronavirus Delta variant continue to rise in New York City, New York, U.S., August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Campsites evacuated as France battles wildfire near Saint-Tropez 17 Aug 2021 - 09:14 pm
Firefighters work near a major wildfire that broke out in the Var region of southern France, August 17, 2021 SDMIS69/Handout via REUTERS
Ontario to offer third COVID-19 vaccine doses to high-risk people 17 Aug 2021 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo/File Photo
Rescue crews in Turkey search for 34 still missing in floods 17 Aug 2021 - 08:47 pm
An aerial view of Bozkurt after the area was hit by flash floods that swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region, in Kastamonu province, Turkey, August 14, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan
Haiti quake death toll should be far below 2010 disaster: USAID 17 Aug 2021 - 08:06 pm
A satellite image shows the Saint Antoine Hospital in Jeremie, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, August 15, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS
Taliban say will not seek retribution against former soldiers, contractors 17 Aug 2021 - 06:56 pm
Members of Taliban forces sit at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS
UN aid chief in Afghanistan warns of hunger caused by drought 17 Aug 2021 - 06:20 pm
People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS
Taliban spokesman promise a secure Afghanistan 17 Aug 2021 - 06:10 pm
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UK health regulator approves Moderna COVID-19 shot for 12- to 17-year-olds 17 Aug 2021 - 04:08 pm
An employee shows the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Over 600 Afghans cram into US cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul 17 Aug 2021 - 04:06 pm
Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. Picture taken August 15, 2021. Courtesy of Defense One/Handout via Reuters
Germany's Merkel condemns Belarus' treatment of refugees 17 Aug 2021 - 03:05 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a protective mask during a news conference on the current developments in Afghanistan, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 16, 2021 Odd Andersen/REUTERS
Seven injured as car collides with pedestrians in England school car park 17 Aug 2021 - 02:38 pm
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Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics 17 Aug 2021 - 02:31 pm
People gather outside Kabul airport, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video. Reuters TV/via Reuters
Eco-friendly vehicles offer quieter, cleaner safaris in Kenyan reserve 17 Aug 2021 - 01:18 pm
Gladys Kisemei, a tour guide at the Emboo River Camp drives tourists from the Ol Kiombo airstrip using an electric-powered safari vehicle at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya July 16, 2021. Picture taken July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Monica
Winds drive nation's largest wildfire toward California city 17 Aug 2021 - 12:53 pm
A firefighter continues to hold the line of the Dixie Fire near Taylorsville, California, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Greece says cannot become gateway to EU for fleeing Afghans 17 Aug 2021 - 12:46 pm
People gather outside Kabul airport, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video.  REUTERS
Gunmen kill seven at Nigerian gas project site 17 Aug 2021 - 12:29 pm
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China blames US over Afghanistan, but says will work with it 17 Aug 2021 - 12:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Taliban fighter holding an M16 assault rifle stands outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer